Highway To Hell - Afghanistan

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The groundwork for Khorst-Gardez road or so called "Highway to Hell" started in May last year. Since then it was reported 13 workers dead and 3 are still missing. The road is part of a grand design to break five strategic centres from economic and social dependency on neighbouring Pakistan. By linking them together and to the national ring-road, they might be hooked back into Kabul's orbit.It is 100km long and it was funded by US.

Despite being a controversial choice, the Indian company was selected because it was one of only two companies prepared to do the job.

The Taliban have declared war on this USD114 millions highway.  A special report (SBS Dateline) by Paul McGeough and cameraman David Brill who travelled to Afghanistan's south-east, details the story. See report in You Tube here .

Luckily, our New East Coast Highway 2nd Phase which is under construction does not invite any declaration of war from anybody . For comparison purpose, our highway is 169km long and costing RM3.7 billions ( about USD 1 billion). 

Tale or Maybe a True Story of Bakun Dam?

Very interesting article about the history of Bakun Hydroelectric Plant which the idea to build it was initially brought forward in 60's and was given a go ahead instruction in 1986 by no other than our TDM. ( Latest entry in TDM's blog was about HUKUM ALLAH..read here). I just wonder whether TDM thought about HUKUM ALLAH when he approved the Bakun project or when he sacked his TPM, Dato'Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Enough said about that....to read the article that I mentioned on the Bakun Dam..read here.