he opened amounted to 485 projects at a cost of more than YR 93.2 billion with governmental, local and external funding.The opened projects distributed to 102 projects in the public works and roads field, 47 projects in the electricity field, 154 projects in field of education, and five projects in the University of Taiz.The projects also included 19 projects in field of agriculture and irrigation, 80 projects in the field of water, 18 projects in the telecommunications field, 15 projects in the field of health, two projects in the field of groundwater conservation, and project of the National Institute for Administration Sciences.Moreover, the opened projects included the project of tower and station of maritime surveillance, six projects in the area of tourism and hotels, a project in the area of social affairs and labor, two projects in field of fisheries, the navigational station project at Taiz International Airport, three projects in field of youth and sports, and eight projects in field of Cleaning and Improvement Fund.The projects opened by President Saleh also included two projects in the media field, the project of the National Foundation for Combating Cancer, 15 projects in the post field, and a project in the field of technical education and vocational training.On another hand, the number of projects ,which the President put foundation stones for, reached 417 projects at a total cost of over YR 137.4 billion with governmental ,local and external financing.The projects distributed to 36 projects in the public works and road sector, 22 projects in the field of electricity, 101 projects in the education sector, five projects at the University of Taiz including the Teaching Hospital and the College of Medicine, and 13 projects in the field of technical education and vocational training.