LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Three check dams have been constructed at a cost of 20 million afghanis in southern Helmand province, an official said on Wednesday.
Helmand governor’s spokesman Mohammad Qasim Riaz told Pajhwok Afghan News to store flood water, three check dams had been constructed and put into service in Musa Qala and Nawzad districts.
He said the projects consumed 20 million afghanis and took one year to complete.
He added the completion of the check dams raised the underground water level.
Meanwhile, Abdul Sattar, an engineer with the construction company, said: “One check dam was constructed in Aliabad area . . .
