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Aleppo is heavily destroyed as a result of the fighting between the government troops and militant groups and it will take some time to assess damages, Governor of the Aleppo province Hussein Diab told Sputnik Agency in an interview.

He added that authorities were trying to eliminate the damages caused by activities of militant groups.

"The damages are terrible, it will take more time to assess the material damage but special commissions have already started to work on that," Diab said, as quoted by the source. "The city is gradually returning to normal life," Diab noted.

According to him, bringing the residents back into Syria's Aleppo is one of the main challenges for the administration of the province

"Aleppo Province is facing a new challenge due to resettlement of the people in eastern areas. It’s an additional burden on the city that lives at the edge after three-years-long blockade. It is vital that the people return to their houses in the liberated areas as soon as possible," the governor said.