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The Fifth Drainage Project's objectives are to increase farm production by reversing the deteriorating salt and water balance in 465,000 feddans (482,670 acres), and to strengthen the Egyptian Public Authority for Drainage Projects (EPADP) to improve standards of implementation, quality control, maintenance and monitoring. The project works would include: (i) the remodelling of existing surface drains; (ii) the installation of collectors and field drains for subsurface drainage; (iii) the production of corrugated PVC pipes for field drains; (iv) the maintenance of surface and subsurface drains by construction of maintenance centers and subcenters, provision of maintenance equipment, and maintenance of completed drainage works during the project implementation period; (v) the training and technical assistance for EPADP and the Drainage Research Institute; (vi) a monitoring and evaluation program to oversee the project's implementation progress and study the impact of drainage on depth to water table, etc.; and (vii) the provision of equipment to measure flow rates in canals.