Turkish company to establish dam in Kirkuk

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: The Ministry of Water Resources on Wednesday said it has signed a contract with a Turkish firm to build a dam in Kirkuk to overcome water shortage in the province. “The cost of the project, located near Kajk village across Khassa Jay River (10 northeast of Kirkuk), is 84.9 billion Iraqi dinars (ID),” according to a ministry statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. The dam will ensure the continuous flow of water through Khassa Jay River during all seasons and the irrigation of 3,000 donums (1 donum= 2,500 square meters) of land in Taza area, according to the statement. “The estimated completion period of the project is 40 months,” the statement added. Kirkuk, an oil-rich and mixed city of Kurds, Turkmen, Christians and Arabs, lies 250 km northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1