MCC IRRIGATION PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE ACTIVITY

$319.57M USD

Funder	Millennium Challenge Corporation
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Millennium Challenge Corporation
Country	Mali
Start Date	Jan 03, 2007
End Date	Nov 05, 2010
Duration	1,402 days
Number of Grantees	31
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`65919-40`

Grant Description

Mali - Alatona Irrigation Project - IRRIGATION PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE ACTIVITY (the "Irrigation Activity"): This Project Activity will increase the capacity of the ON's main conveyance structures (the Canal Adducteur, the Canal du Sahel and the Fala de Molodo) to ensure sufficient capacity to transport wet season water to all the developed perimeters.

MCC Funding will support the ON in achieving physical capacity to realize its immediate development goals, improve and increase service, and to move toward a next generation of standards and operational water management procedures, based on best international practice.

This Project Activity will involve main conveyance system upgrade and expansion, Alatona irrigation system development, and support to the ON agency on water management.