Local Iraqi government leaders focused on essential services in Baghdad
Multi-National Force - Iraq
RELEASE No. 20070604-03
Monday, 04 June 2007
BAGHDAD — Local Iraqi government leaders are working together to
improve the quality of life in western Baghdad by providing essential services in
the Sunni neighborhoods of Yarmouk and Hateen.
The Mansour District deputy director general and his assistant for
Yarmouk met with Coalition Forces and the Hateen and Yarmouk neighborhood
advisory council (NAC) chairmen May 28 in an attempt to coordinate resources
to improve essential services in those neighborhoods.
Adil Kathim, the deputy director general for the Mansour District, toured
the Hateen and Yarmouk neighborhoods with the NAC chairmen in order to point
out areas most in need of civil service projects. Sections of roads throughout the
neighborhoods contain standing water that collects sewage run-off, many areas
cannot sustain power and residents are unable to solve these problems on their
own.
Before the tour began, Kathim provided the NAC Chairmen with the
necessary contact information for the engineer responsible for the power stations
which powers both neighborhoods.
One of the main difficulties is getting these agencies to
communicate and work together. The bureaucratic process has slowed much of
the progress in western Baghdad adding significance to the meeting with the
district’s deputy director.
Kathim, in an attempt to improve district services, requested
notification of Coalition Force projects in the area, helping him commit Beladiya
resources in a coordinated effort.
Maj. James MacGregor, the executive officer of 2nd Battalion, 32nd
Field Artillery Regiment, whose unit operates in the Hateen and Yarmouk
neighborhoods, emphasized to the district deputy director that Coalition Forces
will work closely with the district.
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