| 2008: 124 contracts signed, 30 to follow- construction committee |
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July 30, 2008 Basra's Construction Support Committee on Wednesday said that has signed 124 contracts with companies in accordance with high standards of conduct, noting that 30 other contracts are on the way. "Until Wednesday, Basra's construction committee has signed 124 contracts with local companies that have been selected to implement projects in 11 sectors: health, municipalities, education, universities, communications, water, electricity, sewage, water resources, sports, and youth," the committee's secretary, Tareq al-Mousawi, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI). Headed by the minister of state for parliamentary affairs, Safaa al-Din al-Safi, the committee was set up in synchronization with the commencement of Operation Saulat al-Fursan (Knights' Assault) in late March and was given $100 million in donation from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. "Over 30 other contracts will be signed in the coming few days," Mousawi added. The Shiite province of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Source: Voices of Iraq |