Nineveh allocates IQD 900 million for environmental project

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Nineveh province has allocated IQD (900) million for the first step of funding of a project to bury Aadaah and Rihaniya locations which contain buried radioactive materials and were exposed to tampering in 2003.

A statement by the Ministry of Environment quoted the Official spokesperson of the Ministry and the General Director of Environmental media, Amer Ali al-Hasson, as saying that ”The first phase of the project will be implemented by specialized cadre of the Nineveh Projects department and the Ministry of Science and Technology submitted a project to bury Aadaah and Rihaniya locations composed of six sequential phases depending on the funds allocated for provinces development.”

The statement added that ”These allocations were unanimously approved at the last meeting of the Environment Enhancement and Protection Council in Nineveh province and the Nineveh Environment Directorate will supervise the implementation of the project to reduce its impact on the surrounding areas.” \