Wednesday, March 21, 2007
New $11 million dam to be built in Al-Anbar for nomads
Reconstruction, Humanitarian
(Azzaman) Work is progressing on the construction of a new dam in the restive Province of Anbar to help nomads find enough pasture and water for their herds. Anbar is the largest Iraqi province in area. Though River Euphrates passes through its territory most of the province is barren desert. The dam will cost 14 billion dinars (US$ 10,969,207.866) and rise to a height of 17.5 meters, according to Raad Abduljaleel, head of the state-run Directorate for Dams and Reservoirs.
Abduljaleel said on completion the dam will store 6.82 million cubic meters of water collected mainly from rain water. The plan is to have the nomads settle in the area close to the dam, Abduljaleel said. It is not clear whether the authorities will help Iraqi nomads with housing. But Abduljaleel said a housing complex is being built for the engineers and workers constructing the dam which is expected to finish in 2008. Ramadi, a major stronghold for anti-U.S. insurgents, is the capital of Anbar Province which also includes Falluja, another rebel bastion in western Iraq.
Abduljaleel said on completion the dam will store 6.82 million cubic meters of water collected mainly from rain water. The plan is to have the nomads settle in the area close to the dam, Abduljaleel said. It is not clear whether the authorities will help Iraqi nomads with housing. But Abduljaleel said a housing complex is being built for the engineers and workers constructing the dam which is expected to finish in 2008. Ramadi, a major stronghold for anti-U.S. insurgents, is the capital of Anbar Province which also includes Falluja, another rebel bastion in western Iraq.
