CoM decides to compensate people affected by heavy rain

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Council of Ministers decided to compensate people affected by the heavy rain of last weeks.The Cabinet reported in statement received by IraqiNews.com on Wednesday ”The Cabinet granted the Ministry of Finance the authority to allocate IQD 100 billion as an dvanced payment to compensate the people who were affected by the heavy rain,” noting that “The compensates will be distributed according to the instruction issued by the governorate of the province.””The cabinet instructed to consider the people who died due to rain fall as martyrs and to involve them with Law no.(20) 2009, ”the statement added.”The Council of Ministers decided to form a committee chaired by Minister of Municipalities and Public Works and membership of deputy secretary general of ministries affairs, deputy Baghdad governor, deputy director general of legal department in the General Secretariat of the Cabinet, ”the statement pointed out.”The committee will assume the task of punishing the dilatory sides and coordinate between the Ministry of Housing &Construction and Baghdad Mayorship concerning rebuilding the houses that collapsed due to rain, ”the statement concluded. \