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By John Lee. National Engineering Services of Pakistan (NESPAK) has awarded an irrigation project known as East Gharraf [Gharaf], reports The News. A spokesperson for the company said that Dr Mansoor Ahmad Hashmi, vice president of Water Resources Division at Nespak, will sign the agreement with the Ministry of Water Resources in Iraq by the […]
By Omar al-Shaher for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq is to launch a satellite at the end of this year as part of a scientific project dedicated to monitoring desertification and water shortages, whose repercussions have cast a shadow […]
AFP reports that Iraq has prepared contingency plans in case a dam on the Euphrates river in northern Syria collapses. The 880-MW dam, in Raqa [Raqqah] province, fell under the control of Syrian rebels in February. It is known as the Al-Thawra [Tabqa] or "revolution" dam (pictured), and was build in 1973; it holds back Lake […]
By John Lee. The KRG Minister of Municipalities and Tourism recently signed an agreement with ARGE Company; the ceremony was attended by Governor of Hawler, General Consul of Turkey in Hawler (Erbil), general director of water for Erbil province, the Mayor of Mergasor and the manager of implementing company. Later in a press conference the […]
Metito, a leader in intelligent water management solutions, has won a $6.8 million deal for a water treatment plant in Iraq. The company has signed an agreement with F&B Investment for the design, build, selection and supply of all mechanical and electrical equipment for the wastewater treatment plant in south of Kufa, Iraq. The project, […]
By John Schnittker, Chief Economist at Schnittker Associates, and former Ministry Advisor at the US Embassy in Baghdad. Iraq’s 2013 winter grain prospects appear to be good to excellent condition at this time. Late fall and early winter rains as well as irrigation supplies have been adequate to support increased plantings and good early growth […]
By John Lee. An Iraqi Member of Parliament has accused Turkey of limiting the supply of water to Iraq for political reasons. MP Karim Elewi of the Parliamentary Agriculture Committee said Iraqi agriculture was being damaged by the shortage of the water amount coming from Turkey, and by governmental neglect for this important sector, which […]
Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources has reportedly invited National Engineering Services of Pakistan (NESPAK) to participate in an irrigation project. The Express Tribune reports that the project, called "East Gharaf", will provide sustainable irrigation and drainage facilities for about 390,000 acres of land in the general areas of Nassiriya and Kut. State-owned NESPAK had worked on […]
By John Lee. Iraq has completed a new $146-million project to supply drinking water to much of Baghdad's population. Saleh al-Mutlaq (pictured), deputy prime minister for service affairs, told Al-Shorfa: "The ministry of municipalities opened the Abu Ghraib Great Water Project ... It will provide drinking water to houses through modern networks, and will cover […]
The Anbar provincial council has announced a new project to cultivate desert of the western region. Hasssan al-Mulla, chairman of the council's investment committee, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency: "The provincial council signed a memorandum of understanding with a UAE company, which includes a group of foreign companies, including a British one, to cultivate the […]
Marshes restored after they were drained under Saddam Hussein during the Iraq-Iran war in the 1980's are now under the risk of being completely destroyed due to rising temperatures and drought. Al Jazeera's Jane Arraf reports from Iraq's southern marshes. (Source: Al Jazeera)
By Abdul-Khaleq Dosky. 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. or years the village of Bava has gone without electricity. But now a local handicapped man has built a water generator in a nearby river and […]
