Question : Dahla Dam has recently come into news. In which country it situated ?
(a) Iraq
(b) Iran
(c) Pakistan
(d) Afghanistan
Answer—(d)
related facts
- In May 2021, the Taliban captured the Dahla Dam after months of fighting in their former stronghold of Kandahar.
- This dam is the second largest dam located in Afghanistan.
- Dahla Dam is also known as Arghandab Dam.
- The dam provides drinking water for the city of Kandahar as well as irrigation facilities to farmers through a network of canals.
- This dam was constructed about 70 years ago in the year 1952 on the Arghandab river by America to provide water for irrigation in about 7 districts of Kandahar.
By — Pankaj Pandey.
Link:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/6/taliban-captures-key-afghan-dam-as-fighting-rages