• India and Afghanistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU over   video-teleconferencing (VTC), for the                    construction of the Shahtoot Dam (Lalander Dam) on a tributary of the Kabul river in            Afghanistan.

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• The project, which costs nearly $ 300 million, is a part of the New Development Partnership between India and Afghanistan.
• The project is a part of the New Development Partnership between India and Afghanistan.
• The Lalander [Shatoot] Dam would meet the safe drinking water needs of Kabul City, provide irrigation water to nearby areas, rehabilitate the existing irrigation and drainage network, aid in flood protection and management efforts in the area, and also provide electricity to the region.
• This is the second major dam being built by India in Afghanistan, after the India- Afghanistan Friendship Dam (Salma Dam), which was inaugurated by the Prime   Minister and the President in June 2016.