Shafaq News- Al-Diwaniyah
All development projects in southern Iraq’sAl-Diwaniyah province have come to a standstill because of the financialcrisis, Governor Abbas Al-Zamili told Shafaq News on Wednesday, adding that restartingwork and reviving economic activity requires at least 500 billion Iraqi dinars($321M) this year.
Al-Zamili clarified that manyprojects had exceeded 90% completion before funding was cut off. The listincludes the Australian Hospital, Al-Sunbula Sports Stadium, housing complexesaffiliated with the Ministry of Construction, Housing, Municipalities, andPublic Works, infrastructure rehabilitation projects, and more than 20 sewageschemes across the province.
Several bridges, overpasses,and ministry buildings, he said, have also remained unfinished, pointing out thatprojects funded through the Regional Development Program may stop unlessfinancing is secured.
Calling the situation a matterof “life or death” for the province, Al-Zamili noted that the health sectoralone needs 70 billion dinars ($45M) to complete ongoing projects, cautioningthat deliveries of medical equipment could also be disrupted.
Jaafar Al-Zamili, a member ofparliament's Regions and Provinces Committee representing Al-Diwaniyah, toldShafaq News on June 13 that the absence of federal budgets for 2025 and 2026had disrupted funding for provincial and ministerial projects. He said FinanceMinister Falih Al-Sari had pledged support for the province.
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