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Project Name Punjab Water Resources Management Projects
Project Number 51359-001
Country Pakistan
Project Status Approved
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Loan
Source of Funding / Amount
Loan 6027-PAK: Project Readiness Financing for Punjab Water Resources Management Projects
concessional ordinary capital resources lending / Asian Development Fund US$ 8.32 million
Strategic Agendas Environmentally sustainable growth
Inclusive economic growth
Drivers of Change Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
Governance and capacity development
Sector / Subsector
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural production - Irrigation
Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Some gender elements
Description The project readiness financing will help review the governments priority projects and develop project pipelines for ADB financing. It will improve the readiness of water resources management priority projects by (i) completing the detailed design, and procurement and safeguards documents met with ADB requirements and procedures of the five priority projects; and (ii) improving the capacity of executing and implementing agencies for project implementation readiness. Thus, the project will contribute to the improvement of the irrigation infrastructure that will enhance water availability and increase productivity of the agriculture sector in the Punjab, and subsequently alleviating rural poverty, and improving food security and economic growth.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy Agriculture production in Punjab has benefitted from the Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS) that provides irrigation water to 15 million hectares (ha) of land, of which about 60% lies in Punjab. The IBIS is the lifeline of the Punjab agriculture sector. However, deteriorated century-old structures and inefficient water management within irrigation schemes and/or on-farm resulted to the unreliable surface irrigation water delivery in the IBIS. Some cultivable lands in Punjab remain outside of the IBIS and rely on unpredictable scarce rainfall or ground water that may lower the water table. Although the Government of Punjab has placed a high priority on improving irrigation infrastructure and its efficiency, additional efforts are required for improved agriculture productivity and water-use efficiency to achieve economic growth target and food security in the province.
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Geographical Location Punjab
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
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Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
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Responsible ADB Officer Noriko Sato
Responsible ADB Department Central and West Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, CWRD
Executing Agencies
Irrigation Department of the Government of Punjab
c/o Superintending Engineer
Link Canal Circle, Canal Bank
Mughalpur, Lahore, Pakistan |
