Rehabilitation of Naki Canal in Kunduz province is 95% complete

The project costs 8 million Afghanis, and the canal can irrigate about 375 hectares of farmland.

Rehabilitation and major repairs of Naki Canal in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province are 95% complete. About 19,000 people use the canal.

Author: Робот Source: Ministry of Energy and Water of Afghanistan

Workers clear Naki Canal and build retaining walls along its banks in Kunduz province — Rehabilitation work on Naki Canal in Kunduz province. Illustrative photo. Photo: David Dixon / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Officials from the General Directorate of the Panj-Amu River Basin inspected the rehabilitation and major repair work on Naki Canal in Kunduz province.

The project, costing 8 million Afghanis, is 95% complete. The remaining work is expected to be finished soon, after which the canal will be put into operation.

The project includes building retaining walls along both sides of the canal, with a total length of 440 metres, and clearing a 200-metre section. The work has provided employment for many people.