DEEP TUBEWELLS II

closed

The proposed project would seek to increase foodgrain production through increasing the area under irrigation and strengthening the TCCA/KSS cooperative system. The project includes: (a) procurement and installation of 4,000 two cubic feet per second Deep Tubewell (DTW); (b) procurement of 25 rotary drilling rigs and auxiliary equipment; (c) provision to Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) of additional staff, thana office facilities, vehicles, and monitoring and testing equipment; (d) technical assistance for BADC, staff training and studies, monitoring and evaluation; (e) provision to IRDP of technical assistance, additional staff, thana facilities, housing, vehicles, and staff training; (f) provision of medium term credit to cover part of the installation costs of Deep Tubewell (DTW); and (g) provision of diesel fuel for IDA financed minor irrigation facilities.