Afghanistan: Emergency Irrigation Rehabilitation Project

WASHINGTON, April 10, 2007 - The following project was approved today by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors:

 

IDA GRANT: US$25 million

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The objective of this grant is to bring additional financing to the US$40 million Credit approved by the World Bank on December 23, 2004 to support the Government of Afghanistan’s effort to provide farmers with adequate and reliable supply of water in the traditional irrigation schemes. This additional grant will ensure the completion of 635 water irrigation schemes which could have been left out if the award of contracts were terminated due to lack funds.

For more information, please call Erik Nora at (202) 458 4735 or email:

enora@worldbank.org

For project documents, please visit:

http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P078936