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controlling the floods and utilising this surplus water, constructed
a massive dam at Kajaki, some fifty miles north of Grishk, on
the Helmund River. This new project will irrigate no less than
3,000,000 acres of waste land and has a capacity of generating
120,000 KW of electricity. A second Dam was constructed,
some 25 miles north of Kandahar, on the Arghandab River.
Besides storing water for irrigation during summer months this
Dam has also a capacity of generating some 6,500 KW of
electricity. These two dams, with the Boghra Canal, which are
now nearly complete, will greatly enhance the material pros
perity of the whole area. The work is carried on by a well
known American firm, Morrison-Knudsen by name.
Grishk is now the capital of the new province in the south
west of Afghanistan, covering the new irrigation areas served by
this irrigation system.
(2) Grishk to Farah (158 miles. Grishk to Dilaram 75 miles,
Dilaram to Farah 83 miles): The road is generally level, lack of
water is an unpleasant aspect of this route. En route lies the
Bukwa Plain—a level stretch without trees or growth of any kind
to break the monotony of the journey. Dilaram (Peace of Mind)
is a small halting place en route.
Farah, the provincial capital, is 2,460 feet above sea-level,
and lies 174 miles south of Herat. It is enclosed by a rampart,
crowned with towers, and surrounded by a wide, deep ditch.
Though much in ruins, its strategical importance is in no way
diminished, as it commands the Kandahar—Herat route and
the northern entrance to Seistan.
The province of Farah occupies the south-westerly corner
of Afghanistan, and includes, besides Farah proper, the district
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