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Donor-Asian
Development Bank
Objective
of the Project-
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Increase
the productivity of irrigated agriculture in Chhattisgarh through
improved irrigation service delivery, strengthened waster resource
management and enhanced agriculture practices to improve incomes and
reduce poverty.
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To
improve water resources infrastructure and management, and to enhance
farm productivity, in selected river basins and small/medium-scale
surface water and tank systems with strong, demand-driven stakeholder
involvement and by ensuring long-run O&M sustainability. The project's
components and outputs
Project
Components
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Development
of water user associations (WUAs);
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Completion and/or improvement of infrastructure;
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Agricultural extension; and
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Capacity
building of local sector institutions.
Projected
Benefits
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Restore
irrigation system and utilise 90% of design potential
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Increase
in Rabi cropping resulting in generation employment for landless laborers
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Strengthened
Water Users Association through capacity development
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Strengthened
Integrated Water Resources Management
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