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Detailed Record

QABRE-E-MEER IRRIGATIONAL CANAL AND KARIZ

Planned Start Month

June 2009

Estimated Cost

$75,000

Status

Canceled / Terminated

Province

Farah

Regional Command

RC-West

Project Description

WIDENING AND DEEPENING OF IRRIGATION CANALS AND REINFORCEMENT OF KARIZ VERTICAL SHAFTS

Project Goals

THIS SERIES OF VILLAGES (QABRE-E-MEER, NOW ABAD, KAMEINEH, JAMAL-E-HA, AND KHAK SAFEEDAK) IS REMOTE TO SAY THE LEAST. THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE SUPPORT FROM LOCAL AFGHAN GOVERNMENT AND ANSF. THIS WILL PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENT TO THE IRRIGATION AND WATER SITUATION IN AND AROUND THE AREA. THIS WILL PROVE TO BE AVALUABLE PROJECT BECAUSE IT WILL GET US FURTHER OFF RING ROAD AND INTO THE EYES OF THOSE WHO MOST NEED SUPPORT. Comments: QABRE-E-MEER = 160M CANAL CLEARING, 1.1KM KARIZ CLEARING, 91 KARIZ SHAFT REINFORCEMENTS

NOW ABAD = 250M KARIZ CLEARING, 21 KARIZ SHAFT REINFORCEMENTS

KAMEINEH = 300M KARIZ CLEARING, 25 KARIZ SHAFT REINFORCEMENTS

JAMAL-E-HA = 200M KARIZ CLEARING, 20 KARIZ SHAFT REINFORCEMENTS

KHAK SAFEED = 300M KARIZ CLEARING, 25 KARIZ SHAFT REINFORCEMENTS

Results

Project terminated prior to funding

Updates

Changed FY back to FY09 from FY12
SOURCES

Illustrations: Sarah Way for ProPublica. Data: Assembled from several different Department of Defense databases by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and provided to ProPublica under a Freedom of Information Act Request.