Site Visit by Director of Production Coherence and Development and Director of Arzaq Corporation
Waheed Rahimdil, director of Production Coherence and Development and Qiyamuddin Kamali, Director of Arzaq Corporation visited the factories of fruit and vegetables as well as the Jabal Siraj factory in Parwan Province. After visiting the sites, the directors met with Brigadier General Fazal-din Ayyar, the Governor of Parwan, to discuss corporation and support that the Governor’s office and NDC can provide each other. The Governor praised the work of the National Development Corporation in the different sectors that it was currently engaged in and promised his support for upgrading the cement production process at the Jabal Siraj factory. The directors gave the Governor an overview of future potential works as well as possible upgrades meant for the Jabal Siraj factory.
Public Work for 41,000 Citizens
During the difficult times of the COVID pandemic, the government of Afghanistan took active steps in ensuring economic and food security for the people most affected by the pandemic.
The government of Afghanistan delegated the task of generating 41,000 casual jobs for the citizens of Kabul province to the National Development Corporation. These casual jobs were paid at a daily wage rate of 300 Afghani. The jobs are designed to respect the social distancing and health protocols required at such a time and employee citizens for a year. The projects revolved around basic infrastructure projects, keeping in mind the limitations with regards to build equipment and machinery. Canals and water resources were reinforced and cleaned through this public work. NDC has managed to employ more than half of the planned total and is working hard at hiring further people for the work required.
Metal Parts Corporation Revived
One of the fundamental organs producing and supplying steel construction material, Metal corporation since being merged into NDC, has restarted its operations after close to two decades. The factory is currently functioning as the Metal Parts Division will produce the three major types of steel used in construction which are rebar steel, mild steel, and structural steel. As part of the National Development Corporation’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Metal factory has launched a project of building steel hospital beds. At close to one-third of the market price, the beds produced by NDC are of higher quality and would be produced locally and at a much shorter span. The total number of beds is 100,000 out of which 60,000 will be produced by the Metal Parts Division whilst 40,000 will be outsourced to the private sector as part of the corporation’s policy to support the private sector.
