KABUL (Pajhwok): Construction work on the 1st phase of the Qush Tepa canal, a 60 billion afghanis project, has been completed and 5,500 people received direct employment on it.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the government’s chief spokesman, tweeted that he visited the canal in Balkh province on Friday.
He wrote most work on the 108 kilometres first phase had been completed. Work continues on other parts of the scheme.
According to him, about 5,500 people were directly employed on the mega project while thousands of others were hired indirectly.
The canal, 280 kilometres long and 100 metres wide, will . . .
