AIBAK (Pajhwok): Revenue from coalmines in the Dar-i-Sauf Bala district of northern Samangan province has reached 1.6 billion afs in the first six months of the current fiscal year, an official said on Tuesday.
Governor Khirullah Anosh told Pajhwok Afghan News the revenue did not included income from private and public mines. The two main mines in Dahanator and Shabashak have fetched 785.5 million afs this year.
He said proper planning by the coal entrepreneur in the north, enforcement of rule of law and a peaceful environment encouraged suppliers to buy more coal and hence the revenue surge.
A resident said around 10,000 workers from different parts of the country excavate coal from the 240 tunnels. One tone of coal accounts for approximately 15,000 to 20,000 afs.
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