The State Institution “Agriculture Entrepreneurship Development" has taken necessary measures to irrigate agricultural lands as part of the "Strengthening Resilience of the Agriculture Sector Project”, drilling and commissioning five wells this year.
Together with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Institution developed a work plan to provide vulnerable farms with irrigation water and planed the measures for its timely implementation, such as well drilling.
This week, drilling of wells for irrigation started at the Mastchoh district “Navokhin A.” and Khoji Mulloumar” farms, and regional specialists of the Institution in Sughd region held public hearings within the project framework participated by the well drilling company employees.
During the meeting, the specialists provided the detailed information on the commencement of drilling operations to implement the environmental management plan, considering the stakeholders’ input and suggestions, the results of the environmental impact assessment, compliance with the World Bank social and environmental standards, sanitary and hygienic regulations, safety regulations and the current Republic of Tajikistan legislation, as well as on the grievance redress mechanism.
It should be noted that, as part of the "Strengthening Resilience of the Agriculture Sector Project”, the Institution is gradually drilling and commissioning a number of wells across the country to provide vulnerable farms with irrigation water.
