Reconstruction
1.8m afs check dam constructed in Badghis
A check dam has been constructed and inaugurated at a cost of 1.8 million afghanis in Ab Kamari district of western Badghis province, an...
Features and Investigative Reports
Sultan Ibrahim dam to irrigate 55,000 hectares of land
SAR-I-PUL (Pajhwok): Residents of northern Sar-i-Pul province welcome the signing of a contract to resume construction work on the Sultan Ibrahim water dam in near
Features and Investigative Reports
Govt asked to fulfill promises about Chak dam’s restoration
MAIDAN SHAHR (Pajhwok): The government is yet to honor its promises regarding rehabilitation of the Chack hydro power dam in central Maidan Wardak province, complain
Reconstruction
Ghazni residents constructing dam on self-help basis
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): On self-help basis, residents of the Jaghori district in southern Ghazni province have started construction of a water dam that will cost
Governance & Politics
Work on Zabul’s Tori Oba dam to be launched soon: Minister
KABUL (Pajhwok): The design of the Tori Oba dam in southern Zabul province has been completed and work on the project would be launched soon,
Reconstruction
30kw hydropower dam inaugurated in Takhar
TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Local officials in northeastern Takhar province say a hydroelectric dam with the capacity of producing 30 kilowatt of electricity has been inaugurated in
Reconstruction
New dam to be built in Laghman’s Alingar district
MEHTARLAM (Pajhwok): Local officials in eastern Laghman province say they are planning to build a water storage dam in Sangara area of Alingar district following
Governance & Politics
Afghanistan no longer relinquishes free water: Ghani
ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wedneday during the ineugation of Kamal Khan Dam in southwestern Nimroz province stressed on implementation of Helmand Water
Business & Economics
Unpaid Shurabak dam workers go on strike
FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Shurabak Hydroelectric Dam workers in northeastern Badakhshan province have gone on strike over not receiving their salaries for the last five months, warning
Reconstruction
4 years on, practical work on Dahan Dara Dam yet to begin
MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Findings by Pajhwok show 95 percent initial work on Dahan Dara Dam in northwestern Faryab province has been completed in four years, but
Business & Economics
Work on Dahandara Dam deceptive: Faryab governor
MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Some officials on Thursday said work on Dahandara Dam in northwestern Faryab province has resumed, but others disputed the claim as deceptive. According
