455 Jiribs of Land Provided with Irrigation Facilities in Ghazni

Kabul, November 21, 2020 – A 357-m3 irrigation reservoir and 150-meter canal projects worth more than AFN 1.7 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) have been completed successfully and handed over in Ghazni province. The irrigation reservoir and canal have been designed to supply adequate water to a total of 455 jiribs of land belonging to 32 families in Meterkhil village, Jaghori district of Ghazni province. Taking the employment generation and economic recovery into consideration, 1,457 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 Ghazni province.

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

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