Rashid pointed to “the need to protect water bodies from lakes and marshes, maintain dams and establish other dams to preserve water resources from loss and benefit from the relatively abundant amount of rain this year, in addition to preventing the excesses of fish ponds established on the banks of rivers, as well as developing approved irrigation methods as the methods of Current irrigation drains a lot of water resources.”
He added, “The presidency of the republic is working to form a higher council for water that includes experts from the relevant ministries and bodies, and takes it upon itself to find solutions to the problems facing the water file, stressing that it is a great national task,” stressing “the need to ensure fair water shares for Iraq from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.” And coordination with neighboring Turkey and Iran in this regard by entering into serious negotiations to reach solutions that guarantee justice in water shares for all.
The President of the Republic expressed his readiness to support the Ministry of Water Resources in its work, as it is considered one of the oldest ministries and has a special importance, stressing the importance of working to increase the ministry’s budget so that it can provide its needs and complete the necessary projects to improve the management of water resources in the country.
For his part, the minister appreciated “the interest of the President of the Republic in the water file and his directives in this regard, and he also gave an explanation about the workflow of the ministry and the plans established to manage the water file in the country.”