Bassil Reveals Long-Term Water Plan for Lebanon
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Energy Minister Jebran Bassil revealed that a plan to invest in Lebanon’s water wealth has been reached in cooperation with several local and international powers, reported As Safir newspaper on Saturday.
He told the newspaper: “The long-term strategic and national plan extends until 2035 at a cost of USD 9 billion.”
These funds have been acquired from some countries and Lebanon’s private sector, as well as grants, stated the minister.
The plan’s aims at transforming Lebanon’s water wealth into a field that can be invested, similar to the gas and oil sector, through selling potable water to Jordan and Cyprus, said Bassil.
The plan includes the construction of dams, acquiring potable and irrigation water, recycling water, and improving the country’s sewage system, he continued.
The minister said that the plan has been studied by the Energy Minister in participation with the European Union, World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and all Lebanese governmental institutions.
“Two projects, one on dams and another on sewage, will soon be referred to cabinet,” he revealed.
10 March 2012, 12:51
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From the first beginning of this new government ,the only thing this guy ever does is talk about plans ,plans and more plans...and still nothing worthy to speak of , no actions implemented.This Government is so inconsistent and lacks unity, Perhaps More...Harmony. FlameThrower talking about blocking ? Review the past Years of the Miserable Hariri Government ,You'll know about blocking.M14 as objectors in this government no wander they will do whatever it takes to knock bassil out.but what is odd is that harakit amal ,and hizbuallah at some points also disagree with bassil although they are on the same track. what a weird mixture! ... hopefully they'll Agree on something this time.
10 March 2012, 13:09
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You forget to mention the 9 billion dollars! I mean, shit, isn't that a lot? He will steal it all! The water plan doesn't need 9 billion dollars. I mean, forget the 11 billion dollars that have mysteriously gone missing in previous governments, because 9 billion dollars to fix the water system for 23 continuous years if too f'ing much. This is why the country is becoming worse by the second! We actually have politicians that give a crap!
10 March 2012, 14:52
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Electricity didn't work may be water will...afterall they have to come up with projects only to fill their pockets, good luck this time!
10 March 2012, 14:56
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If he is as well advised as he thinks he was for encouraging the use of Diesel....I'll give it a pass. Again! Doing things no matter if they are good or bad just to be reelected isn't going to work for him. He seeks media attention, nothing else.... Believing that Lebanese are dumb and fools.
10 March 2012, 17:15
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FLamethrower you need to climb out of that box of yours. Remember when your leaders informed you that your task is to live in tents in downtown Beirut while they closed parliament. And this idiot bassil just collected on tge fake power project now he is the prophet sent to lebanon to solve the water issue as well!! What a lucky country we are to have a bullshitter like bassil in government with similar supporters like yourself. Remember 2 years ago when m14 drew up a plan fir 32 damn across lebanon ??? Go google it, see why the plan never materialized!!! Iran is a better place for you, because Syria is falling ever so fast.
10 March 2012, 21:46
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the filthy zionist media terrorists hallucinate about some climbing and some boxes, and many other things not worthy to comment
11 March 2012, 00:20
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jabal amel, doesn't tha mean mountain of lice?? very appropriate me thinks!
10 March 2012, 17:19
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Flamethrower if we are to learn anything here it is that m8 and m14 are not so much different. Maybe for the Iranian twist with m8 but otherwise they are the same. It's just us the people that can't see it. It's a circle, 8&14 take turns. Ya haram ya libnan
10 March 2012, 20:23
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Um, sorry to burst your bubble, but they are different. One works for the country of their heart, the other for the country of their financer. BIG difference. Lebanese people are Lebanese from the peoples of the Phoenicians, not Iranian from the peoples of Persia.
11 March 2012, 00:26
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agree. We all know where lice farm (jabal amel) and his boyfriends prefer to live, go to the dohyeih and it looks like iran. then they tell us that having the broom and mop look is their culture when i don't think Lebanon ever had this until bum hole hussouny and his goons cashed their first national iranian bank cheque..
10 March 2012, 20:13
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Good to see than someone is working!.
So no matter what the action is M14 supporters will trash M8 and M8 supporters will trash M14...can we have some objectivity from both sides please?!!! BTW I'm not M14 nor M8...If it were up to me I would get rid of politicians from both sides!
10 March 2012, 20:16
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Why would we want the Iranian government to control our infrastructure? From a technology and civilization standpoint they are living in the Dark Ages. I think we can find another country supplier that actually operates in the 21st century.
The Lebanese have enough health problems-we don't need water electricity laced with uranium. Neanderthals, no thank you. Bassil is a coward and not a true Lebanese. Otherwise, he would realize that he will have to shower in the same sewage as the rest of us. Filthy animal.
10 March 2012, 20:20
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Also, this guy is an idiot. My shoe would be a better member of cabinet. Doesn't everyone M8 and M14 included live in the country? Electricity, water, sewage, garbage, food safety affects everyone. EVERYONE. Keep the poison in the uncivilized Middle East. Let Lebanon be the only country living in the modern era, not the Dark Ages. This is 2012, Bassil-get with the program. The Lebanese are tired of smelling your stink. Represent your country honestly or go away.
10 March 2012, 22:14
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ellebsd, I used to think that. But I am yet to see one camp out do the other for the sake of our country. Hariri sr. Built what we call lebanon today, but since his time we have zero accomplished. Ellebsd, take jabalamel for example he is so brainwashed that he never has any facts or supporting evidence to any of his week arguments. How can you communicate with someone as tunnelvissioned as this individual ?
10 March 2012, 22:18
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Jabable is back and as defective as ever... I though you were back in Iran getting reprogramed.
10 March 2012, 22:33
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the filthy zionist media terrorists hallucinate about me being brainwashed
yeah, you would know everything about that.
11 March 2012, 03:34
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Jabalamel, you know you are brainwashed because you never see a negative in your leaders.
