Friday, November 10, 2006
Reconstruction to begin in Basra
Reconstruction
Head of the Reconstruction and Development Committee in the City Council of Basra, said last Monday, that the Council approved the allocation of 243 projects to local firms and contractors to begin implementation. Ghali Najim, head of the Committee, said in a statement that "the total cost of the allocated projects is 164 billion Iraqi dinars (US$ 112 mn) and all of them are within the budget of developing regions for the year 2006."
Najim explained that "the allocated projects cover the sectors of: water, sanitation, higher education, health, roads and bridges, education, municipal, water resources and communications, in addition to 14 projects in the field of electricity." He pointed out that there are other projects will be transferred after being studied by the supervisory commission. The budget allocated by the Iraqi government to the province of Basra (southern Iraq) within the regions' budget of this year was about 258 billion Iraqi dinars (US$ 176 mn) to implement service projects in the province.
Najim explained that "the allocated projects cover the sectors of: water, sanitation, higher education, health, roads and bridges, education, municipal, water resources and communications, in addition to 14 projects in the field of electricity." He pointed out that there are other projects will be transferred after being studied by the supervisory commission. The budget allocated by the Iraqi government to the province of Basra (southern Iraq) within the regions' budget of this year was about 258 billion Iraqi dinars (US$ 176 mn) to implement service projects in the province.
