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Residents ask govt to build dams in Uruzgan

Residents of central Uruzgan province have urged the government to establish water dams to control the water and improve agriculture. Sharifutllah, a resident of Nachin area of Tirinkot, told Pajhwok Afghan News that three rivers flowed in the…

Iran trying to devastate dams in Afghanistan: Activists

Some residents and civil society activists of southern Helmand province claim Iran is striving to devastate Afghanistan’s water reservoirs. In a protest huddle here on Monday, they alleged Iran was trying to devastate water storages and dams in…

44 irrigation dams to be built this fiscal year: NWARA

National Water Affairs Regulation Authority (NWARA) on Saturday said 44 new irrigation dams would be designed and built in different parts of the country during this ongoing fiscal year. Ahmad Wais Basiri, NWARA head, told a press conference…

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Kandaharis want prompt work launch on Dahla Dam

Officials, youth, civil society members and elders in southern Kandahar province on Saturday hailed efforts of the National Water Management Authority (NWMA) head Eng. Khan Mohammad Takal and demanded completion of work on the Dahla Dam. Social…

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New dams being built in Kandahar to control water

Local officials in southern Kandahar province say new water reservoirs and check dams will be constructed for controlling water and improving irrigation system in the province. Eng. Toryali Mahbobi, head of Arghandab River Authority, told Pajhwok Afghan…

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Kabul to have 2 quality dam building firms: Osmani

Energy and Water Minister Ali Ahmad Osmani said on Sunday that works were nearing completion on amending the law on water and establishing two quality dam construction companies. Osmani told a gathering marking International Water Day in Kabul…