The Minister of Mines and Petroleum of the said province, Abdul Sattar Muslim, told Bakhtar Agency that the extraction of salt mine worth 15 million Afghanis has been started on about 13 hectares of land in “Gul Siah” area of Chakrate, Pashthkoh district.
He added that about 15 tons of salt will be extracted from the said mine and 1000 Afghanis will be given to the treasury of the Islamic Emirate for each ton.
According to him, the extraction of this mine will directly and indirectly provide employment to 100 people and the salt of this mine is of better quality than other mines.
Maulvi Abdul Malik Osama, the spokesperson of Farah provincial authority, said that besides ensuring the implementation of various development projects in the province, the provincial authority is making efforts to implement the development projects, which will provide employment opportunities to some unemployed people of the province.
It is worth noting that before this, the extraction of another salt mine has been started in “Kalari” area of Pashthkoh district of Farah province.
