Zakho to lead way to flourishing
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) - Zakho Independent Administration is leading the way towards prosperity development. Zakho has deep roots in the history, it is mentioned by philosophers ancients researchers that Kurds had ruled and led their nation in an independent state where now it is called Zakho.
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The Supervisor of the Zakho Independent Administration Gohdar Shkho laid the cornerstone of a serving project to public on August 26th, 2024, and stated “the city has become an example of prosperity and sanitation.
On Monday, August 26th, upon the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani’s recommendation, and under the supervision of Gohdar Shekho, the foundation stone of the third phase of building a number of local roads was laid.
Project cost is seven billion dinars, it will be implemented by Kavin Group. The supervisor of the Zakho Independent Administration called on the people of the region to collaborate with them in that serving projects.
"Now Zakho has become an example of prosperity and immaculateness in the Kurdistan Region, so I ask our residents to maintain this cleanliness and assist us to make the plans happen" he proudly stated.
According to the sources, only 19 percent of the streets in Zakho remain to be paved and they are scheduled to be paved by the end of this year.
Establishing of an Independent Administration of Zakho
One of the important steps by the ninth cabinet of Kurdistan Region Government was the extending administrative powers to the provinces and independent administrations, which facilitated admin affairs and increased decision-making.
Back to September 20th, 2021, a decision of establishing the Independent Administration of Zakho was made by the Council of Ministers of the ninth cabinet at the Kurdistan Regional Government. Such this decision led to more prosperity in Zakho as well as people's daily work and matters have gone easier.
Since then, with a budget of more than 230 billion dinars, 218 large and small projects have been completed in Zakho, 68 projects are under implementation.
The projects are divided on to the sectors as following:
Council, bridges and roads 90 projects
Education and higher sector 17 projects
Water, underground water, growing and cultivating 45 projects
Health sector: 20 projects
Electricity 33 projects
Tourism and archeology sector 16 projects
Government offices and Endowments 54 projects
Within that circle, 81 percent of the roads of Zakho have been paved and officials in the administration revealed that in the near future there will be no road or street that is not paved.
Opening of public directorates
Becoming an independent administration, seven new general directorates have been established in the zone, 17 bases and offices have been divided into directorates.
Meanwhile, 16 directorates have been opened that were not existed previously in Zakho.