Basra council approves 17 water, sewage projects

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BASRA / Aswat al-Iraq: The Basra Provincial Council approved on Friday 17 water and sewage projects, a local official said.

“The projects will be funded through the Provincial Development Budget (PDB) of 2007, 2008 and 2009,” Jabar Ameen al-Lateef, the council’s head, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

He said that the projects will effectively contribute to solving water and sewage problems in Basra.

The oil-rich port city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

Link: http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=128831

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