$240,000 to be spent on road work in Jalalabad

Jalalabad: Construction work on 16 kilometres road has been initiated with the assistance of the USAID at a total cost of $240,000 in the Chaprehar district of the eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Wednesday.

Project incharge, Eng. Mumtaz told Pajhwok Afghan News the road would be extended from Hafizan village to Srey Qala area of the district.

62 bridges, seven underground water pipes and 385 levees to be constructed for the road and would be completed in six months, he added.

District chief, Syed Muhammad Pahlawan informed due to no road the yields can not reach on time to market and the people are facing serious problem in the district.

Similarly, six kilometres road has been completed with the assistance of the municipality, costing two million afghanis in the outskirts of the capital.

City Mayor, Subhan Qul Ibrahimi said the road having 20 bridges in the different areas of the city was completed in two months.