Within the framework of the "Laaroussia Canal Master Plan" Programme, co-financed with the participation of KfW, the Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries, represented by the Manouba Regional Commissariat for Agricultural Development (CRDA), is considering the replacement of the pumping station of the Borj El Amri public irrigated perimeter, located in the south-west of the city of Manouba.

The existing perimeter covers a total area of 2,500 ha with the potential for extensions and doubling of the surface area.

The existing mobilization system is composed of the conveyance system between the canal and the pumping station, a storage basin, the discharge pipes and a regulation basin.

In view of the obsolescence of the existing pumping station and to secure the continuation of the irrigation water supply, it is therefore necessary to implement/realize a new mobilization system for the supply of the Borj El Amri perimeter.

In general, two different variants for the renewal of the mobilization system seem to be conceivable for the source of irrigation water:

1. Supply of the perimeter from the Laaroussia Canal;
2. Direct supply from the Mejerda River from the Laaroussia dam reservoir.