Mekorot digs 13km water tunnel to Jerusalem

In order to meet the demand for water in Jerusalem and the surrounding area for the next 50 years, Mekorot National Water Company and Austrian company Zublin Spezialtiefbau this month began digging a fifth system for Jerusalem. The system consists of a 13-kilometer tunnel through which water will flow from the Eshtaol area near Beit Shemesh…