The Ministry of Energy and Water said that work on six major projects and twenty other projects aimed at strengthening the Amu River area, valued at 400 million afghanis, is ongoing.

Matiullah Abed, the spokesman of Energy and Water, described these projects as significant in terms of water management, agricultural land irrigation, and electricity production.

The major projects include the reconstruction of Kamal Khan Dam, Pashdan Dam, Shah-wa-Aros Dam, Kajaki Dam, and Bakhshabad Dam.

Regarding these projects, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Energy and Water said: “The Ministry of Energy and Water is working on twenty projects in the area, costing approximately 400 million Afghanis, to strengthen the Amu River areas for water management, and some of these projects have already been completed.”

Meanwhile, some economic experts consider further investments in water dams beneficial for increasing agricultural products and energy production. According to experts, if more investments are not made in the construction of water dams and water management in the country, Afghanistan will face a more severe water crisis.

“Our agricultural sector will face problems, our energy sector will also face problems, because the flow of water that we have in Afghanistan is decreasing, and the electricity dams will face issues,” Taj Mohammad Talash, an economic expert, told TOLOnews.

“Due to the lack of dams, water is wasted, and it also causes soil erosion and floods, which have always destroyed agricultural lands and caused financial and human losses,” said Abdul Nasir Reshtya, another economic expert.

Earlier, the Ministry of Energy and Water said that in collaboration with foreign organizations they would construct 100 check dams to recharge groundwater in various provinces during the current solar year.