Cornerstone of sanitary project laid in Muthanna

MUTHANNA / IraqiNews.com: The governor of Muthanna on Wednesday laid the cornerstone to implement the big sanitary project in the city of Samawa, which is considered the last stage of the project worth 135 billion Iraqi dinars. The governor lauds the municipalities ministry for giving Muthanna the priority among all Iraqi provinces to implement the integrated sanitary project in Samawa. “The project represents a big step towards establishing infrastructure and services projects in the province,” Ahmed Marzouk al-Salal told IraqiNews.com. Muthanna, 280 km south of Baghdad, is bordering Saudi Arabia. Its capital is Samawa. It was the first Iraqi province where security responsibilities were transferred from the Multi-National Force (MNF) to the Iraqis. On July 13, 2006 British, Australian, and Japanese forces handed over security responsibility for Muthanna province to Iraqi forces. Prior to 1976 it was part of the al-Diwaniya province. It also includes the ancient Sumerian ruin of Uruk, which is possibly the source of the name Iraq. SH (P) 1