W BENGAL AGRIC. DEVT

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The project would finance the expansion of minor irrigation by supporting a four year lending program mainly for the development of shallow tubewells by individual or groups of farmers and a program of deep tubewells construction and river lift completion. The project would also finance a number of agro-service centers to improve inputs distribution, agricultural markets, and improved extension services. The project consists of: (a) 18,000 electrically or diesel powered shallow tubewells, (b) 600 river lift and deep tubewell completions, (c) 100 deep tubewells for MIC, (d) 200 deep tubewells for farmers' groups, (e) 200 agro-service centers, (f) the development of three markets, (g) equipment and technical assistance for SWB, MIC and the Department of Agriculture, (h) improvement of extension services, and (i) the preparation of a second stage project.