Rehabilitation & Completion of Irrigation & Drainage Infrastructure Project

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The Rehabilitation and Completion of Irrigation and Drainage Infrastructure Project aims to prevent the decline in supplying water to Baku City, eliminate further deterioration of the supply of irrigation water to approximately 86,000 hectares (ha) along the Sumur-Apsheron Canal; and improve drainage and reduce water logging and salinity on approximately 36,500 ha along Main-Mugan Collector. The project constitutes three components: 1) Rehabilitation and completion of irrigation and drainage infrastructure will support rehabilitation of critical main infrastructure of the Samur-Apsheron Canal (SAC) System, which comprises a headworks across the Samur river, a main supply canal, a reservoir near Baku City, pumping stations, three sediment basins, and a number of secondary canals that supply water to the irrigation areas. 2) Institutional strengthening will support institutional development to make a start with the improvement of the quality and sustainability of irrigation management by supporting technical assistance to review the work practice of SAC and training. 3) Project implementation support will cover part of the incremental staff salaries and operational expenses of the Project Implementation Unit, and the annual monitoring and evaluation.