RASOVA IRRIG&AGRIC DEVT

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In the Rasova Vederosa Irrigation Project, the irrigation component consists of: (a) five main supply pumping stations and four secondary stations; (b) about 170 km of concrete-lined main, branch and distributary canals; (c) 39 pressure pumping stations to provide pressure to water entering about 1,570 km of buried distribution pipelines; (d) about 240 km of 20 kV power transmission lines with transformer substations having an aggregate capacity of 137 MVA; (e) portable irrigation equipment, operation and maintenance equipment, and farm machinery and implements; (f) land levelling and erosion control works. Other related investments are: (a) establishment of a vineyard on 450 ha and of an orchard on 350 ha; (b) construction of a 44,000 ton grain silo; (c) eleven dairy units each with a capacity of 830 dairy cows, imported dairy cows for use in farms in eight judets (counties) in eastern Romania, and two beef fattening units each with a capacity of 3,200 animals; (d) construction of a feedmill; (e) construction of water supply facilities.