PROJECT
Is’haqi farms from Balad up to the confluence with Tigris arm
PROJECT CODE IP-142
Long44.35º Lat33.66º
Start:
Duration:
Rehabilitation start year:
Rehabilitation end year:
Reclamation start year: 2028
Reclamation end year: 2032
Is OpportunityIs EmergencyIs ApportenantIs CandidateIs ObsoleteChecked
Project Cost (USD): $263,712,580
Partial Project Cost (USD)
REH off border irrigation (USD):
RECL off border irrigation (USD): $1,724,302
REH off border drainage (USD):
RECL off border drainage (USD): $863,031
REH off farm irrigation (USD):
RECL off farm irrigation (USD): $101,885,953
REH off farm drainage (USD):
RECL off farm drainage (USD): $64,623,293
REH off farm other (USD):
RECL off farm other (USD): $36,521,190
REH on farm irrigation (USD):
RECL on farm irrigation (USD): $20,050,800
REH on farm drainage (USD):
RECL on farm drainage (USD): $23,774,489
REH on farm other (USD):
RECL on farm other (USD): $14,269,523
Project Cost (USD): $263,712,580
Governorate: Baghdad
River: Tigris
Location: On the right bank of the Tigris River, west of Baqubah City
Category: Irrigation and Drainage Projects
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Sector:
Type:
Opportunity type: Construction
Source: MoWR
Source of fund: MoWR
Original source: MoWR
Implementing agency:
Status: Proposed/Planned
Description
The ‘Is’haqi farms from Balad up to the confluence with Tigris arm’ irrigation project (IP) is located in 0 Governorate, in the 0 River Basin.According to the Ministry of Water Resources, SWLRI Division, and after the meetings during December 2013 to February 2014, the project is ‘Planned’ to be developed over a total command or gross area of about 62 thousand Du (15.5 th. Ha), corresponding to a net area of 54.4 th. Du. The suggested source of irrigation water is the Basin River.About 62 th. Du are currently cultivated (100% of the total area to be implemented).
Needs
Irrigation and drainage infrastructure has to be build. Leaching is needed to get rid of the accumulation of salts on the soil, caused by poor drainage and inefficient on-farm irrigation methods. The water table is shallow and subsurface drains are needed. Efficient on-farm irrigation methods, suitable crop rotation system, good quality seeds and fertilizers, and technical assistance are crucial to achieve high quality and quantity production.
Objective
The objective is to achieve food self sufficiency and security and reduce poverty by reclaiming an additional area of 62 th.Du.
Screening
Performed under SWLRI phase 2