Jobs to be created in Zabul, dam construction starts, and development projects completed in Samangan

In Zabul province, two municipal landfills are being developed. The first one is in Qalat City, and the other is in Shajoy. This project will employ about 1,100 Afghans for the next three months. Improvement projects along the main bazaar road in Shajoy will employ another 400 workers. Over $1 million dollars is budgeted for this project and 95% of the total project cost will go to the Afghan laborers in the form of paychecks.

Last Sunday, an official from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Water and Energy said that construction work on 4 major mega water dams to meet irrigation, water, and electricity needs would be launched in three months. One dam will be in northern Faryab, another in southeastern Paktia, another in Kabul, and finally one in Herat province. Funding for the projects, which will be $220 million, will come from the central government. It is estimated that the work will take 3 years to complete. There are also plans to build an additional 3 dams.

Also, this week, an official from the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, said that 14 development projects have been completed in Afghanistan’s northern province of Samangan. For example, 5 water supply schemes, and a construction of a community center has been completed. Also, an 89-kilometre retaining wall was built, a 1.8 kilometer road was graveled, and literacy and tailoring courses for women were provided. Khairullah Anosh, the governor of the province said that there are 135 more projects underway.

May 6, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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