Prime Minister Inaugurates Afghan-India Friendship Dam

WAPCOS Executes Landmark Infrastructure Project

Herat (PIB-GR-TYP-BIN): Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated the Afghan-India Friendship Dam (Salma Dam) with President of Afghanistan Dr. Ashraf Ghani at Chist-e-Sharif in Herat province in Western Afghanistan on June 4. Afghan-India Friendship Dam is a Multipurpose project planned for generating 42 MW of power, irrigating 75000 hectares of land, water supply and other benefits to the people of Afghanistan.

Salma Dam is a landmark infrastructure project undertaken by Government of India on river Hari Rud, in Herat province of Afghanistan. The project was executed and implemented by WAPCOS Ltd., a Government of India Undertaking under Mministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

(Source: PIB/GR/TYP/BIN/USPA/WN/IAIJ)