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[Sinjar]

الموارد المائية تعلن توفر المياه لخمسة ملايين دونم خلال الموسم الزراعي الحالي

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اعلنت وزارة الموارد المائية أنها ستوفر المياه لخمسة ملايين دونم خلال الموسم الزراعي الحالي .
وقالت مديرية المشاريع إن الوزارة ستوفر المياه لخمسة ملايين دونم خلال الموسم الزراعي الحالي ، وأوضحت أن الوزارة تنسق مع وزارة الزراعة على توفير الحصص المائية للأراضي الزراعية التي تبتعد عن حوضي نهري دجلة والفرات من خلال حفر الابار المائية ، من جانبها وقعت الهيئة العامة للسدود والخزانات عقد تنفيذ مشروع تأهيل وصيانة القناة الناقلة للمياه الى نهري دجلة والفرات من مقدم سدة سامراء الى ناظم التقسيم ضمن مشاريع المبادرة الزراعية بكلفة تسعة مليارات دينار وبمدة تنفيذه تبلغ ستة أشهر.

[sheytanElKebir]

hriram EPC Limited (SEPC) consortium has bagged order worth $230 million for the supply and laying of basic sanitary systems in Basra, Iraq in a joint venture with the Mokul Group of Companies, according to statement released by the company. Shriram EPC, which is part of Shriram Group, is an integrated design, engineering, procurement, construction and project management services for power plants, renewable energy projects, process and metallurgical plants and municipal service sector projects.

The scope of work entails engineering, supply and installation of a primary sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system and trunk sewer system with connected pumping stations and road works.

Shriram EPC will oversee the laying of approximately 240 kms of Sewer Pipe Line, 160 kms of Storm Pipe Line and 8 KM of Trunk Sewer Pipe Line along with road works in the area. The project is scheduled for completion in 3 years.
Commenting on the contract, T. Shivaraman, Managing Director & CEO of Shriram EPC Limited, said that this is our first order in the Middle East and adds to our portfolio of international projects. It is a sizeable order for our municipal services vertical and will result in sustained revenues over the 3 year execution period. This is also one of the first major public infrastructure projects in Southern Iraq which aims to improve basic infrastructure in the country. Successful execution of this contract would open up new opportunities for us in Iraq.

Over the past several months, SEPC has witnessed good momentum in its order book, particularly in municipal services and this order adds to our order backlog of Rs 2,923 crore as at the end of September 2012, as per the statement.

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[Ali - Iraq]

Water project in Abu Ghraib meets needs of 700 thousand Iraqis
07-12-2012 - 12:51

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The Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works announced the inauguration of a water project in Abu Ghraib District capable of meeting the needs of 700 thousand Iraqis, stressing that the water crisis is gradually receding in most of the country’s provinces.

Abu Ghraib’s towns and villages will finally quench their thirst with potable water, after the Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works announced on Thursday the inauguration of a water project in the District, with a production capacity that can cover the needs of 700 thousand persons.

“The project’s capacity is 10 thousand cube meters and supplies water to Abu Ghraib’s District as well as neighboring towns and villages. The project cost 175 billion Iraqi Dinars alongside an additional amount of 25 billion Dinars”, said an official in the Municipality of Abu Ghraib, Farhan Mohammad Amine.

“We have collected 25 water containers from the old ones. This project will keep on supplying the region with enough water even when the population increases 25 years from now i.e. about 700 thousand persons”, noted the Minister of Municipalities, Adel Muhawder.

The Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works assures that the water crisis is gradually receding in most of the country’s provinces and it will be completely solved in the few years to come.

“The scarcity of water reached 23% after the implementation of a plan in 2011 and 2012 and reached 10% when the 2012 plan was concluded. We hope that we will reach 0% by 2013”, added the Minister of Municipalities, Adel Muhawder.

The Ministry plans to finish 95 strategic projects in the year 2013 based on a budget of one trillion 750 million Iraqi Dinars. The Minister of Municipalities clearly expressed his fear that some project may not enter into service due to the suspension of many among them that were transferred to non-specialized companies.

[Ali - Iraq]

Iraq on Friday (December 7th) completed a new project -- valued at more than 170 billion Iraqi dinars ($146 million) -- to supply drinking water to much of Baghdad's population, the Iraqi government said.Saleh al-Mutlaq, deputy prime minister for service affairs, told Al-Shorfa that the "ministry of municipalities opened the Abu Ghraib Great Water Project on Thursday evening. It will provide drinking water to houses through modern networks, and will cover about 50% of capital's residents.""The project is designed to serve the area for 25 years, and will be expanded later in consideration of population growth and urban expansion," he said.A similar project, carried out by Iraqi companies assisted by German and Turkish companies, is now under way in al-Rasafa in Baghdad, "and we hope to complete it by mid-2013", he said.

