The State Institution "Agriculture Entrepreneurship Development" 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, has begun drilling the wells and gradually puts them into practice according to the plan as part of the "Strengthening Resilience of the Agriculture Sector” project to provide the country vulnerable farms with irrigation water.
The next site to be irrigated is the “Mavlonkulbobo” dehkan farm in the “Bunjikat” rural jamoat of the Sughd region Shahristan district. Regional specialists of the institution in Sughd region held public hearings as part of the project, with the participation of the well-drilling contractor employees.
During the hearings, the specialists at the initial stage of drilling operations provided the detailed information on implementation of the environmental management plan, considering the stakeholders’ input and suggestions, on the results of the environmental impact assessment according to the World Bank social and environmental standards, compliance with sanitary and hygienic standards, safety regulations and the requirements of the Republic of Tajikistan current 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 gradually prepares and commissions a number of wells and other irrigation structures across the country to provide vulnerable farms with irrigation water.
