New court building opened in Helmand; Construction projects on 2 factories begins and 2 new school buildings inaugurated in Herat

Inauguration ceremony for the new Helmand courthouse, photo courtesy of Bakhtar News Agency

Afghanistan’s Bakhtar News Agency reported today that construction work on a new building for the Helmand provincial court has finally been completed, and that an inauguration ceremony was held to celebrate the event. Muhammad Gulab Mangal, the provincial governor of Helmand province, attended the inauguration of the new building. The construction work had begun 2 years ago, and was finally completed at cost of $900,000. Funding for the project was provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The building has two floors, 19 offices and two conference rooms.

Meanwhile in the western province of Herat, construction projects on two new factories has begun. Bakhtar News Agency reported today that a steel mill factory will be built in the province that will produce on a daily basis 150 tons of constructional wire. Also today, Pajhwok Afghan News reported that an iron-melting factory will be built in the province that will use old iron and imported iron from other countries to create 150 types of construction materials. The factory will be built in the industrial park that was established in 2002 by former provincial governor, Mohammad Ismail Khan. The PAN report said that “the factories in the industrial park include manufacturers, such as those that make iron materials, utensils, ghee, cool drinks and washing liquids, as well as motorbike repair workshops”.

Finally, this past Saturday (March 5th), Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced that 2 new school buildings were inaugurated in Herat. One building is for the Abu Mansur Ali Boy’s High School in Zinda Jan district and the other is for the Qool Girls and Boys Middle School in Shindand district. Both buildings were built at a cost of 290,000 Euros, and funding for the project was provided by the Italian government. The buildings took 5 months to build. Each school buildings has 16 classrooms, 8 administrative rooms, and 6 restrooms. Sports fields, surrounding walls, and water wells were put in for the schools as well. Moreover, each school was given 300 tables and chairs. The Ministry of Education told Bakhtar News Agency that due to classroom shortages, previously the students of these two schools were taught under tents.

March 7, 2011 · admin · One Comment
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