Upper Doukkala Irrigation Project

The present intervention deals with the Upper Doukkala Irrigation Project. It consists of developing and equipping 16,000 hectares which were to make up the first of four successive tranches of a programme to irrigate 64,000 hectares. The project should permit: (i) construction of a headrace tunnel, a pumping station with four generators and a main canal; (ii) installation of irrigation systems on 16,000 hectares; (iii) re-plotting operations, opening of feeder roads, construction of sanitation systems; and (iv) installation of a scheme protection facility, and supervision of farmers. The project consists of five (05) components, namely: (A) construction of the water headrace tunnels; (B) layout of the irrigation schemes; (C) studies and supervision of works; (D) agricultural development and perimeter management; (E) project management and coordination.