The objective of the Additional Financing for Sindh On-Farm Water Management Project (SOFWMP) for Pakistan is to improve water resource management and enhance agricultural productivity in the project area through: (a) improving the efficiency, reliability, and equity of irrigation water distribution; (b) supporting agricultural productivity enhancement measures to complement and enhance the benefits of improved water management; and (c) enhancing long-term financial sustainability of the irrigation system by fostering self-sustaining farmer organizations at the watercourse level-Watercourse Association (WCA). In Sindh Province, there are about 42,000 watercourses, of which 17,000 watercourses have so far been improved under various on-farm water management programs, including SOFWMP. In the canal command areas of three Area Water Boards (AWBs) alone, where SOFWMP is being implemented, more than 6,000 watercourses remain unimproved. The GoSindh had a plan to improve all its watercourses by 2010 through the National Program for Improvement of Watercourses (NPIW). But, due to the current economic crisis and funding cuts for NPIW, it is unlikely that the plan will be implemented fully. The Bank's additional financing will meet a significant part of this unmet demand in watercourse improvement.