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Nasser inaugurates Ikeider landfill expansion project
By Petra - Apr 07,2014 - Last updated at Apr 07,2014
MAFRAQ — Water Minster Hazem Nasser on Monday inaugurated the Ikeider landfill expansion project, financed by the Saudi Fund for Development.
Nasser said the landfill receives 3,500 cubic metres of waste daily and the nearby Zaatari Refugee Camp, which hosts around 100,000 Syrians, exacerbated the problem and increased the dangers posed to groundwater resources.
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