Morocco - Rharb Irrigation Project

R ESTR I CTE D Report No. PA- ZOa This report was prepared for use within the Bank and its affiliated organizations. They do not accept responsibility for its accuracy or completeness. The report may not be published nor may it be quoted as representing their views. INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENT OF THE SEBOU BASIN RHARB IRRIGATION PROJECT MOROCCO September 4, 1969 FILE COPY ~riculture Projects Departmnent  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS US$ 1.00 Moroccan Dirham (DH) 5.00 DR 1 US$ 0.20 DR 1,000,000 = US$ 200,000 Fr 1 DR .01 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES - METRIC SYSTEM 1 hectare (ha) = 2.47 acres 1 kilometer (km) = 0.62 miles 1 square kilometer (km2) 0.3886 square miles 1 meter (m) = 39.37 inches 1 square meter (m2) = 10.76 square feet 1 cubic meter (m3) = 35.31 eubic feet 1 million eubic meter (Mm3) = 810.7 acre feet 1 millimeter (mm) = 0.039 inches 1 kilogram (kg) = 2.2 pounds 1 liter (1) = 0.264 gallons US ABBREVIATIONS CMV - Centre de Mise en Valeur (Local Development Center) CNCA - Caisse Nationale de Credit Agricole EDF - Electricite de France FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique OCE - Office de Commercialisation et Exportation ONI - Office National d'Irrigation ORMVAG- Office Regional de Mise en Valeur Agricole du Gharb (Regional Office) PERT - Program Evaluation and Review Technique UNDP - United Nations Development Programme USAID - US Agency for International Development  m O R 00c c 0 DEVELOPMENT OF THE SEBOU BASIN RHARB IRRIGATION PROJECT w~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Table of Con.tents SUIMA.RY AND CONCLUSIONS I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II. -ACKGROUND. .................. . 2 III. THE PROJECT AREA . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Sebou Basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Rharb Plain. . 4 The Project Area. . 6 Water Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 IV. THE PROJECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 A. Description. 9 Subsequent Phases of Development . . . . . . . 10 B. Proposed Works .10 Land Reorganization and Redistribution . . . . 1 Irrigation and Drainage Systems . . . . . . . Pump Stations .13 Agricultural Development . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Supporting Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Processing Facilities and Roads . . . . . . . 14 C. Engineering and Construction Schedule . . . . 15 D. Cost Estimate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 E. Financing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 F. Procurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 This report was prepared by M1essrs. J.