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On Farm Water Management Project – NWFP
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Name of associated firm :
DHV Consultants BV, Infra-D-Consultants, EASE, ASIANCIS Agro Dev. Sheladia Associates, SPO, MMP
Project Location within Country:
NWFP, FATA
Start Date:
August 2001
Completion Date:
June 2002
Project Description
The overall objective of the project is to reduce rural poverty through increased agricultural production leading to increased farm incomes by;
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Improving the reliability, efficiency and equity of distribution of available irrigation water
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Increasing on-farm water use efficiency and
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Enhancing long-term financial sustainability of the irrigation system by forming a farmers’ organization. The project comprises all districts of NWFP & FATA covering an area of about 0.23 million ha.
Services
Engineering Consultants have deployed professionals for the implementation of the project
The responsibilities of Engineers include the following activities:
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Establish Farmers Organizations
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Checking of the design of water courses and field channels
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Checking of the alignment and level of the watercourses and field channels
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Quality Control during the construction of watercourses and water storage tanks
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Physical checking and verification of bills
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Training to the field staff for the measurement of flow and calculating of seepage losses
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Precise Land Levelling
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Database management and baseline survey
