3 roads in Karbala paved at over ID2bn

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: Three roads in Karbala province have been paved at a total cost of over 2.099 billion Iraqi dinars (around $1.8 million U.S. dollars), according to a senior official. “Local companies have carried out three vital road projects in the districts of al-Khayrat (23 km east of Karbala) and al-Husseiniya (20 km north of Karbala) to facilitate the movement of farmers and local residents,” Karbala’s first deputy governor, Abbas Hamid al-Moussawi, told Iraqi News. The holy Shiite city of Karbala lies 110 km southwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1