Both the Cadastral and topographic survey work were carried out as part of the data collection stage of the Farahaane Irrigation Rehabilitation Project under an agreemeat between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Somali Democratic Republic and Sir M MacDonald and Partners Ltd. The aim of the surveying work was to provide adequate appropriate information to permit the preparation of detailed designs and contract documents to be drawn up for international tendering. The overall aim of the project is to rehabilitate a net area of about 4 700 ha, emphasis being placed upon the provision of drainage, improved roads and the remodelling of existing canals, along with the provision of silt free water throughout the year. br