Hundreds of Jiribs of Agricultural Land to Provide with Standard Irrigation System in Nuristan

 Kabul, November 09, 2020 – A 430-meter irrigation canal project worth AFN 2.5 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) is currently under construction in Nuristan province. With a 70% work progress so far, the canal project will provide some 560 jiribs of land with irrigation facilities resulting in directly benefiting a total of 344 families in Mandi villag, Wama district of Nuristan province upon its completion. Taking the employment generation and economic recovery into consideration, 1,740 labor days have so far 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 Nuristan province.

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

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