Shafaq News/ The Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of the Kurdistan Regional Government announced, today, Thursday, the agreement with the federal government to build four strategic dams.

The Minister of Agriculture, Begurd Talabani, said in a press conference attended by Shafaq News Agency, that the ministry has reached an agreement with the federal government, and the construction of the four dams will begin during the current year.

She added that the regional government, despite the crises it suffered from, was able to build eight medium-sized dams, stressing that the process of storing water will continue by constructing dams and regulators.

It is noteworthy that there are 23 dams throughout the Kurdistan Region targeting the production of electrical energy, irrigation, tourism, and many other areas that benefit from dams.

These steps come within the framework of the efforts of the ninth formation of the Kurdistan Regional Government to conserve water and prevent the effects of drought.

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