INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development said on Sunday that in the past year, 393 water supply projects were completed and
inaugurated across Afghanistan.Speaking at the government&s annual accountability program, officials said that in 1401 solar year, 104 of
these projects were funded by UNICEF
These projects were rolle dut in 26 provinces.According to officials, practical work on another 383 projects has also started
Once these are complete, six million people will get drinking water and 900 more will be provided with jobs.&We have 54 MoUs in the areas of
sanitation and clean water in 34 provinces with 39 partner institutions, according to which, under the supervision of the provincial
Directorates of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, 186 new water supply networks and 667 new wells will be dug,& Seyyed Ahmed Mustaqim,
Deputy Minister of Planning and Policy of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, said.Officials said that most of the
projects have been completed with the financial assistance of UNICEF and partner institutions of this ministry across the country, which are
in the areas of access to safe drinking water, sanitation, irrigation projects and reconstruction of retaining walls.According to officials,
with the completion of the ongoing projects, nearly one million residents of remote areas will benefit from them.&We have plans to raise the
level of the underground water in the villages
Of course, there are some budget problems but when solved, this problem will also be solved,& Bakht Munir Mohammad, director of rural water
supply and sanitation of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, said.According to officials, the lack of a development budget
and the lack of facilities in remote areas have caused the non-implementation or delay of dozens of projects.The post Almost 400 water
supply projects completed across Afghanistan in past year first appeared on Ariana News.
