Projects to revive marshlands in Basra

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources has carried out several projects to revive marshlands within allocations for Basra’s construction unit, a ministry statement said on Monday. “The projects were conducted by technical teams and engineers from the ministry, in coordination with the water resources department in Basra,” according to the statement that was received by Iraqi News. The Shiite province of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1