Updated Feb 09, 2021 | 14:11 IST
Borne out of President Ghani s initiative, was the Shahtook Dam, partially funded by India, expected to hold 146 million cubic metres of potable waters catering to roughly two million of Kabul s residents. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  |  Photo Credit: PTI
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In view of Kabul s rising population rates, increasingly frequent drought conditions and the existential threat of climate change, President Ghani, reportedly, resolved to address the water scarcity problem facing the country as a national priority India s hydrodiplomacy has political implications especially for Afghanistan s neighbour, Pakistan
According to some Pakistani media reports, the construction of the Shahtoot dam, in conjunction with 12 others planned along the Kabul river, may reduce water flow into Pakistan by as much as 16 to 17 per cent
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