The second phase of the Qosh Tepa canal project began in six locations in the Aqcha district of Jowzjan province.
Officials from the Jawzjan River Basin said that upon completion, the canal would irrigate about 300,000 hectares of agricultural land in this province.
The Qosh Tepa canal, which is 280 kilometers long, starts in the Kaldar district of Balkh province and passes through Jawzjan province to reach the Andkhoy district in Faryab province.
Furthermore, economic experts say that the completion of this canal will lead to Afghanistan achieving self-sufficiency in agriculture.
Residents of Jawzjan say that the completion of this project will irrigate thousands of acres of agricultural land and significantly increase the volume of domestic produce in the country. The Qosh Tepa canal is the largest irrigation canal in Afghanistan, with its costs estimated at around sixty billion afghani, funded by the budget of the Islamic Emirate.
