7 billion ID for reclamation of 15,000 donums in Babel

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources on Tuesday said that it finalized a project of reclamation that encompassed 15 thousand donums (1 donum = 2500 square meters) of agricultural lands in Babel province, at a total cost of seven billion Iraqi diners (ID), according to a release issued by the Ministry. “The exact cost of the project is 7.04 billion ID,” said the release that was received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “The project embraced the agricultural lands of Hilla-Kifil’s irrigation system,” it added. MH (P)/SR 1