ID41b for 91 water, sewage projects in Karbala

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: Ninety-one water and sewage projects were finalized in Karbala in 2009 at a total cost of ID41 billion, a local council member said on Thursday. “The projects were carried out by local firms and contractors,” Dr. Abbass Nasser Hassani, a member of the Karbala Provincial Council, told IraqiNews.com news agency. He said that the projects were funded by the 2008 budget to develop regions. The holy city of Karbala lies 110 km southwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. MH (P)/AmR 2