ZARANJ (Pajhwok): The inauguration of Kamal Khan Dam in southwestern Nimroz will not only stop the flow of water into neighboring Iran but also irrigate thousands of hectares of land and create job opportunities.
Kamal Khan Dam, along with Salma Dam in Herat and Bakhsh Abad in Farah, is one of the largest dams in western Afghanistan. It was built 18 km south of Zaranj city in Nimroz province, on the Helmand River.
The construction of the dam on the Helmand River in Afghanistan took four years (from spring 1396 solar year to 1399) at a cost of 78 million . . .
