$18m Projects Approved in al-Hindiya District, Karbala

Eleven projects worth 21 billion Iraqi dinars (roughly $17.8 million) were approved for implementation next year in al-Hindiya district, eastern Karbala, according to Hindiya's Mayor.

“The local administration gave the thumbs up to 11 projects as part of the Provincial Development Budget (PDB) in al-Hindiya, (20 km) east of the city of Karbala, for implementation in 2011,” Abbas Abad Abbas al-Shimari told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

The projects include:

• three new schools;
• power networks;
• sewage pumping stations;
• the construction of a municipal building;
• the paving of several rural roads up to 20 kilometers;
• the setting up of water networks in a number of villages; and
• the building a phone network.

(Source: Aswat al-Iraq)