Kurdistan Region: Over 5,000 service projects completed at a cost exceeding $3.7 billion
Shafaq News/ On Monday, the Ministryof Municipalities and Tourism in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)announced the completion of over 5,000 service projects in the past five years,with a total cost exceeding 4 trillion and 663 billion Iraqi dinars ($3,730,400,000).
In a statement, the ministryclarified that most of these projects have been completed, while some are stillunderway and are expected to be finished soon.
According to the statement, the KRGhas implemented 5,044 service projects during the ninth ministerial cabinet,funded by the investment budget, the Ministry of Municipalities and Tourism'srevenues, regular and special budgets, and support from some organizations,universities, and foreign agencies.
Regarding the executed projects,they focused on several sectors, with the municipal one being the mostprominent, where 2,004 projects were completed at a total cost of 2.795trillion dinars, including infrastructure and public services projects.
Additionally, 2,755 projects wereexecuted in the water and sewage sector at a total cost of 1.785 trilliondinars to improve water networks and sewage systems in the Region.
In the archaeological sector, 167projects were implemented at 34 billion dinars to protect cultural heritage anddevelop archaeological sites. The government also allocated 118 projects fortourism sector development at 48 billion dinars to enhance tourisminfrastructure and encourage investment in this vital sector.
“These projects reflect the KRGefforts to improve the quality of services and infrastructure in various vitalsectors, as the government has attracted domestic and foreign investments tosupport these projects aimed at enhancing the daily lives of citizens,” theministry's statement emphasized.
* 1 Iraqi Dinar equals about 0.0008USD
