President Ghani accompanied by ministers of water and energy and economy minister, national Security Council advisor , Kabul Governor and members of the National Assembly opened the construction work on the dam on 19 June 2015.[4] The Dam will cost $41 million, with 81 meters height at the rocky base and about 330 000 cubic meters of concrete, would be the first Roller-compacted concrete (R.C.C) that will be implemented within 55 months.[5][6] The dam will produce 1.2 Megawatts of power and irrigate 2700 hectares of land in addition to supplying drinking water for the residents of Kabul city.