Under the patronage of the President of the University of Basrah, Professor Dr. Saad Shaheen Hammadi, and under the supervision of the Dean of the College of Engineering, Dr. Ramzi Salem Ali, the College of Engineering at the University of Basra organized a specialized workshop entitled (Sewage Projects - Reality and Obstacles)

The workshop dealt with the current reality of projects

Wastewater treatment in Basrah Governorate, Basrah Governorate plans in the field of wastewater, the current reality and obstacles in the Basrah Governorate Sewage Directorate, the importance of sewage treatment projects in Basrah Governorate

Prof. Dr. Alaa Abdul-Razzaq Jassim indicated that the aim of establishing the workshop is to develop the current treatment plants with the development of central wastewater treatment plants or projects in Basra Governorate, which have a significant impact on the environmental reality in the province, in addition to the possibility of investing solid, liquid and gaseous waste generated during the phases. He added that there are many obstacles faced by the sewage treatment sector in Basra Governorate, the most important of which are the obsolescence of sewage projects, a shortage of engineering and technical cadres in most projects, the small number of central sewage projects, and the lack of use of modern technology in dealing with solid waste. Treated water from sewage projects

It is worth noting that the first opening session was chaired by Prof. Dr. Nuri Abdul-Nabi Nasser, Director General of the Marine Science Center, and Mr. Sinan Abdul-Mahdi, assistant technical director of the Basra Sewerage Directorate

As for the second session, it was chaired by Mr. Khaled Abdul Razzaq, Director of the Follow-up Department of the Basra Oil Company, and the engineer, Shaima Dakhil, of the Basra Governorate Sewerage Directorate.

In the end, participation certificates were distributed