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Ghani officially inaugurates Kamal Khan Dam
President Ashraf Ghani and his two deputies, Amrullah Saleh and Sarwar Danish, officially inaugurated the long-awaited Kamal Khan Dam on the Harirod River in Nimroz province on Wednesday morning.
Flanked by First Vice President Amrullah Saleh and Second Vice President Sarwar Danish, the leaders simultaneously hit three bright yellow buttons that opened the dam’s sluice gates.
As water flowed into a canal for the first time, applause from officials rang out.
Ghani, Saleh and Danish also signed a book on the dam in commemoration of the event before releasing a white dove signifying the country’s desperate wish for peace.
The Kamal Khan dam will not only generate at least nine megawatts of electricity for the local community but will also irrigate over 180,000 hectares of land.