KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani arrived in Herat on Friday to inaugurate the Salma Dam together with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Office of the President in an online statement said President Ghani will meet with the provincial officials and inaugurate Salma Dam with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Pres.@AshrafGhani & PM @NarendraModi will inaugurate ‘Afghanistan-India Friendship Dam’ (Salma) tomorrow in Herat,” a Twitter post by the ARG Palace said.
A spokesman for India’s External Affairs Ministry Vikas Swarup earlier said “Prime Minister and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will jointly inaugurate the Afghan-India Friendship Dam on June 4, Saturday, in Herat province. The completion of the dam project represents the culmination of work by 1500 Indian and Afghan engineers and other professionals in very difficult conditions.”
The government of Afghanistan has renamed the name of Salma dam to Afghan-India friendship dam earlier this year in a sign to show appreciation to the robust investment by India in reconstruction of the dam.
Built on Harirod river, the dam is expected to produce 42 megawatt of electricity and will irrigate around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land. (KP)