Experimental pumping of potable water starts in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Experimental pumping of potable water began on Sunday to cover 16 neighborhoods of Basra, said the province’s deputy governor. “The process will continue for one week,” Nazar al-Jaberi told IraqiNews.com news agency. He said that the supplied water is suitable for drinking and other purposes. The oil-rich city of Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad. MH (P) / SR 1