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DuhokA Splash of Success
Water
Project Opening
Ceremony
A life-enhancing project’s As the project’s design and
opening ceremony made construction supervision
18 November 2015 a day to consultant, Khatib and Alami
remember. The Duhok water (K&A) had the honor of being
project is part of the Water amongst the distinguished
Supply Improvement Project guests.
in the Kurdistan region The design phase was
(Package 1) and the grand initiated on 31 December
ceremony took place in the 2009; the construction
Duhok Water Directorate in supervision was launched on
Duhok, west of the Kurdistan 4 March 2013 and completed
region of Iraq. on 30 April 2015.
The event, which marks a The whole purpose was to
milestone, was held under enhance the quantity and
the patronage of H.E. Prime quality of the water supply
Minister of the Kurdistan to the Barsohki and Domez
Regional Government Quarters in Duhok city by
Mr. Nichervan Barzani, replacing the old network in
represented by the Minister the Baroshki and creating a
of Planning in KRG, Dr. Ali new network in the Domez
Sindi, and in the presence of with 243 km of pipelines.
the Japanese Ambassador It was a success and today
to Iraq, Mr. Fumio Iwai, the project supplies clean
representing the Government water to more than 50,000
of Japan since the project people in Duhok.
was funded by the Japanese
International Cooperation
Agency (JICA) as part of
Japan ODA Loan to Iraq.
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