PM Modi, Afghan Prez Ghani to hold talks today, Shehtoot Dam agreement likely
File photo: Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani shakes hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, to hold summit-level talks today
Shehtoot Dam will provide clean drinking water to two million citizens of Kabul and will also be used for irrigation.
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, to hold summit-level talks today. India and Afghanistan are likely to sign agreement on Shahtoot Dam, ANI reports. Shehtoot Dam will provide clean drinking water to two million citizens of Kabul and will also be used for irrigation.
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PM Modi to hold talks with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani today, Shehtoot dam on agenda
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to discuss an agreement on the Shehtoot dam in India-Afghanistan summit-level talks to be held today with the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, sources said.
Shehtoot dam will provide clean drinking water to two million citizens of Kabul and will also be used for irrigation.
The Shehtoot dam is to be constructed on the Kabul river basin, one of the five river basins of Afghanistan. Along with the Shehtoot dam, India has pledged to rebuild Afghanistan committing to USD 80 million worth of projects. Around 150 projects have been announced by India in the conflict-ridden country.
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Prime Minister Modi & Afghanistan President To Discuss Shahtoot Dam Project Today
Prime Minister Modi and Afghan President Ghani will discuss an agreement on the Shahtoot dam in India-Afghanistan summit-level talks today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani are likely to discuss an agreement on the Shahtoot dam in India-Afghanistan summit-level talks to be held on Tuesday, according to ANI reports. Shahtoot dam is expected to provide clean drinking water to at least two million citizens of Kabul which will also be used for irrigation.
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In November 2020, Union Minister for External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar had announced at the Geneva Donors Conference that India had concluded with Afghanistan an agreement for the construction of the Shatoot dam, which would provide safe drinking water to 2 million residents of Kabul city. India had announced a phase of nearly 150 high-impact commun
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