Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the 'Afghan-India Friendship Dam' Saturday June 04,2016

In the first leg of his five-nation tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 'Afghan-India Friendship Dam' in the strategically important Herat province on Saturday June 04,2016

 

Originally constructed in 1976 on the Hari river basin, the Salma Dam suffered extensive damage during the Afghan civil war. It was built at a cost of approximately Rs. 1,700 crore by 1,500 Indian and Afghan engineers, technocrats and other professionals.

At more than 100 metres (330 feet) high and 540 metres (1,770 feet) wide,the Dam is designed to Generate 42 MW of Power and help Irrigate 75000 Hectares of land

Apart from irrigating the fields of 640 villages in Chiste, Obe, Pashtun Zarghun, Karokh, Gozara, Injil, Zindjan, Kohsan and Ghoryan in Herat province in western Afghanistan, the prime minister said the dam would also bring light to over 250,000 homes in this area.

Prime Minister Narendra was on Saturday June 04,2016 conferred with Afghanistan’s highest civilian honour, the Amir Amanullah Khan Award.