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Wild tulips adorn the beautiful valleys between the mountains in northern Afghanistan. and telegraphic communications, as well as meteorological stations, will be set up to the tune of 488,738,000 Afghanis. In the educational field 160 new Primary Schools, 250 adult literacy courses, over 25 Secondary Schools, two Technical Colleges, and two University Faculties will be established within the prescribed period. To construct the new schools will cost 250,000,000 Afghanis; and the necessary laboratory equipment 10,000,000 dollars. A total of 318,800,000 Afghanis will be spent on educational progress in Afghanistan. Health plans will include the setting-up of many hospitals, dental clinics and laboratories in various districts. Main emphasis will be placed on preventive measures against disease. The sum allotted to this phase of the Plan is 92,970,000 Afghanis. Community development programmes will account for some 241,000,000 Afghanis. It is expected that some 2,220 villages out of a total of 24,000 will be covered by the present plans. These aim to make every village a self-supporting unit, giving it the most advanced knowledge possible of better education, health, sanitation, crops and farm life in general. Where needed the Government will furnish the basic equipment to farmers who will then carry out everything necessary to form useful, healthy and prosperous communities. For the exploitation of coal mines, oil-fields and other mineral beds, with a view to utilising the country's natural resources to the utmost, a sum of 242,439,000 Afghanis has been allotted to the Ministry of Mines and Industries. New factories will come into operation for the manufacture of textiles, cement, glass, and others, and an amount of 1,875,600,000 Afghanis has been set aside for this, while the total expenditure of the Plan amounts to 11,980,769,000 Afghanis. 7