ID30 billion dam in Diala

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: 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 on Tuesday (April 27) a contract to set up al-Wand dam in Diala,” said the statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “The dam lies on al-Wand river in southeast of Khanaqin,” it added. “The project comes within the ministry’s plans to establish large and small dams in separate areas of the province,” it noted. SH (P) 1