$3.5m for 15 water projects in Wassit

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: Local authorities in Wassit have approved 15 drinking water projects in the province, at a total cost of around $3.5 million. “The projects are part of the 2008–2009 plan to develop regions,” Majid al-Itabi, the Wassit provincial media director, told Aswat all-Iraq news agency. Kut, the capital city of Wassit province, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 2