NP Modernization of Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Scheme - Phase 1

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The objective of the First Phase of the Modernization of Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Scheme Project for Nepal is to improve irrigation water delivery to, and management in, the command area. There are four components to the project. the first component is scheme modernization: it will construct and modernize the main canal system, including hydraulic structures, feeder channels, and river bank protection works, and upgrading of village roads; the second component is strengthening Water Users Associations (WUA): will strengthen WUAs to assume full responsibility for the management, operation, and maintenance of the modernized infrastructure; the third component is agricultural production support: will carry out a series of agriculture-based activities in the project area to start narrowing the existing productivity gaps and enhance land and water resource uses through demonstrations, farmer field schools, and other adaptive processes; and the fourth component is project management: will ensure effective project management and coordination, and monitoring and evaluation and impact assessments.