India has made an announcement of over 100 high-impact community projects in Afghanistan worth USD 80 million (Rs 592 crore) reaching USD 3 billion (Rs 22,200 crore) of country's development portfolio in the war-ravaged nation so far. Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has made the announcement about the new development package during his virtual address at a global conference on Afghanistan. The minister also called for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire to stop violence in that country.
"India’s development portfolio in Afghanistan has to-date amounted to over USD 3 billion. The minister highlighted that no part of Afghanistan today is untouched by the 400 plus projects that India has undertaken in all 34 of Afghanistan’s provinces. More than 65,000 Afghan students have also studied in India," the Indian MEA said in a release. The Project includes the construction of the Shatoot dam, which upon completion provide safe drinking water to 2 million residents of Kabul city. Earlier, India has built the 202-km Phul-e-Khumri transmission line that provided electricity to Kabul city.
"EAM also announced launch of phase four of the High-Impact Community Development Projects in Afghanistan, which envisages more than 100 projects worth USD 80 million that India would undertake in Afghanistan," a statement from MEA said. The constrain for the Afghanistan growth is landlocked geography mentioned the Minister. Jaishankar pointed out the efforts by India to overcome the drawback, India's efforts to provide an alternate connectivity through Chabahar port and a dedicated air freight corridor between India and Afghanistan. During pandemic 75000 tonnes of wheat has been provided to Afghanistan as a humanitarian assistance during Covid 19 pandemic period.
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