Background
Water resources studies carried out in the Hisban-Kafrein area have
revealed that a potential exists for providing additional storage in the
existing Kafrein Dam in order to meet irrigation demands.
The Hisban-Kafrein irrigation project started operations in 1981 and
irrigated an area of 15,500 dunums. An area of about 739 dunums adjacent
to the project was subsequently added. At present the total irrigated area
is 16,239 dunums. Recently, the project suffered from shortages of water
and clarification of pipes. JVA is currently studying with local
consultants the feasibility and design to rehabilitate this project to
overcome these problems.
Objectives
The project aims at the rehabilitation of the existing irrigation pipe
network, designs of new irrigation network to pump from king Abdullah
canal KAC ,Design of new irrigation network for Er -Rawdah area with an
increased area of 3,000 dunums. Study the possibility of increasing the
water resources of the projects by building a storage facility on Wadi
Hisban.
Project Description
The project consists of:
Rehabilitation of the existing project and studying new water resources
irrigation of a new area in Er-Rawdaah area of 3,000 dunums pumping from
KAC from pumping station 105 to the project.
Project Status
The financing is secured; the JD5.0 million is to be financed by WB the
HKJ and other.
Estimated Cost
The total estimated project cost is JD5.0 million |
