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'\M~~~~ l ~A~ W-~~\o-J~ (3'·1 .g \,~v't~') .~~ \ ~n-~wt:kv-ll.ew~'t \wt~ 4126 ~(;-~ \Vorkshop Proceedings rS~ ~tM I, " ~V\~~ Eyaluation ofIrrigation Management Transfer . Process and Performance t • Workshop held in Kathmandu, 5 - 6 October 1997 !- .- , i~ ,'> .. ~. ~> :~",~:~".::. , ..>' Research and Technology Develol)ment Branch '·";.';,.";",,.j~1 , and International Irrigation Management Institute With Financial Support from The Ford Foundation Edito.-s: I. Neupane and K. C. Prasad November 1997 Contents Page Ac.·onyms ~. Foreword \Vorkshop Introduction 1 !! " / Opening Ceremony 3 , e Summary of Presentations 7 Summary of Discussions and Recommendations 22 Development of Participatory Managed Irrigation Systems: Lessons Learnt from ISP 35 D. S. Sharma and N Ansari Analysis of Process and Impacts of Management Transfer in Khageri and Panchkanya Irrigation Project: The Lesson Learned 48 t P. R. Khanal Irrigation Management Transfer in the ILC Pilot Project 62 A. Af Singh and B. R. Adhikary Review of Joint Management of 1 Marchwar Lift Irrigation Project 70 T. B. Budhathoki I\ianagement of Turned-over Systems in Bhairahawa Lumbini , ~ Ground-water Project: Role of Farmers and Agency in System Management 87 !If. B. Gurung t v, Monitoring and Evaluation Systems for Evaluating l\1 anagement Transfer 113 I. Neupane ~: Study 011 H.ehabilit:ltioll and I\lallagemcnl Transf('" Phase I: Identification of Current Processes 119 K. C. Prasad Institutional Framework to Suppo.'t 1\1anagcll1cllt Transfer 129 Air. /. Neupane and Dr. n. Neupane ANNEXES P.'ogram Schedule J List of Participants 2 j Acronynls '" ADDIN Agriculture Development Dank of Nepal '1 Association Organizerls ~'! AO/s ~ AP Action Plan APP Agriculture Perspective Plan AsDB Asian development Bank BLS Base Line survey B. S. Bikram Sambat BLGWP Bhairahawa Lwnbini Ground Water Project CIS/s Communal Irrigation System/s CMC Construction Management Conunittee ~ DADO District Agriculture Development OlTIce DOC/s District Development Conunittec/s Doo Deputy Director General 00 Director General DIO/s District Irrigation OlTIce/s DOA Department of Agriculture DOl Department of Irrigation D1W/s Deep Tube Well/s DWRC/s District Water Resource Committee/s EAY Expected average Yield ESI Essential Structural Improvement 'i FIWUD Farm Irrigation and Water Utilization Division ..,f FMIS/s Fanner-Managed Irrigation System/s ha Hectarels ! HIS Handetar Irrigation System HMGIN His Majesty's Govenunent of Nepal luIs HourIs HIW Headwork IINGO/s IntemationallNon Govcnunental OrganizationJs IDA Intemational Development Association IIMI Intemational Irrigation Management Institute ILC Irrigation Line of Credit IMTP Irrigation Management Transfer Project TP Irrigation Policy ISF Irrigation Service Fees ISP Irrigation Sector Project JT/JTAs Junior TeclmicianlJunior Teclmical Assistantls KHIS KhageriIrrigation System KIS Kankai Irrigation System km Kilometerls kv Kilovolts • Us Liter per second . M&E Monitoring and Evaluation \ ~ mJmm meter/millimeters MISIU Management Infonuation SystemlUnit t, MITIs Mobile Irrigation Team/s MLIP Marchwar Lift Irrigation Project -; MOA Memorandum of Agreement MOU Memorandulll of l Jlldcrstanding MOWR Ministry of Wak! Resources MPLD Ministry of Panehayat and Local Development lilt Metric tOllS NEA Nepal Electricity Authority ;-t NI'C National Planning COlllmissioll 1 O&M Operation and Maintenance -..,. PCR Project Completion Report ~ PIS Panchkanya Irrigation System PJM Participatory Joint Management RACts Regional appraisal Conunittccls RAD Regional Agriculture Directorate RIDts Regional Irrigation Directorate/s nn RUlming meters / Rs Rupees (Nepal) RIDB Research and T eclmology Developmcnt Jlranch SAR StaffAppraisal Report SISI' Sccond lITigation Sector Project 5MB System Management Branch SMC Sub project Management Commillec SMIP Sunsari Morang Irrigation Projcct UNCDF United Nations' Capital Developmcnt Fund USAID United States Agency for hltcmational Development VDC/s Village Development Committce/s WGIS West Gandak Irrigation System WHA Water Resource Act WRR Water Resource Regulation ~ WUAls Water Users' Association/s ,.. WUG/s Water Users' Group/s r • FOI{E\Von.D The Department of Irrigation (001) is fully engaged in transferring management from 001 to farmer organizations through its joint management and turnover program. There has been mllch progress in working with building the capability of local organizations to takeover management of systems; in providing assistance through rehabilitation; and in fCClching agreements for transferring management. Through various programs and projects, there is a wealth ofexperience related to management transfer in NepaL Some of these experiences have been positive, while others have not led to the