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A picture shows an empoverished area on the edges of Nasiriyah, capital of Dhi Qar province, on September 25, 2023. For the past decade, Nasser Jabbar and his children have lived in a rundown house built of grey concrete blocks at a shantytown in southern Iraq. Drought chased the father of 10 out of the countryside, where he had been a herder and farmer, and into a life of unemployment and urban poverty. (Photo by Asaad NIAZI / AFP)
In a move aimed at addressing the housing crisis in Dhi Qar province, Iraq's Council of Ministers has directed the completion of procedures for acquiring land for a new residential city project.
The directive, issued by Secretary-General Hamid Naeem Al-Ghazzi, comes in line with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani's announcement of plans for several new residential cities across the country.
According to a statement released by Al-Ghazzi, the project will be built on an area of 8,000 acres and comprise 30,000 housing units. He said the project will be offered as an investment opportunity, to attract private sector participation.
(Writing by Majda Muhsen; Editing by Anoop Menon)
(anoop.menon@lseg.com)
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