quality of the country's water resources and their contribution to the development of the economy, also mitigate flood and runoff impacts. Similarly, developing and expanding efficient, sustainable and indigenous-technology based medium and large scale irrigation farming, primarily aimed at attaining food security, generating foreign exchange and supplying rawmaterials to industries. It also includes conducting medium and large scale irrigation study and design to making them ready for implementation by relevant stakeholders. Regarding meteorology, supply of reliable and sustainable meteorological data to the general public, especially to mitigate natural and manmade hazards is the major objective. In addition, providing world standard weather prediction and early warning services as well as enhancing local production of imported meteorological instruments and ensuring synergies with relevant stakeholders and agencies are the other meteorological objectives. With regard to water and sanitation, according to the GTP I standard, it is planned to increase access to clean water from 84% in 2014/15 to 100% at national level during GTP II period. On the other hand, rural water supply coverage (GTP II standard of 25 V/c/d within 1km radius) will increase from 59% in 2014/15 to 85% by 2019/20. Similarly, urban water supply (based on the ranking of the demand: 100,80,60,50 and 40 litres/person /day from first to fifth level towns, respectively) access to clean water is planned to increase from 51% to 75%. Accordingly, national water supply coverage is planned to increase from 58% to 83% in the same period. In addition, dis-functional rural water supply systems will be reduced from 11.2% to 7% and Urban Fault Waters (UFW) is planned to decrease from 39% to 20% in the plan period. On the other hand, ground water exploration coverage will increase from 13% to 25% during the same period. Integrated catchment and degraded land rehabilitation will expand from 922,520.7ha to 2,304,801ha during the plan period. Moreover, basins and hydrological information systems is planned to increase from 25% to 63% and hydrological mapping coverage will reach 95% during the plan period. In addition, medium and large scale irrigation development feasibility studies and designs on 250,000 ha and construction on 280,385ha will be undertaken by the