Rebuilding of water canal to begin, and new power sub-station inaugurated

Mohammad Ismael Khan, Acting Minister of Water and Power

In an effort to restore the water resources in Afghanistan’s western region, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Water and Energy has announced that restoration work will soon begin on the Joy-e-now water canal in the Injil district of Herat province. Injil district surrounds Herat city, and it borders Kushk district to the north, Guzara district to the south, Zinda Jan district to the west and Karukh district to the east. According to Afghanistan’s Tolo news, “The project will include canal digging of 345,000 cubic meters, 9,000 cubic meters of gravelling and other technical work.”

According to the ministry, the project will improve the water management system and modernize irrigation, and when the project is completed, no more water will be wasted in the Injil district of Herat. The project which will cost more than US $8 million will be paid for by loans from the Asian Development Bank, added the ministry. The work is scheduled to be completed in 2 years.

Also, on Saturday, Afghanistan’s Acting Minister of Water & Energy and former Herat governor, Mohammad Ismael Khan, and female parliamentarian Qadria Ezdan Parast, inaugurated an 80 megawatt power sub-station in the Botkhak area of Kabul province. Because of this new power sub-station, about 63,000 families in the area will have access to electricity.

September 5, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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