PUNJAB IRR & DRAINAG

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The project's objectives are to improve the productivity of the existing irrigation systems, raise living standards through the development of irrigation facilities, initiate drainage works, trials and studies to address the various impacts of the rising water table in the state of Punjab and finally, upgrade the efficiency and skills of the Irrigation Department. The project's components are the following : 1) improved irrigation efficiency, 2) agricultural development in the poorest areas of the state by developing the Kandi Canal, constructing public tubewells and low dams in the Kandi tract, as well as lift irrigation facilities in areas adjoining the Sutlej - Yamuna link canal, 3) drainage works, and 4) institutional development.