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[Ali - Iraq]

9 Water projects accomplished in Diwaniya

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Diwaniya (IraqiNews.com) -The manager of the Contracts Department in Diwaniya Governorate, Najah Attiya, announced accomplishing nine projects in Water sector in Diwaniya province within the plan of regions’ development plan of 2012.

Speaking to IraqiNews.com, Engineer Attiya said “These projects cost IQD 2,919 billion.”

“The nine projects included installation and extending of water nets in addition to implementing water purification plants for villages and districts of the province,” Attiya concluded.



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Iraq invites NESPAK for East Gharaf Project

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LAHORE: Ministry of Water Resources of Government of Iraq has extended a direct invitation to National Engineering Services Pakistan (Pvt) Limited (NESPAK) on Thursday to participate in the process of taking up East Gharaf Project.

The project aims at strengthening the war torn economy of Iraq by providing sustainable irrigation and drainage facilities to about 390,000 acres of land in Nassiriya and Kut Governorates, the area between Tigris and Euphrates rivers. NESPAK retains its registration with Ministry of Water Resources and was already contemplating to enter into Iraq before this direct invitation was received.

Another war torn country, Republic of Yemen has already seen the footprints of NESPAK where it is already engaged in a Fisheries and Grain Silos Project.

Recently, the NESPAK has also been awarded three multi-purpose dam projects and two irrigation/agriculture in Afghanistan.

The NESPAK had worked on a number of Irrigation Projects in early 1980’s, such as Euphrates East Drains Project, Saddam Dam Project, North Jazira Irrigation and Drainage Project, Rumaitha Irrigation and Drainage Project.

[Ali - Iraq]

Emergency plan tackles Tigris River floodwater
ECONOMY | 2013-02-11
The Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources embarked on an emergency plan to utilise water from the Tigris River, whose levels are expected to run high this spring due to increased rainfall and snow melting from the northern mountaintops.

"The ministry is now working on absorbing any potential rise in Tigris water levels, and taking control of those levels by opening up lakes and reservoirs," said Water Resources Minister Muhannad al-Saadi.

Surplus water will be directed towards secondary rivers and streams in a "smooth, controlled way", he added.

The most recent Tigris River flooding was the result of heavy rainfall in the Upper and Lower al-Zab regions in northern Iraq, which ran down towards the Tigris, he told Mawtani.

This rush of water forced officials to increase the water release rate at the Samarra dam from 500 cubic metres to 2,500 cubic metres per second, he said, and to open 36 gates at Lake al-Tharthar to allow surplus waters to pass through.

"Also, we opened the reservoirs and irrigation regulators, located in southern provinces, that receive water from the Tigris, to siphon off increases in the incoming water volume and send them on to the agricultural projects to utilise for crop irrigation," al-Saadi said.

This helped mitigate danger from flooding and restored water levels in the Tigris to normal, he said.

The ministry aims to use surplus water anticipated in the next three months to meet the country's needs for drinking water and for irrigation, al-Saadi said.

It also hopes to release additional water during the summer months to help revive Iraq's marshes, and to reduce saline levels in the Shatt al-Arab river that stem from the rush of Arab Gulf waters into the waterway.

The ministry recently built a number of small deflection dams to provide water to neighbouring regions, al-Saadi said. Two are located in the Anbar desert, and four along the eastern borders of Wasit and Maysan provinces.

'UNPRECEDENTED' RAINFALL
Heavy rains have fallen across most of the country since the start of the rainy season, with some areas seeing an unprecedented 150% increase in rainfall over the last four months, said Ministry of Water Resources spokesman Ali Hashem.

Rainfall like this has not been recorded for more than two decades, he told Mawtani, adding that these quantities indicate water will be "good and abundant" this season and the next, as compared to previous years.

"The ministry has prepared all its dams, reservoirs and basins to absorb and store all surplus waters and utilise it to generate electric power, provide drinking water, irrigate agricultural land and improve the ecology of the marshes," Hashem said.

"Any increase in the surplus will have a major impact on our efforts to overcome various problems and challenges resulting from water shortages," he said, adding that the current surplus will help improve the quality of surface water, bolster underground water levels and increase the space covered by greenery.

This year, rainfall averages returned to normal after a cycle of drought that lasted several years, said Mohammad Ghazi Mohammad, head of the Anti-Desertification Commission.

The drought "contributed, to a large degree, to a drop in water levels and wells, and a decline in green areas", he said.

"The commission benefitted a lot from the heavy rainfall this year, which bolstered its efforts to curb the crawl of sand dunes and reduce dust storms," he told Mawtani.

The commission has begun sowing pasture seeds in the rain belts, Mohammad said, as plants help secure the soil and prevent wind-driven erosion that causes desertification, as well as provide grazing land for cattle.

