AGRIC. IRRIG. II

closed

Project components include: (i) two dams and a diversion system to capture and integrate the flows of the Vasilikos, Pendaskinos and Maroni rivers; (ii) distribution works and other facilities to irrigate 1,160 ha, including a canal, pipeline, storage reservoir and irrigation distribution systems up to the farm gate, to convey surface water to 1,055 ha in the Vasilikos and Pendaskinos areas, and two tubewells in a groundwater aquifer to develop groundwater for 105 ha in the Vasilikos area; (iii) land consolidation, including farm road development, for about 1,055 ha in the project to be irrigated from surface water sources; (iv) provision of bulk water supply outlets of 7.2 MCM of water per year for domestic use, through existing water transmission facilities for Larnaca and Famagusta and those now being constructed for Nicosia; and (v) a small agricultural research substation to carry out applied research in the project area and an operation and maintenance headquarters building.