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Jalalpur Irrigation Project

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Project Information

Investment ID: 46528-002

Bank: Asian Development Bank

Environmental Category: A

Country: Pakistan

Region: South Asia

Approval Date: Nov. 24, 2017

Investment Types: Loans

Total Project Cost: USD 355.4 million

Total Complaints: 1

Description

The Jalalpur Irrigation Project (JIP) is located along right bank of River Jhelum in Punjab, Pakistan. It will create new non-perennial irrigation services for enhanced agricultural production on 79,750 ha in Pind Daden Khan and Khushab districts. The project will increase kharif crop intensity by 50%, improve crop yield and reduce land degradation. It will directly benefit over 200,000 rural people; mostly poor. The project will (i) construct over 200 km new irrigation canals, (ii) introduce institutional reforms and establish farmers' organizations (FOs), and (iii) build farmers capacity. The project will contribute to food security and economic growth and will alleviate rural poverty in the project area.

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