This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. By Ibrahim Saleh. Multi-Billion Dollar Budget Needed To Keep Iraq’s Water Flowing In Baghdad, locals have been fretting about dramatic falls in the level of the Tigris river. The government […]
By John Lee. Militants have reportedly closed the Euphrates River dam they control in Iraq, cutting off a major source of water for central and southern Iraq. AFP reports that militants had previously cut the flow of water through the dam near the city of Fallujah several weeks ago, but reopened it when water accumulated […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government has decided to construct a large dam in the village of Aqhoban in the Hiran region, in the district Shaqlawah [Shaqlawa]. The Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources has allocated more than six billion dinars for the project, which will be implemented by the two companies; work will start in the […]
Iraq Minister of Water Resources, Jamal Rashid [Abdul-Latif Rashid], said that cracks in a water dam in Mosul are costing half a million dollars per year. The Minister said that his ministry is about to offer tenders for international companies to repair the cracks and to reach the stage where the essential level of water […]
The Water Resources Ministry signed on Tuesday a contract to set up al-Wand dam in Diala at a cost of 30 billion Iraqi dinars, according to an official statement. “Minister of Water Resources, Abdullatief Jamal Rashied, signed a contract on Tuesday (April 27) to set up al-Wand dam in Diala,” said the statement received by […]
