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The construction of a micro-dam in Mirgats, Adi-Keyih sub-zone, has been finalized at a cost of 6.7 million Nakfa and gone operational. The micro-dam constructed by Bidho Construction Company has a capacity of holding over 157,000 cubic meters of water and is expected to irrigate 30 hectares. It would also provide potable water supply to the inhabitants of Embaquaquat and Mirgats, in addition to facilitating irrigation farming in the area. .
Soldiers of the 42nd motorized rifle division permanently deployed in Russias restive southern province of Chechnya will guard Russian builders dispatched to the war-hit Lebanon earlier this week on a cautious mission to repair bridges destroyed in Israels war against Hezbollah guerrillas, the Interfax news agency reported citing Russias Defense Minister, Sergei Ivanov.
Two guards platoons are to be manned with professional soldiers from commando battalions Vostok and Zapad, which are part of the division. Those servicemen have rich experience which may be used effectively for guarding our engineering battalion, the minister said.
The battalions Vostok and Zapad report to the main intelligence department of the General Staff of the Russian Army and are in charge of operations in eastern and western parts of Chechnya respectively.
BOISE -- Area builders and Boise Police today announced a partnership to fight construction site crimes in the Treasure Valley. You can see the number of burglaries, thefts and vandalism reports Boise police recorded at construction sites June first through the month of September. CONSTRUCTION CRIME Boise: Burglary 9 Thefts 16 Vandalism 7 Canyon County: Burglary 11 Vandalism 1 In Canyon County burglary is also a growing problem at builder's projects. Those numbers are what spurred Boise Crime Stoppers and area builders to team up and fight the problem.
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