ID 4 billion for projects in Karbala Univ.

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: The Karbala Provincial Council has decided to allocate four billion Iraqi dinars (ID) to execute projects in the new compound of Karbala University. “The amount is part of the province’s 2009 budget,” Dr. Abbass Nassir Hasani, head of the Council’s reconstruction committee, told Iraqi News. “The funding is also part of the Council’s annual planning to prepare the compound,” he said. The holy city of Karbala lies 110 km southwest of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 1