Sports ministry to launch 10 projects in Babel

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The youths & sports ministry will embark on ten projects in the province of Babel, including an integrated sports city over an area of 350 donums, during 2011, the minister said on Sunday. “The ministry is setting up 130 projects all over Iraq in 2011, including eight strategic facilities and world-class soccer pitches up to the FIFA standards,” Jassem Mohammed Jaafar said during a press conference with Waleed al-Hilli, a member of parliament for Babel province. One Iraqi donum equals 2500 square meters. “The ministry finalized in Babel four projects during 2006, four in 2007, twelve in 2008, four in 2009, four in 2010 and there will be 10 projects in 2011, including a sports city,” Jaafar added. For his part, Hilli noted that the sports city will be built on the Hilla-Diwaniya highway, adding it will comprise a stadium up to 30,000 spectators. AmR (TP) 957