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Pul-i-Khumri dam gate breaks soon after inauguration

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PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): One of the lock gates of Pul-i-Khumri hydroelectric dam in northern Baghlan province broke off immediately after water released from the reservoir to inaugurate it gates after repair, officials said Saturday.

Ghulam Qader, head of Afghan Nasaji Company, which is responsible for the maintenance of the dam, told Pajhwok Afghan News that all four gates of the dam were rehabilitated by a foreign company.

He said one of the gates broke away after little water was released from the dam today during its inauguration. “This dam may not be . . .

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