120 Families Gain Access to Safe Drinking Water in Kandahar

Kabul, April 08, 2021 - A total of 120 families in Haji Abdul Haq village, Spinboldak district of Kandar province have gained access to safe drinking water upon completion of a water supply network 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).

Consisted of a 10-cubic meter overhead concrete water storage tank, several solar panels, a deep well and six water points - the water supply network has been designed to pipe out safe water to hundreds of consumers residing across the community.

Taking the employment generation and economic recovery into consideration, a total of 875 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 Kandahar province. 

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

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