KABUL – Officials of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gaspipeline project faces a setback over land acquisition problems.
Officials in Afghanistan said so far they have completed 45 percent of theland acquisition process of the project in five provinces.
But the officials said the process is facing some problems, TOLO News hasreported.
They said an authoritative committee should be assigned to overcome theland acquisition problems along the planned route of the pipeline.
Work has started on TAPI project in five provinces, the officials said, butdid not name the provinces.
“The acquisition of land is a challenge because much of the land located onthe route of the project is privately owned. In some cases, the disputeover the land is referred to court,” said Zahid Safi, a legal advisor ofTAPI in Afghanistan.
The TAPI pipeline project was inaugurated by leaders of four countries inJanuary 2016. The work on the Turkmenistan section of the project wascompleted in February and in that month, work on the Afghanistan sectionkicked off in Herat province in the west of the country.