desired results. It is extremely important for the success of future management transfer to learn from both these successes and failures. The Research and Technology Development Branch (RTDB) and the International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI) are jointly involved in a research project to assist HMG/Nepal's Irrigation Management Transfer activities. The Ford Foundation sponsors this research. The research activity titled, Process and Performance of Irrigation Management Transfer in Nepal is designed to evaluate the impact of irrigation management transfer and to understand the processes that lead to successful management transfer. This research effort relies on the experiences from the many actors involved in the transfer programs including fanners, fanner leaders, Department of Irrigation, and other support institutions. This workshop was designed to capture the experiences of the many local leaders and . professionals involved in management transfer. This was an opportunity to get many involved to discuss key issues around management transfer and to obtain a wide field of views - from farmers, to Department of Irrigation, to policy makers. The workshop included paper , presentation and ample discussions. The discussion sessions were frank, highlighting successes and problems. Many recommendations were obtained both for immediate action, and for further research. The results of the workshop are instrumental in guiding the RTDBIIIMI joint research program. It is hoped that the results of the workshop will be beneficial for policy makers, implementers, and farmers. Thanks to all those that participated both through writing and discussion. We are grateful to the support of the Ford Foundation for making this possible. 1, Khem Raj Sharma David 1. Molden • RTDB Chief IIMI t \Vorl<shop Introduction (0 His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMG/N) pursues a policy of gradual turnover of ;CIl irrigation systems to farmers through their organizations. Pursuant to HMGIN broad ,'cr policy, management transfer efforts have been initiated at different levels by different ng' projects under Department of Irrigation (DOl). Under policy guidelines, diverse fOfl)lS of ; a transfer initiatives and actions exist. I\'C r'Io he Irrigation management transfer is occurring worldwide. In different parts of the \vorld, Intemational Irrigation Management Institute (IIMl) is conducting research to understand impact of management transfcr to assist concerned governments and the organizations to implement irrigation management transfer and refine policies and processes therein. It is now recognized that important to the long-term Sllccess of transferred irrigation systems are evaluation of management transfer process and performance, The Research and Technology Development Branch (RTDB) and IIMI are collaborating to study processes and perfonl1ances of irrigation management transfer initiatives and actions. This joint initiative is funded by the Ford Foundation, In conjunction to this, RTDB and IIMI have started conducting research studies in Nepal and availing feedback ld :d to DOL 011 Tn this context, RTDB and IIMI jointly organized a two-day workshop on "Evaluation of Irrigation Management Transfer Process and Performance". It was the first of a lr series of workshops that RTDB and IIMI jointly organized. The key policy makers, 11 planners, teclmicians and farmers represcnting the irrigation projects currcntly under transfer attended the workshop, The program schedule and the list of participants arc gi ven in the almcxes, The broad objective of the Ford Foundation funded RTDBI IIMI activity in Nepal is to improve the process of management transfer to lead to high and sustainable impacts. To do this, findings of these studies are to be disseminated and discussed by arranging workshops, • - The specific objectives of this first workshop were as follows. .. • Provide a forum for discussing processes, arrangements, and impacts of irrig:.1tion management transfer in Nepal • Present findings to date of RTDBI IIMI studies • Present means and accomplislunents of various programs and projects involved in irrigation management transfer and • Identify areas for further RTDBI IIMI research and assistance through this project ./ • 2 Opening Cerelnony III liS Mr. R. P. Satyal, Coordinator of Irrigation Management Transfer Project (IMTP), fomlally started the workshop with welcome speech. Welcoming the participanfs, Mr. Satyal urged that the workshops jointly participated by the farmers and experts would be more effective, ifthey are conducted in Nepali language. Mr. Satyal perceived that 001 has been endeavoring for over a decade to realize the essence of participatory management by gradually handing over the irrigation projects developed and managed