WASHINGTON, September 24, 2009 - The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved the following project:
IDA Credit: US$65.544 million equivalent
Terms: Maturity = 35 years; Grace Period = 10 years
Project ID: P110538
Project Description: The Ferghana Valley Water Resources Management Project for Uzbekistan is to improve agricultural production in areas affected by water-logging, and to reduce damage to housing and infrastructure from rising ground water levels and salinity in the project districts. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is improvement of irrigation and drainage network. The second component of the project is institutional strengthening and agricultural development support. The third component of the project is project management, monitoring and evaluation of project impact.
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