Shafaq News- Al-Diwaniyah
Development projects in Iraq's Al-Diwaniyah province require more than 100 billion dinars ($76 million) to resume work after funding stopped, a local lawmaker said on Saturday, adding that the finance minister had pledged support for the province.
Jaafar Al-Zamili, a member of the parliamentary Regions and Provinces Committee representing Al-Diwaniyah, told Shafaq News that the absence of federal budgets for 2025 and 2026 had disrupted funding for provincial and ministerial projects.
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Following talks with Finance Minister Falih Al-Sari, the ministry pledged to allocate funding for stalled projects in the province in the coming period.
Major projects awaiting funding include Al-Diwaniyah Sports City, Health City, the province's main sewage network, and the Al-Sudair water project, with completion rates ranging between 75% and 90%.
Al-Zamili warned that residential neighborhood rehabilitation projects could soon halt due to a lack of financial allocations, although some contractors continue to work without receiving payments.
Al-Diwaniyah has 13 districts and 3 subdistricts, and it is one of the country’s least developed provinces. Mounting developmental challenges -infrastructure, healthcare, and education deficiencies- continue to impact residents, fueling public discontent that escalated to protesters blocking major highways.
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