Almotamar.net - President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Thursday opened and laid foundation stones for projects in Taiz amounting to 437 services and development projects at a cost that is estimated at YR 47 billion.

The projects included 42 educational projects, 13 of health and population, 31 of public works and toads, 12 of electric power, 6 for electric power in countryside, 3 for sewage, 43 rural areas waters and two in agriculture and irrigation.

The projects included 5 of tourism, four of post, two of industry and investment, and two of youth and sports. The projects for which the President laid foundation stones included 25 of education, 31 of health , 4 of public works and roads, 28 of electricity, ten of countryside electricity , two of countryside sewage, 7 of countryside waters , 2 of agriculture and irrigation, one of tourism, on of water resources and one of youth and sports. As for the fishery wealth the projects for which foundation stones were laid were 13 projects.