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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.