At the ceremony, Mullah Abdul Ghani Biradar, Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs, said that the completion of the canal was a top priority for the Islamic Emarat. He said the government intended to implement major projects for Afghanistan’s self-sufficiency, including the Qosh Tepa Canal. The opening ceremony of the canal was attended by a large number of Islamic Emarat leaders. The Commerce Minister said that with the completion of the Qosh Tepa Canal, Afghanistan would become an exporter instead of a consumer of wheat.
Zabihullah Mujahid retweeted a tweet of Bilal karimi the deputy spokesman of Islami Emarat.
ذبيح الله مجاهد: نن ډېر د خوشحالۍ ځای دی چې د قوش تپې د ستر کانال افتتاح کوو.
د قوش تپې پروژې له تکميل سره به په ارتزاقي برخه کې بل چاته اړ نه يو او ددې پروژې په تکميل کې د خلکو ملا تړ ډیر مهم دی.
اسلامي امارت به له خپلو ټولو امکاناتو په کار اخيستنې سره ددې پروژې بشپړ ملا تړ کوي. pic.twitter.com/nsFHIOSQUB— Bilal Karimi(بلال کـریمي) (@BilalKarimi44) March 30, 2022
The Qosh Tepa Canal is being constructed by the National Development Corporation. Abdul Rahman Attash, chief executive of the company, said the canal would provide employment to 5,000 people across the country. The Qosh Tepa Canal is 285 kilometers long, 100 meters wide and 8 and a half meters deep, starting in Balkh province and ending in the Andkhoi district of Faryab province. The canal will have the capacity to irrigate 3,000 hectares of land.
