Report No. PID5568

Project Name - Flood Control Project

Region East Asia and Pacific

Sector Irrigation & Drainage

Project ID IDPA42542 Public Disclosure Authorized Borrower Government of Indonesia

Implementing Agency Directorate General of Water Resources Development (DGWRD), Ministry of Public Works (MPW) Estimated Project Cost US$120 million

Date PID Prepared March 22, 1996 (updated August 27,1997)

Appraisal Date January 15, 1999 (tentative)

Negotiations Date April 15, 1999 (tentative) Public Disclosure Authorized Sector Background and strategy

1. The Bank is in broad agreement with GOI's water resources development and management objectives and strategy. Its strategy for the sector has been set out in its the 1994 document entitled "GOI Strategy for Integrated Water Resources Management ". The key features are: (i) establishment of appropriate organizational arrangements for river basin water management; (ii) integration of surface and groundwater resources; (iii) preparation of water allocation policy procedures and guidelines for implementation; (iv) introduction of cost accounting procedures; and (v) introduction of water service fees. Implementation of elements of this strategy are supported by the Bank under JIWMP (Ln 3762-IND). Public Disclosure Authorized Policies related to Urban Water supplies are articulated in GOI's statement (1987) of policies for urban development.

2. For the irrigation and drainage sub-sectors, GOI has set out priorities (policy statement of 1987) and action plans for: (a) sustained O&M of existing infrastructure together with appropriate cost recovery from beneficiaries; (b) turnover of small public irrigation systems to Water Users Associations (WUAs); (c) completion of land and agricultural development programs in un- completed schemes off-; and (d) development of new irrigation in the outer islands for poverty alleviation and mitigating regional imbalances. GOI has maintained a strong commitment to adequate levels of O&M funding to help ensure efficiency and sustainability. The 1987 policy statement continues to be the underpinning for the Bank's lending strategy for these subsectors, Public Disclosure Authorized aimed at improving service quality and operational efficiency.

3. Irrigation is Indonesia's biggest water user. With that in mind the main issues in the water resources sector are: (i) increased demands for adequate volumes of good quality water for urban, industrial, recreational and flushing, which compete with water use for irrigation; (ii) possible re-allocation of existing water use; (iii) even when new storage facilities on and off Java are technically and economically viable, construction may be problematic because of financing and environmental constraints and resettlement requirements; (iv) GOI's policy on stimulating the production of rice to maintain self-sufficiency, which is not strictly based on economic considerations; and (v) the turnover of O&M responsibilities of irrigation infrastructure from the public sector to end-users (WUAs).

4. Project Objectives. The main objective of the proposed project is to mitigate flood damage to public infrastructure facilities (such as airport, highways, railroads and harbor), rapidly expanding industrial, commercial and urban complexes located in and near Semarang, and agricultural crop production, through the implementation of new floodways and rehabilitation and strengthening of existing flood protection facilities, which are underdimensioned by current standards. Additional project objectives are to improve the socio-economic conditions and the quality of life in the project areas, and stabilize agricultural production.

5. Project Description. The project would operate in two distinct areas: West and East of Semarang city. Various alternative engineering solutions for flood protection were analyzed. The most attractive solutions have been selected for implementation and are described below.

6. The West Semarang area is bounded by the Blorong river in the West, the West Floodway and Garang river to the East, foothills of the Ungaran mountain to the South and to the North. The project includes flood protection works on the Blorong, Beringin, Silandak, Grarang and West Floodway to reduce damage from floods. The proposed scope of works would consist of:

(i) detailed design of flood protection works to be implemented under the project; (ii) modification/reconstruction of Simongan weir; (iii) improvement of the West Floodway and Garang river works; (iv) improvement of flood protection works on Silandak, Blorong and Beringin rivers; (v) review of feasibility study and preparation of detailed design of the Jatibarang dam.

7. The Eastern area is bounded by the East Floodway to the West, Tuntang river to the East, foothills of the Ungaran Mountain to the South and the Java Sea to the North. There are five rivers in the area causing flooding in rapidly expanding residential and commercial areas. Three are small: Kedungmundu, Bajak and Candi rivers. They discharge into the East Floodway. The Penggaron and Dolok rivers are larger and flow further to the East. Flooding from these rivers is increasing, causing social and economic damage. The East and Kekonbatur floodways have no longer adequate capacity to divert and evacuate floods from these two rivers. The construction of the Dombo-Sayung and Dolok floodways, improvement of the lower

- 2- Tuntang river dikes, and rehabilitation of Jragung internal drainage system will reduce the flooding in the area. The scope of works would consist of :

(i) construction of the Dolok floodway, including reconstruction of bridges and irrigation structures; (ii) construction of the Dombo-Sayung floodway, including reconstruction of bridges; (iii) improvement of the Lower Tuntang river dikes, including reconstruction of bridges and irrigation works; (iv) rehabilitation of the Jragung internal drainage system; and (v) review of existing studies and detailed design of the Dolok storage facility.

8. The implementation of the new floodways and the widening and strengthening of existing ones will require land acquisition and resettlement of people living in the right of ways and/or inside the existing flood banks. It is estimated that Government will need to acquire about 400 ha of land to implement the project works and resettle close to 1,000 households, who mostly have encroached on government owned land.

9. Project Cost and Financing The project cost is estimated at US$120 million, of which the Bank is expected to finance US$75 million. The remainder will be provided by Government (US$35 million) and co-financiers (US$10 million).

10. Project Implementation. The project is expected to be implemented by DG the Directorate General of Water Resources Development in the Ministry of Public Works, through the Jratunseluna Project Office in Semarang. The project implementation period is scheduled to be four years.

11. Program Objective Categories. The project's objectives categories are the following:

Objective Code Percentage

Poverty alleviation PA 10 Food security PA 10 Health PA 20 Environment EN 30 Basic Infrastructure EN 30

12. Environmental Aspects. The project environmental category has not yet been classified, but works are not expected to have significant impacts on the environment. On the contrary following project implementation health conditions and people's general welfare are expected to improve dramatically. With the updating of the environmental and social assessments and final development of the investment profile currently continuing, the environmental category is currently being listed as "TBD" (To Be Determined).

- 3 - Contact Point: Public Information Center The World Bank 1818 H Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 Telephone No.: (202) 458-5454 Fax No.: (202) 522-1500

Note: This is information on an evolving project. Certain components may not necessarily be included in the final project.

Processed by the Public Information Center week ending September 12, 1997.

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