SHIBERGAHN (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) on Sunday inaugurated a three-kilometer road after being asphalted in this capital city of northern Jawzjan province, benefitting eight thousands residents.
Eng. Mohammad Shakir Sabiri, MRRD head for northern zone, told Pajhwok Afghan News the five-meter wide road connected Turkistan village with the Shiberghan-Sar-i-Pul highway.
He added the project was executed under MRRD’S national road rural development program at a cost of 33 million afghanies. “It is the first road to be built in Shiberghan citty and will benefit at least eight thousands of families.”
Maulvi Latfullah Azizi, Jawzjan’s governor, said people of the area faced huge problems in the past due to the lack of road but now they could transfer their agricultural goods to market on time and as well sick people to hospital.
Gulabddin, a resident of the area, expressed happiness over the asphalt work and said it made the travel easily.
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