Melka Gobera river diversion, the first in the locality, project is under way

By Wondie Engeda

Water Resourc Development Program Manager and Coordinator of Small Scale Projects (SSI) in ORDA Ato Semenh Sheferaw disclosed recently that the first Melka Gobera river diversion project in Argoba district is under way.

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The River Diversion Project is expected to irrigate 65 hectares of land and its command area will benefit 235 households, Ato Semenh indicated.

 

Melka Gobera 1ORDA has been carryng out the project with the financial support of International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) with 3.3 million Birr budget funded through the Regional Water Resource Development and Agriculture Burea, amounting to birr 195 thousnds funded by regional government and around 389 thousands from the communities’ participation respectively, stated Semieneh Sheferaw, ORDA’s Water Resource Development Program Manager and SSI projects Coordinator.

The River Diversion was commenced in Febrary, 2012 and is expected to be completed in April, 2013.

The population of the district is estimated at over 40,000. It is also reported that the district is divded into 7 adminstrative kebeles with an areas of 30,000 kms coverage as well.

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