150 Jiribs of Land Provided with Irrigation Facilities in Kabul

Kabul, December 19, 2020 – A 313-meter irrigation canal worth more than AFN 1.3 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 constructed in Chahar Asiab district of Kabul province. The canal project has been designed to supply water to 150 jiribs of land which directly benefits a total of 48 families in Mirza Khan Kariz village, Chahar Asiab district of Kabul province. Taking the employment generation and economic recovery into consideration, a total of 890 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 Kabul province. Citizens’ Charter National Priority Program of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD/CCNPP)

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