Corps of Engineers to raise Dahla Dam, provide water essential to southern Afghanistan [Image 1 of 5]

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN

03.18.2014

Photo by William Dowell 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kandahar Resident Office officer in charge Maj. Jeffery Ward, center, and Project Engineer Danielle Lovellette, right, talk to Bryan 77 contracting representatives about the project on their way up to the top of Dahla Dam. The Corps of Engineers is in Phase One of a two-phase construction plan that will ultimately raise the dam about 25 feet, boosting reservoir holding capacity and increasing water for irrigation and consumption for an estimated two million people. The project is expected to be completed in 2017. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Bill Dowell/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.18.2014
• Date Posted: 04.10.2014 05:36
• Photo ID: 1236802
• VIRIN: 140318-A-DT641-052
• Resolution: 3087x1985
• Size: 6.21 MB
• Location: KANDAHAR, AF