Government Action to Save the Tigris: 5 Billion Allocated to Combat Water Hyacinth and Hundreds of Violations Monitored

The Ministry of Water Resources announced the allocation of 5 billion dinars to combat the spread of the "Water Hyacinth" plant, which threatens water wealth, simultaneously revealing the monitoring of hundreds of violations on the Tigris River basin. The ministry affirmed its firm commitment to taking strict legal action against violators who cause water pollution and environmental degradation. In a related context, relevant authorities revealed plans to construct a strategic dam in Basra to prevent the advance of the salt tongue, running parallel to ongoing diplomatic understandings to secure the country's water shares.