SCARP MARDAN (PHASE

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The Salinity Control and Reclamation Project includes: (a) installing tile drains in areas with a water table depth of less than 5 feet; (b) remodeling existing surface drains to carry storm water and tile drainage flows; (c) modifying the 2.1 mile long Benton Tunnel; (d) remodeling the LSC system to provide increased capacity and improve canal operational efficiencies; (e) reclaiming abandoned and/or marginally productive saline-alkaline land; (f) improving on-farm water management efficiency; (g) improving the rural market road network; (h) improving agricultural extension services and instituting the training and visit (T&V) system; (i) improving the quality and quantity of maize seed; (j) monitoring irrigation deliveries, drainage flows, water table depths and agricultural production; (k) providing equipment and vehicles for construction, O&M, agricultural extension, seed production, project support and monitoring programs; and (l) providing technical assistance for the preparation of detailed designs, specifications, tender documents and construction drawings for civil works and feasibility studies of a project in the remainder of the USC command area, and for the improvement of agricultural production programs.