Good News from Iraq: 7 Jun 2007

From MNF-I, Shoraw village committed to higher quality of life.

KIRKUK — As the desert sun dries up the sparsely vegetated, dirt fields in northern Kirkuk, the residents of Shoraw village welcome a new source of revitalizing water. Coalition Forces, Kirkuk Provincial Council members, and Shoraw village leaders celebrated the ribbon cutting of a new water project opening Thursday in Shoraw village.

The Shoraw water project provides clean water to approximately 15,000 people of Shoraw and neighboring villages. Not only does it promote the local government’s efforts toward improving the community quality of life, it symbolizes the strength and perseverance of the people in Kirkuk.

“The opening of the water project is the central nerve for everything in Shoraw, meaning that life comes back for this area,” said Sheik Habib of Shoraw. “This is the largest project done in this area. Water comes from both sides (Shoraw village and Kirkuk). They are sharing the resources.”

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