404 Families Gain Access to Safe Drinking Water in Baghlan

Kabul, October 12, 2020 - A total of 404 families in Kastrash village, Deh Salah district of Baghlan province have gained access to healthy drinking water upon completion of a water supply network worth more than AFN 3.5 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 36 cubic meter-concrete reservoir, a deep well and 16 water points in various parts - the water supply network has been designed to distribute safe water to consumers over an area of more than 9,000 meters across the community.

Taking the employment generation and economic recovery into consideration, a total of 3,449 labor days have been created for both skilled and unskilled local laborers during the project implementation.   

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

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

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