ROMANIA: Cazasu – North Braila Terrace

Terasa Brăilei complex land reclamation scheme, with a total area of 71,240 ha, has been the first large irrigation scheme built in the Câmpia Brăilei region, between 1967 and 1974.

TURKEY: Gediz Irrigation Association in Gediz River Basin

Gediz River Basin is located in western Anatolia in the Aegean region, neighboring the city of Izmir. It is located between N: 38°04’ – 39°13’ and E: 26°42’- 29°45’. It ranks as the second largest basin in the region with its drainage area of 18 000 km2 (2.3% of the total surface area of Turkey) and it has a population of 1,700,000.

SPAIN: Júcar River Basin and Alicante Province inside Júcar District

Located at the east of Iberian Peninsula, the Pilot Area includes the Júcar River Basin (22.440 km2) and the Alicante Province inside Júcar River Basin District (about 4.623 km2).

MEXICO: Río Yaqui & Río Mayo

Río Yaqui and Río Mayo irrigation districts are located in Norwest México, in Sonora State.

ITALY: Sannio Alifano

“Consorzio di Bonifica Sannio Alifano” (including “Consorzio di Bonifica Valle Telesina”) is located in Southern Italy, Campania Region.

Administrative area (ha): 112.996

Irrigation infrastructures (ha): 14.070

Irrigated surface (ha): 16.602 (41% of the total cultivated area)

Main irrigation water supply: river;

INDIA: Harangi

About Cauvery and Harangi:

The Cauvery River originates at Talakaveri in Coorg District of Karnataka in Brahmagiri Range of Hills in the Western Ghats at an elevation of 1341m.

Harangi is a major tributary to Cauvery, owes its name to the village situated in its banks. The elevation varies from 5800 ft to 2690ft above MSL (joins cauvery). The command area covers three districts Coorg, Mysore and Hassan. Coorg receives abundant rainfall (400cm) where as Mysore and Hassan receives scanty rainfall (76-114cm).

EGYPT: Kafr el Sheikh

Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate lies in the middle north of Nile Delta. Total area = 3466.69 km².

Its northern coastline on the km 100= Mediterranean and bordered by Rosetta the western branch (Branch km 85 with length) of Nile.

BRAZIL: Paraíba do Sul

The Paraíba do Sul basin is located in southeastern Brazil. The total area is 57.000 km². It includes the territories of the states: Sao Paulo (13.605 km²), Rio de Janeiro (22.600 km²) and Minas Gerais (20.500 km²).