140b. ID hydraulic projects in marshlands

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday announced plans to conduct 140 billion Iraqi dinars worth of hydraulic projects in marshlands. “The projects include the construction of an entrance on the east bank of the Euphrates River,” according to a ministerial statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. A boat berth will be set up in Thi-Qar province, the statement added. 1 U.S. dollar = 1,118 Iraqi dinars. SS (P)/SR 1