241 Families Gain Access to Safe Drinking Water in Faryab

Kabul, June 30, 2020 – Some 241 families in Arabshah Taraqchi village, Khan chaharbagh district of Faryab province have gained access to healthy drinking water for the first time upon completion of a water supply network, worth than AFN 2 million funded by the Citizens’ Charter National Priority Program of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD/CCNPP) including 10% community contribution (financial, labor or in-kind).

Consisted of a concrete overhead reservoir 23 cubic meters in size, a shallow well and 11 water points in various parts, the water supply network has been designed to distribute water to consumers over an area of 2,000 meters across the community.

Taking the employment generation and economic recovery into consideration, a total of 1,189 labor days have been created for both skilled and unskilled local laborers during the project implementation.   

is worth mentioning that hundreds of Citizens’ Charter-funded uplift projects are currently underway, while some of them have already been completed in various communities of Faryab province. 

Citizens’ Charter National Priority Program of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD/CCNPP)

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