Salma dam or the Afghan India Friendship dam in western Herat Province was inaugurated by PM Modi along with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in 2016.
India wanted to replicate Dr Tetsu Nakamura traditional Japanese technique to divert water in Salma Dam or India Afghan Friendship dam in Herat. Tetsu Nakamura was assassinated last week by unknown persons in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
Ambassador Amar Sinha, India's former envoy to Afghanistan and member, National Security Advisory Board said, "He was a very simple, humble man who had brought traditional Japanese technique to divert water. It was a completely barren land. I wanted to replicate his technique in Salma dam."
Salma dam or the Afghan India Friendship dam in western Herat Province was inaugurated by PM Modi along with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in 2016.
Nakamura was a Japanese medical doctor, who did humanitarian work in Afghanistan and has become a national hero of the landlocked South Asian country. His killing has plunged the country in mourning with candlelight vigils being held in Kabul, Nangarhar, Khost and other locations of the country.
Nakamura was bestowed with honorary citizenship of Afghanistan by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and was the recipient of Ramon Magsaysay Award which is also referred to as Asia's Nobel Prize.
A candlelight vigil was held at the Afghan mission in Delhi in memory of Dr Tetsu Nakamura. Afghan chief of mission Tahir Qadiry in a tweet said, "This great Japanese-Afghan personality dedicated his life in the service & upliftment of Afghans through his relentless efforts. May his great soul Rest In Peace!" Adding, "He lived & died as a proud Japanese-Afghan".
Tahir, along with other Afghan embassy officials paid a visit to Japanese Embassy in Delhi to convey condolences to Japanese envoy to India Satoshi Suzuki on the demise of Dr Nakamura who was brutally killed by the terrorists.
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