100 Jiribs of Land Provided with Irrigation Facilities in Badakhshan

Kabul, November 14, 2020 – A 176-cubic meter irrigation reservoir project worth more than AFN 1.5 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) has been completed successfully and handed over in Badakhshan province.

The irrigation reservoir has been designed to provide a safe and secure water storage system which will supply adequate water to a total of 100 jiribs of land belonging to 41 families in Gulbahar village, Daraim district of Badakhshan province. 

Taking the employment generation and economic recovery into consideration, 1,274 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 Badakhshan province.

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

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