Enlargement of Doukkala Canal

This project concerns the expansion of the Doukkala Canal. It's an integral part of a development program and the realization of agricultural development activities. The project aims at widening the canal whose flow capacity should be increased from 16m3 / sec to 42 m3 / sec. It consists essentially of: (a) widening the 98 km long earthen section of the 111 km canal; (b) demolish some of the canal structures; (c) repair and replace some of the canal structures; (d) build new works; and (e) purchase and implement hydromechanical devices. At completion, the project should provide the additional water required to irrigate some 33,500 ha. As a first step, 21,570 hectares should be developed for the following crops: wheat, sugar beet, cotton, maize, vegetable crops and fodder crops for cattle.