Complaint > Itaparica Resettlement and Irrigation Project

Management Response: Management Response

...change and shifting priorities took their toll on execution. Lack of cooperation among different agencies and the politicization of resettlement caused additional problems. As a consequence of these factors, long delays and cost overruns affected implementation. Current program costs are estimated at more than double the o r i g d estimates and approximately 3,560 of the 5,800 farming families affected by the dam are still awaiting completion of imgation on their lots. Nevertheless, dur...