JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Costing 10 million afghanis, two irrigation canals have been constructed in eastern Nangarhar province with financial support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Officials say thousands of acres of land will be irrigated after construction of the two canals.
Agriculture and Livestock director Maulvi Abdul Sattar Mohammad told Pajhwok Afghan News the two canals were constructed in Ghanikhel and Moman Dara districts with UNDP financial support.
Construction of the 800-meter-long canal in Ghanikhel consumed 5.5 million afghanis and the project took three months to complete, he added.
He said the Ghanikhel canal had a 1250-meter long protective wall and three culverts and nearly 500 people worked in the project.
The official said the construction of the Hazarnaw canal in Moman Dara district took three months to complete. Ten culverts were also constructed as part of the 240 meters long canal that consumed 4.3 million afghanis. Beside construction of the new canal, the old 2,100 meter canal was also de-silted.
As many as 500 people found work during the construction of the canal that would bring under irrigation 1250 acres of land.
Officials say efforts are being made to execute such projects in order to prevent drought and increase the level of agricultural production in Nangarhar.
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