Afghans Carry 100 Metre Tricolour To Thank India For Reconstructing The Salma Dam!

[P.K.]

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.


$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.


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.

(With input from IANS)
Afghans Carry 100 Metre Tricolour To Thank India For Reconstructing The Salma Dam!

 

[Mohd. Kamran]

Good work govt.

 

[ali_raza]

what a shame indians only handful of paid freelancers and u r jumping up and down

 

[Styx]

Indians Made A Dam For The Afghans, So They Carried A 100m Tricolor To Express Gratitude

 

[Viny]

what a shame indians only handful of paid freelancers and u r jumping up and down

You only need a match stick to light a fire, its as simple as that.
Indias involvment in people to people contact and infrastructural developments will make india a good name in common public, they will associate India with goodness, while media will push the hatredness of Pakistan. So if roots are made strong, the defence becomes stronger.

And the way India is encircling Pakistan, it makes me very happy to see some good tactics are put to test

Event this like are nothing more but whats been called as "Brand Recognition", otherwise who has time to make 100m indian flag in Afganistan.

Its all planned and pushed into mass as part of long term mental association with word India

 

[JohnyD]

What a great gratitude by Afghans...!

 

[Hindustani78]

Afghan masses are aware that Republic of India have always wanted good for Afghanistan.

Salma Dam, Schools, Hospitals, infrastructure, development of roads and Highways, contribution for the construction of New Afghan parliament, Agriculture university, Sulabh toilets, buses, vocational training centers, development of power projects, irrigation projects.

 

[Hindustani78]

With love from Kabul: This is how Afghans thanked India for Salma dam | Zee News
Last Updated: Friday, August 14, 2015 - 15:40

Kabul/New Delhi: Afghan residents in the western Herat province are delighted as the Salma Dam - India's major reconstruction project in Afghanistan - is nearing completion, and water has started filling up its reservoirs.


Earlier this week, grateful residents of the area went to the Indian consulate there to express gratitude to the Indian officials for the key role played by the country in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.

Many Afghans expressed thanks on Twitter to India for its reconstruction help.

Local musicians sang Indian songs, including Bollywood number "Yamma Yamma", and also presented flowers to workers of the consulate.

The Afghans also carried a 100 metre tricolour, along with their own national flag, on the streets of Afghanistan.

India is spending USD 300 million on the dam project, expected to produce 42 MW of electricity and water nearly 80,000 hectares of farmland.

The reservoir, which is 20 km in length and 3 km in width, started filling up last month and is expected to be completed in around 9-12 months.

The reconstruction of Salma dam started during the tenure of Sardar Mohammad Dawoud Khan decades ago, but the project was halted because of the war in the country.

The project was restarted in 2005 and is scheduled to be completed in 2016.

The hydroelectric and irrigation project is being constructed on the Hari Rud river in Chiste Sharif district.

It is the flagship infrastructural project of India's developmental assistance programme to Afghanistan.

The project includes construction of a 107.5-metre-high and 550-metre-long rock-filled dam and other typical components of the hydroelectric power project such as spillways, powerhouse, switchyard and transmission line.

The dam is of immense importance to Afghanistan and will be greatly beneficial in solving the issue of electricity generation in the country.

The dam construction faced some tough times.

According to a statement by the Consul General of India in Herat, the dam faced many logistical constraints and security challenges contributing to a delay of many years.

Salma dam was initially built in 1976 on the Hari river basin, but was damaged during the war in Afghanistan.

The rebuilding of the dam was first started by an Indian company (WAPCOS Ltd) in 1988, but the project was left incomplete for a significant period of time due to the instability caused by the war.

In 2006, India committed to funding the completion of the dam at an estimated cost of USD 200 million.

Earlier, India's Consul General Amit Kumar Mishra said the project passed a critical stage on July 26 with the closure of the diversion tunnel gate and the start of filling of the reservoir.

India's assistance programme in Afghanistan stands at around USD 2 billion, making India the fifth largest bilateral donor.

(With IANS inputs)

 

[Hindustani78]

The Rigveda records the Harirud as River Sarayu, Hari is also a name for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Vishnu']Lord Vishnu[/URL]

 

[ito]

Afghan people are with India. Unfortunately Ghani is unable to comprehend his own people's sentiments.

 

[Hindustani78]

Afghan people are with India. Unfortunately Ghani is unable to comprehend his own people's sentiments.

President Ghani do understand this.

 

[FarhanAk]

Afghan people are with India. Unfortunately Ghani is unable to comprehend his own people's sentiments.

Why don't you guys push the government to start taking the Afghan refugees?

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Why don't you guys push the government to start taking the Afghan refugees?

They already are -

Afghan Refugees in India Getting Skill Development Training Being Placed in BPOs, IT Firms & Banks
Modi government granted citizenship to 4300 refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan in one year | The Indian Express

 

[FarhanAk]

Even after that Ghani called on Pakistan to keep their people in Pakistan for 2 more years?