Narrative
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Project narrative
Chinese government reached an agreement with the Afghanistan side in May 2003 to aid the Parwan water conservancy project through grants.The restoration project was divided into two phases: Phase-1 (captured by Record ID#34509): On March 3, 2004, at the Chinese Embassy in Kabul, Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan, Sun Yuxi and Afghan Irrigation, Water Resources and Environment Minister Mohammad Yusuf Nooristani signed a grant agreement for Phase I of the Parwan Water Conservancy Restoration Project. The purpose of this project was to rehabilitate an irrigation canal in Parwan Province, which is one of the most agriculturally productive areas of Afghanistan. Jiangxi Water and Hydropower Construction Co., Ltd. (JWHC) was the contractor responsible for project implementation. The design of the project was finalized on July 6, 2003. Construction began in March 2004, and the project was completed and transferred to the Afghan authorities in October 2006. The total cost of the first phase of the project was $11.5 million, according to the Shanghai Commerce Council. The design of the project was finalized on July 6, 2003. Construction began in March 2004, and the project was completed and transferred to the Afghan authorities in October 2006. The total cost of the first phase of the project was $11.5 million, according to the Shanghai Commerce Council. Phase-2 (captured by Record ID#69368): In 2010, the Chinese Government committed grant funding for Phase II of the Parwan Water Conservancy Restoration Project. The purpose of this project was to rehabilitate an irrigation canal in Parwan Province, which is one of the most agriculturally productive areas of Afghanistan. It involved enlarging the main canal, constructing additional gutters and retaining walls, and building fences around the Charikar pumping station and the Parwan Authority office. The total reported cost of this project is RMB 23 million. Jiangxi Water and Hydropower Construction Co., Ltd. (JWHC) was the contractor responsible for project implementation. Project implementation began on December 31, 2010. The project was completed on June 15, 2012, and the formal project handover ceremony took place on August 15, 2012.
Staff comments
The Chinese project title is 阿富汗帕尔旺水利增项工程 or 阿富汗帕尔旺水利工程修复（二期. For the time being, we assume that the full cost of the project (RMB 23 million) was the value of the grant funding provided by the Chinese Government. In a news article published by the Chinese Embassy Website, the funding for the project was drawn from the US$150 million that China has pledged in 2002 and is a sub-umbrella project of #34498. The Chinese project title is 阿富汗帕尔旺水利增项工程 or 成援阿富汗帕尔旺水利工程修复（一期). For the time being, we assume that the full cost of the project ($11.5 million) was the value of the grant funding provided by the Chinese Government. The main (85.578 km) irrigation canal was originally constructed with a grant from the Chinese Government in the late 1960s and 1970s. Construction was initiated on December 31, 1968 and completed on December 31, 1976. It was designed to irrigate 24,800 hectares (or 372,000 acres) of land. However, due to the effects of war and wear and tear, the irrigation canal fell into a state of disrepair and was unable to supply water in a reliable and effective manner.