137 projects for implementation in Muthanna

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Planning and Follow-up Contracts Department announced today that 82 percent of the investment plan for the current year, 2011, has begun implementation.  Eng. Mohammed Mehdi told IraqiNews.com that 137 projects were referred for implementation, together totaling 75.9 billion Iraqi dinars.  “Last year, we were only able to implement 20 percent of the previous plan”, he confessed.  He pointed out that “we have referred 161 projects out of 167 for the investment plan of the province.  The Provincial Council approved in October 2010 the projects for this year, which helped to start the work at the beginning of the year.   Samawa, the center of Muthanna province, lies 280 km south of the province, Baghdad.  RM (TS)/SR   420