BALIKH IRRIGATION

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The project includes: (a) a 148 km main supply canal to convey water from the Lake Assad reservoir to the project area and adjacent areas; (b) irrigation distribution system and on-farm development of about 41,000 ha (net) about 10,000 ha would be served by pumping from the gravity supply system; (c) surface drainage facilities; (d) farm machinery and equipment for operation and maintenance; (e) roads, water supply facilities, and buildings for schools, clinics and community activities for 28 villages; (f) four maintenance and service centers, 68 garages and 18 repair shops; (g) consulting services for engineering, extension and training, soil and water management, and operational studies of Lake Assad; and (h) consulting services for a master plan for the rehabilitation of agriculture in an area of about 200,000 ha from Halabie-Zelabie to Abou-Kemal in the lower Euphrates Valley, and a feasibility study, detailed designs and contract documents for a rehabilitation project covering about 55,000 ha of the above area on the right bank of the river.