ASADABAD (Pajhwok): A contract for rehabilitation of an important canal in eastern Kunar province has been inked and the project’s completion would help irrigate thousands of acres of land.
Local officials say the Salar canal which originates in the Paich River provides a critical source of irrigation water to villages in Asadabad and Narang districts.
Kunar’s director of water management, Eng. Rashidullah Zalmai, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Salar canal was fist constructed during King Zahir Shah’s rule and had a 22-km length.
He said the canal with an . . .
