Remember The Dam Afghans Carried A 100 Mt Tri-Colour To Thank India For? It's Inaugurated Now
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani jointly inaugurated a landmark dam, a Rs 1,700 crore showpiece infrastructure project by India in strategically important Herat province, reflecting India¡¯s strong commitment to reconstruction of the war-ravaged country.
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The Afghan-India Friendship Dam, earlier known as Salma Dam, on river Chist-e-Sharif in western Herat neighbouring Iran, will irrigate 75,000 hectares of land and generate 42 MW of power.
Afghans Carry 100 Metre Tricolour To Thank India For Reconstructing The Salma Dam!
India's major reconstruction project in Afghanistan, the Salma Dam, is nearing completion. Water has started filling up its reservoirs - delighting Afghan residents in the western Herat province where it is located. India began the reconstruction work of the dam in the war-torn country in 2006.
Filled with joy over the news of the construction work nearing completion, thousands of Afghan residents expressed their gratitude by visiting the Indian consulate in Herat and thanking the officials for the vital role that they played in reconstructing the dam.
Many took to Twitter to acknowledge the work taken up by the Indian Government.
The Salma Dam generously reconstructed by India after decades is capable to produce 42 KW of power by 3 turbines. Thank you, India!
¡ª Mustafa Kazemi (@CombatJourno) July 27, 2015
Herat residents praised Indian consulate with folowers for investing on Salma Dam construction #India #AFG pic.twitter.com/wPmOaWNVp8
¡ª Hesamuddin (@Hesamuddin5) August 4, 2015
$300 million is approximately the amount that India is spending on the dam project and it is expected to produce 42 MW of electricity and water nearly 80,000 hectares of farmland. The reservoir is expected to be completed in around 9-12 months.
Salma dam reservoir @pajhwok @dlafghanistan @khaama @TOLOnews @1TVNewsAF @RadioFarda_ @bbcpersian pic.twitter.com/rMddi8YCr0
¡ª India in Herat (@IndianConsHerat) August 12, 2015
Afghans were filled with exhilaration and were all praise for India for taking up the construction of the dam. They took out processions, sang Bollywood numbers and presented the Indian officials at the consulate with flowers. All this just to thank India enough for its efforts.
The really proud and amazing part was that the Afghans carried a 100 m tricolour, along with their own national flag, on the streets of Afghanistan to express gratefulness to the Indian government.
This moment truly sealed the bond between both the nations forever.
graanafghanistan.com
Herati youth celebrate Salma dam progress #Salmadam @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @IndianEmbKabul @SenseandC_sense pic.twitter.com/lfD9qc8tVe
¡ª India in Herat (@IndianConsHerat) August 10, 2015
Thousands celebrate Salma dam progress in Herat @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @IndianEmbKabul @SenseandC_sense pic.twitter.com/dpQ3AJiF9u
¡ª India in Herat (@IndianConsHerat) August 7, 2015
Herati youth celebrate India-Afghan friendship with 100 m flag #Salmadam @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @IndianEmbKabul pic.twitter.com/wFneUUqkgd
¡ª India in Herat (@IndianConsHerat) August 10, 2015
(With input from IANS)
