Sudanese arrives in Najaf to open projects, 23 MAY

 Sudanese arrives in Najaf to open projects

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani arrived on Tuesday morning in Najaf province.

According to his media office, the visit is part of a series of field visits to the governorates.

In a subsequent statement, his office indicated that al-Sudani had launched the executive work on the upper threshold garage project, which is multi-layered (Najaf Grand Garage) in the center of the city.

Al-Sudani also launched the work of the tablet glass production project in Najaf Industrial City, the first project of the sovereign guarantees initiative for the private sector, with a production capacity of 800 tons per day.

Al-Sudani also launched the executive works in urban development projects for the southwestern side of the Haidari courtyard, during his visit to the city of Najaf.

Al-Sudani stressed that the visit to Najaf comes within the periodic visits to all our governorates to follow up on the progress of services and implement priorities in infrastructure projects and economic development, in addition to the province's privacy that necessitates attention and dedication to it.

The Prime Minister indicated that infrastructure projects have a great deal of attention, and there will be follow-up by specialized teams present in the governorate for the purpose of overcoming obstacles, noting the development of additional financial allocations to the governorate, and that there is a follow-up to the lagging projects that are being completed, as the focus is on infrastructure and service projects, because they are the basis of any development process.

He explained that the multi-storey garage project comes in line with the government's vision to alleviate urban problems in the center of Najaf, including improving infrastructure, using renewable energy, sustainability of the green environment, and facilitating and streamlining the movement of visitors and serving them.

Al-Sudani announced the approval of a package of important projects related to the threshold, which were included in the 2024 budget tables, namely:

- The project of expropriating buildings located on the southern side of the Holy Shrine, at a cost of 65 billion.

- The project of Al-Afaf Women's Hospital, at a cost of 10.312 billion.

- Carpet washing project for the Haidari plate, at a cost of 3.406 billion.

- A project of acquisitions for the development of the southern side of the Haidari courtyard, at a cost of 75 billion.

- The project of constructing the tunnel of the Prophet (PBUH) 12 billion.

- Tusi tunnel project, farewell square, at a cost of 16.4 billion.

- Adaptation of the Haram and Abu Talib Gallery, at a cost of 11 billion.

- Equipping Al-Afaf Hospital, at a cost of 11 billion.

It is noteworthy that the multi-storey garage project (Najaf Grand Garage) consists of eight floors and a capacity of 2,500 wheels, and includes 4 parts, and the standard of preserving the architectural identity of the city of Najaf was adopted, as it includes a tunnel linking the new Hajjah Street and the Haidari courtyard, in addition to tourist and recreational facilities.