Kirkuk clarifies its need for projects to accelerate the IDPs return 

Baghdad-INA 

Al -Multaqa district in Kirkuk governorate clarified its need for the necessary projects to accelerate the return of the displaced, while confirming the start of building more than 190 low-cost housing units.

The director of the district, Hassan Abd Nassif al-Jubouri, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The Ministry of Planning has initiated a project to build low-cost homes after completing the procedures for handing over the land, to build 192 housing units," stressing, "This project will contribute to the return of many families." to the district centre.

He added, "The Fund for the Reconstruction of the Affected Areas contributed to the construction of schools, roads and bridges, and it was agreed with the district administration to provide 90 percent of the district's needs in the 2023 budget," stressing, "The district needs exceptional efforts by the central government and the allocation of large sums of money." To fully rehabilitate it, and to facilitate the return of the displaced. He pointed out, ".

He noted, "The delay in issuing compensation to those affected and the complex procedures in the Compensation Committee, until the completion of the transaction, which takes a period of more than five years, is one of the factors behind the delay in the return of the displaced to their areas of residence.".

He stated, "Al-Multaqa sub-district is one of the stricken sub-districts that suffered great damage during the military operations against the terrorist ISIS gangs, which caused the destruction of basic infrastructure such as water and electricity projects, and damage to school buildings, homes and other government institutions, in addition to the bulldozing of 25 villages and the center of the sub-district.".

Al-Jubouri praised "the role of international organizations and the Reconstruction Fund for the Affected Areas in implementing vital projects, but they are not at the level of ambition," noting that "the biggest obstacle is the spread of thousands of rubble that requires a large government effort to remove them."