‘Fortification of Amur River bank to begin soon’

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Acting Agriculture Minister Mawlavi Attaullah Umari has assessed the problems faced by the high flood in Amu River and assured the residents that fortification of the river bank would start soon.

Umari, on the head of a high level delegation visited Takhar province and observed the damage made by Amur River. He said the matter of Amur River’s flood destruction often rose in the cabinet meeting.

Umari admitted that the Amu floods have destroyed thousands of acres of agricultural land, residential houses and grasslands as a result of the lack of reinforcements, that they will make serious efforts to solve this problem so that people will not worry about floods in these areas after this.

The acting minister assured that he assessed the problems faced by the people closely and the fortification process would be launched soon.

Local residents hailed the visit of high level delegation decision to start the fortification of Amur River bank.

Azizullah Nasiri, the resident of Takhar’s Dasht-i-Qala, said: “Every year, as a result of the lack of reinforcements in the Amu River, thousands of acres of agricultural land, dozens of residential houses and grasslands were destroyed, but now that the government has paid attention to the demand of the local people and has sent a delegation, we welcome it.”

With the start of the work of Amu River fortifications, tens of people will be provided with work opportunity and agricultural lands, residential houses, and grasslands will no longer be victims of floods.

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