Gaza, ALRAY - Ministry of Local Government said that Gaza municipalities during the last year implemented 61 projects worth $10 million. 

Minister Mohammed al-Farra in a press statement Wednesday said that the projects include the establishment of public libraries, the development of athletic fields and the allocation of areas for establishing an open market, a fishing port, new schools, mosques, health clinics, gardens, and other facilities.

The Jabalya Nazleh municipality in cooperation with Municipalities Development and Lending Fund has finished with a project worth €50,000 for opening a post office to receive complaints and requests submitted by citizens, the statement pointed out.

While the Khan Yunis municipality opened during the past year a coastal garden for its employees to enjoy making trips during summer times with their families.

It added that the municipal council of the Khan Younis town of Qarara opened a cultural center as part of Village & Neighborhood Development Project (VNDP) funded by World Bank and supervised by Center for Engineering and Planning (CEP).

The municipal council of the Khan Younis town of Bani Suhaila gave the Sharia Judiciary Council a land parcel of ​​300 square meters to establish a legal court, the minister said.