nCa Analysis “Do not waste water, even if you are on a running river.” – Hadith of Holy Prophet (PBUH) “A drop of water, a grain of gold.” – Turkmen proverb The Taliban in Afghanistan is building an enormous canal to draw water from the Amudarya. It is their right to consume water from the […]
Amudarya is not a single river – It is an integrated river system spanning six countries
nCa Report Amudarya, the most famous river of Central Asia, is not a single river – It is an integrated river system spanning six, possibly seven countries. Amudarya is usually written as Amudarya River, which is superfluous because ‘darya’ in Amudarya means river. This river has always caught the imagination of the travellers and authors. […]
Afghanistan is building an enormous canal to draw water from Amudarya River. This may affect water availability situation in Central Asia.
nCa Report Afghanistan is rapidly building an enormous canal to draw water from the Amudarya River. This has the potential to affect the water availability situation to Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. The Qosh Tepa Canal, named after the Qosh Tepa district in the Jawzjan province, will be 285km in length and 100 meters in width. It […]
Rogun Dam of Tajikistan – the need to reassess the entire project
nCa Analysis The first power generation turbine on the Rogun hydropower (HPP) project of Tajikistan will be commissioned on 16 November 2018. This will coincide with the President’s Day celebrations in Tajikistan. The Rogun HPP is being built on the Vakhsh River, which is a main tributary to the Amudarya River – it contributes about […]