SOUSS GROUNDWATER

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The project would include: (a) 49 tubewells with submerged electric pumps and appurtenant pressure regulating installations, and pumps and equipment for 24 existing wells; (b) buried asbestos cement pipe distribution systems and mobile sprinkler equipment serving 6,300 ha; (c) rehabilitation of an existing gravity distribution system serving 1,000 ha; (d) 36 km of open drains to intercept surface runoff from adjacent areas; (e) 80 km of 22 kV power transmission lines for pumping stations; (f) village infrastructure. The project would also provide for land consolidation, distribution and preparation; farm access roads and windbreaks; buildings and equipment for extension, training, operation and maintenance services and milk collection centers; and consultants in engineering and agriculture.