Saturday Afternoon Iraq Economic News Highlights 8-20-22
Diyala Begins Construction Of The Longest Bridge In Iraq, Linking It To The Kurdistan Region
Posted On2022-08-19 By Sotaliraq Today, Friday, Diyala Governorate announced the start of the construction of the longest bridge in Iraq on Hamrin Lake, northeast of the province, linking it to the Kurdistan Region and the Iranian border.
Director of Diyala Roads and Bridges, Hani Ghazi, said, “A specialized company has started the Hamrin Lake bridge project as an alternative to the road that is prone to drowning and damage due to the likely rise in lake levels during the rainy seasons.”
And Ghazi indicated that “the bridge’s length is more than (3 km), with a cost of completion of (62) billion dinars, and a completion period of (1100) days, and it will connect the areas of the Hamrin Basin with the Kalar Road leading to the Kurdistan Region on the one hand, and to the Munthiriya border port on the other. “
Ghazi stressed that “the project is under the supervision of the Directorate of Roads and Bridges and is in regular stages of completion,” considering that the bridge is “a major strategic project in Diyala and the longest bridge in Iraq.”
The Hamrin Lake Road is an important land corridor between Baquba and Khanaqin, passing through the Muqdadiyah district to the Kurdistan Region, and is the closest to the cities and villages of the Hamrin Basin, which has a population of more than 250 thousand people.
The floods and torrential rains that flowed into Hamrin Lake in 2019, damaged the road, broke it and made it out of service. LINK
For The First Time In Iraq.. Water Resources Use Concrete Quilt Technology To Line Irrigation Projects
Reconstruction and building Economy News-Baghdad The Directorate of Maintenance of Irrigation and Drainage Projects, affiliated to the Ministry of Water Resources, has started using concrete quilt technology to line irrigation projects.
The government media cell indicated in a statement that “the staff of the Directorate of Maintenance of Irrigation and Watering Projects in Wasit Governorate, which is affiliated with the General Authority for the Maintenance of Governorate Projects, has started implementing the lining process for the Dujaili project, using the concrete quilt lining technique used for the first time in the country.”
She pointed out that work continues “with the presence of water, which does not cause it to be cut off from the beneficiaries of the river, and it is one of the modern methods used in the field of lining at the present time to reduce water losses in light of the lack of water imports.”
The work included, “the use of a specialized fabric called the concrete quilt consisting of two connected layers of geotextile fabric similar to the quilt and pumped into the concrete.”
She explained that this method is used in large rivers in crowded cities, for which a novel alternative cannot be made. Views 77 Added 08/20/2022 – 10:09 AM Update 08/20/2022 – 12:54 PM
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For The First Time… Iraq Uses A Modern Technology To Line Rivers
Shafaq News/ The Iraqi government media cell reported today, Saturday, that the Ministry of Water Resources used the “concrete quilt” technology to line irrigation projects, for the first time in the country.
And it said in a statement, received by Shafaq News Agency, that it “announces the use of concrete quilt technology in lining irrigation projects by the Directorate of Maintenance of Irrigation and Drainage Projects, one of the formations of the Ministry of Water Resources.”
The cell indicated that the staff of the Directorate of Maintenance of Irrigation and Watering Projects in Wasit Governorate, which is affiliated with the General Authority for the Maintenance of Governorate Projects, has started implementing the lining process for the Dujaili project, using the concrete quilt lining technique used for the first time in the country, as work continues with the presence of water, which does not cause it to be cut off from the water. Beneficiaries of the river and it is one of the modern methods used in the field of lining at the present time to reduce water losses in light of the lack of water imports.
The work included, according to the cell’s statement, the use of a specialized fabric called the concrete quilt consisting of two connected layers of geotextile fabric similar to the quilt and pumped into the concrete, indicating that this method is used in wide rivers within crowded cities, for which a novel alternative cannot be made. LINK
A Government Advisor Determines The Chronological Age Of The Food Security Law
Iraq 10:55 – 08-20-2022 Today, Saturday, the financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, determined the time-span of the emergency support law for food security and development, while ruling out the repetition of the law after its entry into force.
Saleh said, “The law on emergency support for food security and development concerns the fiscal year 2022 exclusively, and by the end of this year on December 31, 2022, the law will expire completely.”
He added that “the second case in which the law ends is the issuance of the Federal Budget Law for the year 2022 in these months, and this law expires and becomes an integral part of the Federal General Budget Law in the event of its expansion in 2022, and this matter depends on the status of Parliament and its ability to legislate.”
He pointed out that “the repetition of this law for another year depends on the presence of the legislative authority and its ability to re-pass laws and form a government,” ruling out “the repetition of the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development after its expiry date.”
A Deputy Calls For The Establishment Of Rehabilitation And Entertainment Centers For People With Special Needs
595 Member of Parliament Aziz Sharif Al-Mayahi called on the government and the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs to develop an integrated plan to establish rehabilitation and entertainment centers for people with special needs in the governorates.
Al-Mayahi said in a statement to his media office, “The segment of people with special needs represents an important and human part of society, and we have witnessed in the recent period the expansion of the area of this segment and the increase in its numbers, which needs special attention, which is matched by a clear neglect in placing privacy in dealing with this segment, especially in poor governorates.” “.
Al-Mayahi added, “The children of this group need to create an environment for them that contributes to the development of their mental and physical skills and compensate them for the state of weakness in their bodies, especially patients (autism), which has become a phenomenon that affects many children.”
He pointed to “the importance of finding a mechanism and an integrated plan from the relevant authorities in order to establish rehabilitation and entertainment centers for them by supporting the allocations of the Ministry of Labor in the next budget or any new legal legislation related to the financial aspect to achieve this humanitarian and moral goal, which unfortunately has not been highlighted throughout previous years.” LINK
Babel Raises Its Project Plan To Planning, With A Value Of 431 Billion Dinars
Reconstruction and building Economy News-Baghdad The local government of Babylon announced, on Saturday, the submission of its project plan to the Ministry of Planning, which amounts to 431 billion dinars in its first phase, which it hopes will be funded by the Emergency Food Security Law.
The governor of Babil, Ali Waad Allawi, said in a statement that “the plan that was submitted to the Ministry of Planning for approval, after which it will be transferred to the Ministry of Finance to allocate its amounts from the Emergency Food Security Law, the value of its first phase is 431 billion dinars, while the province will receive the same amount to cover the second phase of it.” In the event of voting on the country’s general budget.”
Allawi added that “the projects within the governorate’s plan for the current year, 50 percent of them will be a long-term strategy, represented by annual methods to break traffic jams with a length of seven thousand and 600 meters for its first phase, and ordinary and rural ones, in addition to completing the large Hilla sewage project with all its branches and transformational stations.”
He added that “the other half of the projects, whose completion periods will be between a year or less, have been divided between the north and south of the governorate and the center of the city of Hilla, and work will start as soon as the funds of the emergency food security law are released,” noting that “although the allocations are not sufficient, they are Good enough to start projects that serve the citizens of the province.”
Allawi pointed out that “Babylon has suffered a lot from neglect and the decline in the level of services provided to citizens at all levels, especially with the presence of many stalled projects whose completion rates have reached 50 percent or less,” revealing that “a committee has been formed to restore it, or take legal measures against it.” Reluctance contractors and withdraw work from them
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