"The rainfall also helped in raising the water levels in our projects, which store rainwater in desert areas, particularly in the western plateaus of Iraq," he said. "We hope in this season to collect the most water and benefit from it in desert reconstruction projects."

[Euphrates]

There should be light rains in the upcoming days for Iraq..

I hope next year we get just as much rains.

[sheytanElKebir]

wonderful news. although the cities suffered, iraq badly needed these rains.

[Euphrates]

Tigris and Euphrates drying up

The visualization shows variations in total water storage from normal, in millimeters, in the Tigris and Euphrates river basins, as measured by NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites, from January 2003 through December 2009. Reds represent drier conditions, while blues represent wetter conditions. The effects of the seasons are evident, as is the major drought that hit the region in 2007. The majority of the water lost was due to reductions in groundwater caused by human activities. By periodically measuring gravity regionally, GRACE tells scientists how much water storage changes over time.



More here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...-reserves.html


river basins have lost an estimated 117 million acre feet, or 144 cubic kilometers, of fresh water. The news release is quick to point out that this is almost the amount of water in the Dead Sea. According to the study, roughly 60 percent of the water is due to the pumping of groundwater from underground reservoirs, which scientists believe is unsustainable

[iraqidabab]

Thanks to Turkey and Iran

[elusive]

sorry for bringing religion into it...

MUSLIM POINT OF VIEW QUESTION:

isn't the drying up of the tigris or euphrates in Iraq prophecised in the Quran? they're gonna find gold under there or something...

[BigDreamer]

i don't think it's in the quran. it's based on a 7adith AFAIK

[elusive]

oh right...thank you big D

[AssyrianBeauty]

So people want to argue with me that Iraq was always a true desert. Like I said Iraq long ago had more rain... Keep planting trees the rain will come the more the ground is covered in green. It is good for the environment and the world.

[ardamir]

It is true that Iraq was once home to a wetter climate but planting trees and grasses will not bring it back. Re-establishing the forest and prairies will help with the formation of fertile soils, reduce erosion, and allow more infiltration into ground but increased precipitation is not likely. However, these things are still incredibly beneficial and critical.

Here is my slightly educated opinion:
The climate is changing and the outlook for Iraq is not promising. Upstream users (Turkey, Syria, and Iran) will also face their own water shortages which will result in decreasing volumes of water available for irrigation and even less for restoring the marshes. Unless there is some sort of official, binding water sharing pact (which is unlikely), things will likely get messy. Updating the agriculture sector should be more of a priority, with funds being made available for farmers to receive equipment and training to move away from flood irrigation. Aside from conserving a lot of water, this will reduce water logging and salinity in the soil resulting in more production.

Easier said than done but I am sure Iraq can do it as it can appreciate the true value of water.

[Ali - Iraq]

[Ali - Iraq]

Metito, a leader in intelligent water management solutions, has won a $6.8 million deal for a water treatment plant in Iraq.

The company has signed an agreement with F&B Investment for the design, build, selection and supply of all mechanical and electrical equipment for the wastewater treatment plant in south of Kufa, Iraq.

The project, initiated by Najaf Governorate, will serve the sewer and storm water treatment needs for the increasing population in the area and is designed to accommodate a capacity of 50,000 cu m/day, said a statement.

The project will utilise Turbo4bio, a new technology that guarantees a high energy-efficient wastewater treatment process with a small footprint. Turbo4bio (T4b) stands for 'Turbo-Reactor for intense Biofilm production' and it is suitable for treatment of municipal and low to medium load industrial wastewater, from which it produces a very high quality effluent with very low sludge production, close to zero. The unique design features of the system provide the self-cleaning capability of the T4b-Turbo Reactor against any possible clogging, making it almost maintenance-free, it said.

“The Iraqi government strives to improve the infrastructure across the country,” said Moustafa Hasan, general manager Metito Iraq, Jordan & Syria. “The water and wastewater industry is growing rapidly and steadily in Iraq, reflecting the needs of the expanding urban areas and the increasing population. This is done without any compromise to the quality of deliverables required by the managing bodies, and Metito is therefore honoured to be partnering with F&B Investment in playing a role in the sustainable development of such an important and strategic country”, he added. – TradeArabia News Service

[Ali - Iraq]

The Iraqi Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works is preparing to begin work on the "Grand Basra Water" project, the largest of its kind in Iraq, officials said.

Work is slated to begin in earnest in the second half of 2013.

"Our ministry took on the task of meeting Basra residents' need for drinking water by executing several projects that purify and desalinate water," said Khaled Jumaa Ali, director of the Basra Water Directorate. "One of the most remarkable and the biggest such project in Iraq is the 'Grand Basra Water' project."

The project will cost about $700 million, he said. The Iraqi government will finance 42% and the remainder will be covered under an easy-term loan the Japanese government has pledged Iraq.

