The Ministry of Public Works has been allotted a sum of KD3.129 billion in the country’s development plan covering the years 2009-2013. The Minister of Public Works and Municipal Affairs Dr Fadhel Safar told KUNA that KD371 million will be spend during 2009/2010, with KD508.979 million allocated for 2010/2011, KD 861.826 million for 2011/2012 and KD1.397 billion for 2012/2013. A major project would the revamp of the sanitary sewage system, which is due to be completed in 2030. The Minister had recently signed a contract to repair the Mishref sewage drainage plant, which has been out of service since August 2009, resulting in nearly five million gallons of sewage water being dumped into the sea every day through rain water drainage systems.