Talabani promises Makhmour people to afford digging of 100 water wells

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani pledged to afford from his presidential allocations works to dig 100 water wells in Makhmour to help lessen the water scarcity problem in the district. “Talabani urged stronger historical Arab-Kurdish relations as he pledged to order the digging of 100 wells in Makhmour at his own presidential expenses in response to requests by members of a delegation that comprised Arab and Kurdish notables in Makhmour,” according to a presidential statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency on Friday. The delegation has complained that Makhmour is suffering from the problem of water scarcity and lack of service projects. AmR (P) 1