The irrigation and drainage system within the Chira-Piura Special Project represents the largest irrigation and drainage system, by which the Chira River waters are stored and conveyed into the Piura River basin. It is located in the coastal arid part of northwest Peru.
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Employer |
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Peru, INADE – National Institute of Development, Executive Directorate of the Chira-Piura Project |
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Irrigation system enabled the following: |
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- irrigation regulation |
156,000 |
ha |
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- improvement of agricultural production of Piura valley |
35,000 |
ha |
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- improvement of water distribution in Chira valley |
42,000 |
ha |
The system was executed in three phases.
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