Obstacles and risks to drinking water supply projects in Afghanistan

Abstract

Water is a basic necessity of life, so in order for human beings to be free and safe from various diseases, it is necessary to take necessary measures to provide clean water to them. Lack of access to clean water in Afghanistan is a matter of serious concern. Two decades ago, when Afghanistan was facing a major crisis, 80% of the population used drains, canals and other stagnant water, which led to various diseases. Then, after the American presence in Afghanistan, a new government was formed. In 2001, the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) launched a program called RU-WatSip to improve access to clean water in rural areas. Implement clean water supply programs and projects, which have hit every village in Afghanistan, a decade later, according to a UNICEF survey, 67% of the population in Afghanistan had access to clean water. Which were pollution-free, whereas in the early stages only 20% of Afghanistan’s population had access to clean water. [1]The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) has implemented various clean water supply projects in different rural areas, although the basic needs of the people have been met with the implementation of these projects. The projects that should have been considered were not implemented as they should have been, and these projects had different hurdles and risks from the design stage to the implementation and handover process, which divided us into three categories: High, medium, and low, for example, briefly mentioned, and our purpose in writing this article is to explore the barriers and difficulties in drinking water supply projects. [2]