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ENGAGING COMMUNITIES:

The Balochistan Integrated Water Resources Management and Development Project (BIWRMDP) PMU team comprising Social Safeguards Specialist, Deputy Director (Agriculture), Matching Grants Specialist, Communications Specialist and the PIU Uthal team, including the engineers from the irrigation and agriculture departments and Deputy Director (Irrigation) visited the project’s irrigation scheme sites of Gundacha and Nurg Hingri in the Porali river basin, Lasbela District, Balochistan, from June 15 to 19, 2017. The visit was initiation of the project’s introductory meetings with the recipient communities of the irrigation schemes. The team also visited the Gundacha scheme site. The community members of Gundacha and Nurg-Hingri villages welcomed the schemes and project initiatives, amid interactive sessions. They shared their views/feedback with the project team. The team responded to the queries of the community members and documented their feedback.

INVOLVING STAKEHOLDERS:

The World Bank Group’s IDA Implementation Support Mission, BIWRMD Project Management Unit (PMU), Quetta and Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Sibbi teams, along with the officials of the District Government, Sibbi, visited the Nari Gorge and Sibbi District on May 19-20, 2017, as part of their implementation support visit to the project scheme areas. The project and mission teams participated in meetings with the Additional Commissioner Sibbi, officials of the District Government, Sibbi and community members. They also visited the Nari Gorge Head Works Canal System. The team visited the water courses and channels in the Luni and Khajjak villages in the Nari Gorge command area and Mushkaf Spate Irrigation Scheme. The visit received wide news coverage in the local newspapers.