Islamabad: A loan of $340 million will be provided to Pakistan by the International Development Association of the World Bank (WB) to support the Sindh government modernize and rehabilitate irrigation infrastructure.
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The loan is being provided to enhance irrigation infrastructure and facilitate a transformation in the management of agricultural infrastructure, water resources and irrigation service delivery.
The Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation (Swat) project will finance construction of infrastructure on the left bank of the Indus River. Operations under the project will be carried out in irrigated areas of Sindh that are characterized by flat lands with inadequate land drainage systems. Appraisal of the project will begin in September.
The project is being designed under the realization that Sindh can get a lot more economic value and simultaneously increase its social and environmental outcomes from water use.
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According to a World Bank report, improving water management is a priority for Pakistan and environmental sustainability of agriculture is identified as one of the key pathways to sustain growth, reduce poverty, and achieve shared prosperity.
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