Reconstruction efforts in the Salah ad Din province continue to return big dividends to the Iraqis, Portal Iraq reported.  

(MENAFN) Reconstruction efforts in the Salah ad Din province continue to return big dividends to the Iraqis, Portal Iraq reported.

Visible signs of progress are everywhere - most notably the Bayji gas turbine upgrade, renovated schools, transportation projects and new health clinics.

The Bayji project places an additional 260 megawatts of electrical power on the national grid. The rehabilitation project totaled $54 million.

School renovations top the list of reconstruction efforts in Salah ad Din. Last month, 31 schools were completed, with 10 of those in the Samarra District. April projections are for another 44 schools to be completed.

The renovation projects in Salah ad Din will affect over 13,000 Iraqi students and boost the local economy in the form of labor, materials and subcontracts. The use of local contractors and local labor has been instrumental in inspiring pride in the local communities and injecting money into the local economies, according to multinational Forces.