Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh Province, 11th November 2015 – To successfully build roads, bridges and buildings, engineers need to collect and analyse topographic data. Over the past month, more than 150 engineering specialists from various line departments in six northern provinces refreshed their skills in use of topographical survey instruments. Today, the final course finished in Mazar-e-Sharif, and engineers can now apply their knowledge in local infrastructure projects. Through its programme for regional infrastructure development (RIDF), Germany provided technical assistance and funded the training at a cost of nearly AFN 1.5 million.
The engineers taking . . .
