Antananarivo Plain Development

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The Antananarivo Plain Development Project for Madagascar aims to improve the living conditions of the low income population living in the low lying areas of the city and in the Antananarivo plain, and to increase the productivity of the industries and of the farms in the plain. To reach these objectives, the project will specifically: a) provide a 100 year flood protection to the suburbs of Antananarivo; b) improve, rehabilitate and expand the drainage and sewerage facilities to evacuate surface runoff and sewage from the plain; c) rehabilitate the irrigation system of the Ikopa right bank ( 3000 ha ); d) improve the performance of local governments' revenues at the regional level; e) strengthen the institutional framework for integrated and controlled development of the Plain. The project has nine components, which are the following: 1) flood protection along the Ikopa river; 2) flood warning system; 3) drainage structures on the plain; 4) pumping station to evacuate water from the plain; 5) construction of an irrigation canal; 6) rehabilitation of irrigation systems; 7) rehabilitation and expansion of the sewerage system; 8) institution building, including privatization of municipal services; and 9) studies, supervision, technical assistance and training.