PREPARING A HUGE NETWORK
The project will involve preparing a water distribution network; building a major pipeline to carry water to all parts of the province; and constructing a strategic storage tank with a capacity of 50,000 cubic metres, along with a pipeline to carry water to it.

In addition, all damaged lines and networks will be rehabilitated and repaired; two large water treatment units will be built, each with a capacity to treat 16,000 cubic metres of water per hour; and a desalination station will be constructed, with a capacity to process 10,000 cubic metres of water per hour, he said.

"The overall capacity of the project will come to 666,000 cubic metres a day, an amount sufficient to meet the water needs of Basra residents," he said.

Japanese water company NGS completed studies on the project, drafted its designs and prepared bills of quantities for the items and lists of materials needed, Ali said.

NGS will supervise each phase of the project, which is being carried out by other Japanese firms, and will train technical and engineering staff from the Basra Water Directorate, he said.

"Actual project work and implementation will begin next October at the latest, and will be completely finished and operational by the end of 2016," Ali said.

MEETING DRINKING WATER NEEDS
Once the project is complete, it will "meet about 80% of the Basra population's need for drinking water, and will provide a real solution to the problem of water salinity, which the people have suffered from for long", said Ghanem al-Maliki, a member of the Basra provincial council.

"The local Basra government will try, as part of its short-term plans, and before the project is completed, to build several water treatment and desalination stations to provide drinking water, in particular to the southern parts of Basra," he said.

Jawad al-Bazouny, an Iraqi MP from Basra province, said "for many decades, the salinity of water in Basra was a chronic problem for residents."

"As Arab Gulf waters crept into Shatt al-Arab, and with water quality declining considerably in recent years due to decreasing water levels from the Tigris and Euphrates, residents' hardship increased tremendously," he said.

"We hope the government will hasten to execute and complete the Basra water project, and go on to build more treatment and desalination plants in Basra to help eliminate that problem completely," al-Bazouny said.

[Sinjar]

Iraq gears up for 'Grand Basra Water' project


A worker stands at a control panel in the Sharq Dijlah Water Treatment Plant in Baghdad. The Iraqi government is preparing to start work on a massive drinking water project for the Basra province. [David Furst/AFP]

2013-03-15 By Khalid al-Taie in Basra

The Iraqi Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works is preparing to begin work on the "Grand Basra Water" project, the largest of its kind in Iraq, officials said.

Work is slated to begin in earnest in the second half of 2013.

"Our ministry took on the task of meeting Basra residents' need for drinking water by executing several projects that purify and desalinate water," said Khaled Jumaa Ali, director of the Basra Water Directorate. "One of the most remarkable and the biggest such project in Iraq is the 'Grand Basra Water' project."

The project will cost about $700 million, he said. The Iraqi government will finance 42% and the remainder will be covered under an easy-term loan the Japanese government has pledged Iraq.

PREPARING A HUGE NETWORK
The project will involve preparing a water distribution network; building a major pipeline to carry water to all parts of the province; and constructing a strategic storage tank with a capacity of 50,000 cubic metres, along with a pipeline to carry water to it.

In addition, all damaged lines and networks will be rehabilitated and repaired; two large water treatment units will be built, each with a capacity to treat 16,000 cubic metres of water per hour; and a desalination station will be constructed, with a capacity to process 10,000 cubic metres of water per hour, he said.

"The overall capacity of the project will come to 666,000 cubic metres a day, an amount sufficient to meet the water needs of Basra residents," he said.

Japanese water company NGS completed studies on the project, drafted its designs and prepared bills of quantities for the items and lists of materials needed, Ali said.

NGS will supervise each phase of the project, which is being carried out by other Japanese firms, and will train technical and engineering staff from the Basra Water Directorate, he said.

"Actual project work and implementation will begin next October at the latest, and will be completely finished and operational by the end of 2016," Ali said.

MEETING DRINKING WATER NEEDS
Once the project is complete, it will "meet about 80% of the Basra population's need for drinking water, and will provide a real solution to the problem of water salinity, which the people have suffered from for long", said Ghanem al-Maliki, a member of the Basra provincial council.

"The local Basra government will try, as part of its short-term plans, and before the project is completed, to build several water treatment and desalination stations to provide drinking water, in particular to the southern parts of Basra," he said.

Jawad al-Bazouny, an Iraqi MP from Basra province, said "for many decades, the salinity of water in Basra was a chronic problem for residents."

"As Arab Gulf waters crept into Shatt al-Arab, and with water quality declining considerably in recent years due to decreasing water levels from the Tigris and Euphrates, residents' hardship increased tremendously," he said.

"We hope the government will hasten to execute and complete the Basra water project, and go on to build more treatment and desalination plants in Basra to help eliminate that problem completely," al-Bazouny said.