During the last few years, Jeddah-based International Islamic Relief Organization Saudi Arabia (IIROSA) dug 5745 wells in 37 countries in Asia and Africa. More than two million persons in the villages and rural areas of these countries are benefiting from these wells. The fallow lands have been turned into green meadows which produce various crops, and fresh water has been available for villagers who used to drink polluted water, said IIRO secretary general Dr. Adnan Basha noting that IIROSA has dug 4014 wells in 15 Asian and 1,731 in 22 African countries.
