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A media and information centre was inaugurated in southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, the governor said. Tooryalai Wessa told Pajhwok Afghan New the centre in Kandahar city, the province capital would resolve problems faced by both government and private media outlets.
Funded by the Canadian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), the project cost eight million afghanis, he added.
Deputy Head of Government Media and Information Centre, Siddiq Siddiqui said the government wanted to establish such centres in other provinces as well.
He added such facilities would overcome problems facing media organisations.
Elsewhere, work on the construction of a recreation park was launched the capital of southern Ghazni province on Wednesday.
The park in Arbaba area, south of Ghazni city, was being constructed by the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) over an 11-acre of land, said Ghazni NEPA director, Engineer Muhammad Nawab.
He said the project would cost $200,000 provided jointly by the American and Polish provincial reconstruction teams and that it would take four months to complete.
He hoped the park having lawn, fountains, benches and other necessities, would serve a good recreational venue for people of the city.
In western Ghor province, 10 irrigation projects, costing 45 million afghanis, have been completed in provincial capital, Chaghcharan, and Laal Wa Sarjungle and Dawlatyar districts.
Deputy Water and Energy Minister, Shujauddin Ziayee, during a visit to the province, said the projects funded by the World Bank would rescue thousand of acres of farmland from being eroded. He said three of the projects were about drinking water.
He said work on 11 similar projects was underway in the province. He said the projects would cost 80 million afghan and were expected to be completed over a year.
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Funded by the Canadian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), the project cost eight million afghanis, he added.
Deputy Head of Government Media and Information Centre, Siddiq Siddiqui said the government wanted to establish such centres in other provinces as well.
He added such facilities would overcome problems facing media organisations.
Elsewhere, work on the construction of a recreation park was launched the capital of southern Ghazni province on Wednesday.
The park in Arbaba area, south of Ghazni city, was being constructed by the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) over an 11-acre of land, said Ghazni NEPA director, Engineer Muhammad Nawab.
He said the project would cost $200,000 provided jointly by the American and Polish provincial reconstruction teams and that it would take four months to complete.
He hoped the park having lawn, fountains, benches and other necessities, would serve a good recreational venue for people of the city.
In western Ghor province, 10 irrigation projects, costing 45 million afghanis, have been completed in provincial capital, Chaghcharan, and Laal Wa Sarjungle and Dawlatyar districts.
Deputy Water and Energy Minister, Shujauddin Ziayee, during a visit to the province, said the projects funded by the World Bank would rescue thousand of acres of farmland from being eroded. He said three of the projects were about drinking water.
He said work on 11 similar projects was underway in the province. He said the projects would cost 80 million afghan and were expected to be completed over a year.
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