KABUL (SW) – Officials from the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MoRD) have reported substantial advancements in crucial projects. The projects include worth 2-billion Afghanis dam in Khashrood district of Nimruz province, worth 12-million US dollars dam in Qadas district, and worth 326-million Afghanis water supply project in Qala-e Naw district of Badghis province.
The projects have collectively reached an impressive 80% completion, said officials.
The road construction from the Wakhan district of Badakhshan to the Chinese border has reached an 80% completion milestone, officials stated in a news program on Wednesday. Additionally, efforts are underway for a 5.2 km retaining wall project in the Spinboldak district of Kandahar.
Among the projects, officials of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development highlighted the significance of the road construction project in Wakhan-Badakhshan. They emphasized that this project is one of the ministry’s most important initiatives, which will connect the country to China in the coming months.
Mohammad Younes Akhundzada, Acting Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, affirmed during the press conference, “The Ministry is tasked with repairing this road up to the zero point of the Chinese border, and this road will be constructed in the coming months, ready for commuting.”
Officials stated that, despite facing challenges such as insufficient funds and resources, the ministry remains resolute in initiating and advancing development projects throughout the country.
They add that in the near future, a number of development projects in 13 provinces will be completed and put into operation.
Mirza Mohammad Shekib, the head of the office of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, says: “To deal with the recent droughts, the project of building check dams has been started in 142 districts across the country to store rainwater, and one check dam will be built in each district.”
It should be noted that numerous development projects in Afghanistan, including the Citizen’s Covenant project under the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, have currently stalled due to a lack of funding from international donors.
