UP TUBEWELLS II

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The Second Uttar Pradesh Public Tubewells Project will seek to raise agricultural production and farm income in the State of Uttar Pradesh through the construction and upgrading of public tubewell irrigation systems. It will support: (i) the construction of 2,200 new tubewell systems, built to an improved design tested under the Uttar Pradesh Public Tubewells Project (Credit 1004-IN); (ii) the upgrading of 750 existing tubewell irrigation systems built to traditional design standards; (iii) agricultural support services to farmers in command areas of project wells; (iv) a research and development program to test further potential advances in tubewell technology; (v) training of irrigation and agriculture staff; and (vi) project monitoring and evaluation. The Credit will also provide funds for the preparation of future irrigation projects in India.