CHAO PHYA II

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The Second Chao Phya Irrigation Project is divided into the following components: (A) rehabilitation of the main irrigation, drainage and road networks and on-farm development works to improve water control and farm access to serve a net cultivable area of about 63,000 ha distributed among six subproject areas in the Northern Chao Phya Plain; (B) rehabilitation works to improve water control and operational efficiency for an area of 138,000 ha (additional to the Part A area), as well as topograhic mapping for about 300,000 ha of the Northern Chao Phya Plain; (C) topographic and cadastral mapping of about 50,000 ha, construction of three pilot projects and 360 km of service roads and associated works in the MaeKlong irrigation area; (D) consultant services for (a) implementing the above works, (b) preparing feasibility studies for (i) a third stage project in the Chao Phya Plain and (ii) a second stage project in the Mae Klong area, and (c) studies of agricultural supporting services.