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The Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project, funded by the Asian
Development Bank (ADB), is a large-scale irrigation project
in Pakistan constructing a 274-kilometer canal along the Indus
River, 72 distribution canals, 68 cross-drainage structures
and 91 bridges. The project began in 1978, and under the Stage
III, which began in 1993 and scheduled for completion in the
end of 2003, 144km of the canal will be constructed and 135,000
ha of the command area will be irrigated.
The implementation of this project has caused numerous problems,
including involuntary displacement and compensation disputes,
a severe lack of transparency and consultation with the affected
people for the planning and implementation of the project,
and various other social and environmental impacts, such as:
flooding, influx of outsiders, land degradation, deforestation,
etc. On 25 November 2002, the local communities submitted
an Inspection request to the ADB regarding the alleged policy
violations of the ADB.
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