Takhar: The Khwaja Ghar-Dasht-e-Qala road project is progressing rapidly

The 17 kilometers long road from Khwaja Ghar district to Dasht-e-Qala district in Takhar province, which has been contracted between the Ministry of Public Works and a private company, has 25 percent progress so far.

This project is the first part of the road beyond Kokcha, which plays an important and fundamental role in the connection and growth of the local community.

The road beyond Kokcha is divided into six sections, four of those are under construction and the rest are in the planning period of the Ministry of Public Works.

The implementation of these projects, which has been designed along with the Kokcha River as a ring road, will lead the whole region to new opportunities for trade and overall development.

This road will highly reduce traffic congestion, facilitating regional connectivity, and will improve the environmental safety of the whole territory.

It’s worth mentioning; the road beyond Kokcha that has a 144-kilometer length is under speedy construction, which connects the dry port of Ai-Khanum with Taloqan, the capital city of Takhar province, through the districts of Baharak, Khwaja Ghar, Dasht-e Qala, Khwaja Bahauddin, Yangi Qala, and Chah-e-Ab.

MoPW Media Team – Kabul