GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Forty-seven raisin storage facilities worth 28 million afghanis have been built in southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Wednesday.
At a ceremony, Irrigation and Livestock Director Walid Ahmad Tasal said the storage facilities in Gardez city and Zurmat district were constructed in six months and were ready for use.
Each facility has the capacity to store 12 tonnes of raisins, according to Tasal, who said 25 percent of the cost was paid by gardeners. Similar facilities will be built in other districts as well.
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