PM Modi inaugurates Afghan-India Friendship Dam

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi with President of Afghanistan Dr. Ashraf Ghani jointly inaugurated the Afghan-India Friendship Dam (Salma Dam) at Chist-e-Sharif in Herat province in Western Afghanistan today.

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.

Rs.1775 crore project was funded by Government of India and took more than ten years to complete. The successful completion of the project represents culmination of years of hard work by 1,500 Indian and Afghan engineers and other professionals in very difficult conditions.