3 water supply projects worth over 11m afs completed in Ghor — Pajhwok

FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): Three water supply networks have been completed and put into service at a cost of 11.6 million afghanis in western Ghor province, an official said on Thursday. Zabihullah Ghosizadeh, spokesman for the Rural Rehabilitation and Development Department, said the projects cost 11,692,885 afghanis. They were implemented by the department, with technical assistance from the Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees (DACAAR) and financial support from the World Bank, in Tulak and Dawlat Yar districts. He said the projects involved constructing four water reservoirs with a combined capacity of 100 cubic metres, installing 88 solar panels, building 166 water taps and laying 13,300 metres of pipelines. Kamaluddin, a resident of Gandaab village in Tulak district, said local people had previously faced significant difficulties obtaining drinking water, but access to clean water had now become easier. Welcoming the completion of the projects, he called on officials and partner organisations to continue implementing similar programmes. Abdul Qadir, a resident of Ghajurak village in Dawlat Yar district, said residents had previously been forced to collect water from distant areas and could not be certain that it was safe to drink. He added that access to clean drinking water could improve families’ health and reduce the risk of waterborne diseases, particularly among children. Meanwhile, officials at the Ghor Department of Rural Rehabilitation…