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China's IPPR Int. Engineering Corp to build two pumping stations in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Sept. 3 / Trend D.Azizov /
China's IPPR Int. Engineering Corp has signed a contract with the Uzbek Agriculture and Water Resources Ministry on the reconstruction of two pumping stations with a total cost of $30.8 million, the ministry told Trend.
The construction is realized in the framework of the project on water management in the Ferghana valley and Zarafshan worth $144 million dollars, co-funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The ADB allocated credit worth $ 100 million for the project in 2009.
Some $ 15 million allocated from the ADB concessional resources with a repayment period of 32 years, including an 8-year grace period, $ 85 million - the ADB ordinary resources with a repayment period of 26 years, including a 6-year grace period.
The government share in the project implementation is $ 44 million.
The project designed for 2009 - 2014 provides the reconstruction of the Narpay irrigation machine system in Samarkand and the Besharyk irrigation machine systemin the Ferghana region, including the reconstruction of pumping stations, inter-farm system of the machine channels Narpay and Besharyk and replacement of pipelines, pumping equipment.
In 2010, the Chinese company won the tender for the construction of two pumping stations announced by the ministry.
Under the contract, China's IPPR Int. Engineering Corp will completely reconstruct the pumping station in Narpay, with the replacement of 8 blocks with a capacity of 1,600 cubic meters per second each, and a pumping station in Besharyk, with the replacement of the 10 blocks with a capacity of 1,400 cubic meters per second each. The project will be implemented within two years.
It is expected that the project will ensure sustainable development of the agriculture in irrigated areas and increase the efficiency of water and land resources in the Fergana Valley and Zarafshan.
Uzbekistan has adopted a program to improve irrigation systems and land reclamation, under which it is planned to carry out reclamation of about 350,000 hectares of land and construction of new reservoirs.

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