WRITE-UP FOR BUDGET SPEECH AND SUMMARY FOR THE CABINET ON ADP 2017-18
ACHIEVEMENTS OF
ON FARM WATER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
2016-17
DIRECTORATE GENERAL ON FARM WATER MANAGEMENT
AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK & COOPERATION DEPARTMENT
19- JAMRUD ROAD OPPOSITE ISLAMIA COLLEGE ATI CAMPUS
PESHAWAR
BACKGROUND
Keeping in view the importance of water in irrigated Agriculture and its tremendous loss in the system, the Govt: of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa like other provinces launched OFWM Program in 1975 as independent attached deptt:
FUNCTIONS
DUTIESS
PROVINCIAL LEVEL
DISTRICT LEVEL
The following major targets have been set for On-Farm Water Management Department for the year 2016-17 against which the achievements are as under:-
(Targets will be achieved in the last qarter).
The following targets have been set for the years 2017-18
S.No |
Name of Project |
Activities
|
Target |
1 |
Improvement of Tertiary Irrigation System in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Improvement of Watercourses (Nos)
|
350 |
2 |
Small Farmer’s Land Reclamation and Development in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Rough Land Levelling (acres) |
19100 |
3 |
KPK Irrigated Agriculture Improvement Project 2017-21
|
Lining / Improvement of Watercourses (Nos) |
8000 |
Canal Area Development of Baizai Irrigation Scheme (acres) |
25000 |
||
HEIS (Drip) (acres) |
2000 |
||
Provision of Land Levelers (Nos) |
100 |
||
Construction of Small Water reservoirs (Nos) |
100 |