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World Bank Documents The World Bank Report No: ISR13051 Implementation Status & Results Belarus Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P101190) Operation Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P101190) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 11 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 28-Dec-2013 Country: Belarus Approval FY: 2009 Public Disclosure Authorized Product Line:IBRD/IDA Region: EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 30-Sep-2008 Original Closing Date 30-Jun-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date Last Archived ISR Date 25-Jun-2013 Public Disclosure Copy Effectiveness Date 17-Feb-2009 Revised Closing Date 31-Dec-2014 Actual Mid Term Review Date 16-May-2011 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To increase access to water supply services and to improve the quality of water supply and wastewater services in selected urban areas in six participating oblasts of the Borrower. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? ● Yes No Public Disclosure Authorized Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Rehabilitation of water supply and sanitation systems 53.60 Support to the preparation and sustainability of investments 6.05 Project implementation and management 0.20 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Public Disclosure Authorized Overall Risk Rating Moderate Substantial Implementation Status Overview Overall progress is moderately satisfactory: disbursements have started to pick up over the last six months and are now increasing at sustained full speed. Construction activities are now back to full speed in all sub-projects under implementation. Works are now completed in eight sub-projects and have been initiated in nine others out of twenty sub-projects. Public Disclosure Copy Procurement activities have been initiated in two of the three remaining sub-projects. In the last site, preparation of bidding documents is ongoing. Over the past 6 months: Page 1 of 10 Public Disclosure Authorized The World Bank Report No: ISR13051 - disbursements have increased by US$ 10.1 million, reaching US$ 34.1 million (57% of loan amount) - commitments have increased by US$ 7.6 million, reaching US$ 48.1 million (80% of loan amount); - works worth close to US$ 8.7 million are at an advanced stage of procurement. Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Belarus Not Entered Vitsyebskaya Voblasts Belarus Not Entered Vyerkhnyadzvinsk Belarus Not Entered Smalyavichy Public Disclosure Copy Belarus Not Entered Shklow Belarus Not Entered Sharkowshchyna Belarus Not Entered Rahachow Belarus Not Entered Pinsk Belarus Not Entered Mahilyowskaya Voblasts Belarus Not Entered Minskaya Voblasts Belarus Not Entered Minsk Belarus Not Entered Mazyr Belarus Not Entered Masty Belarus Not Entered Marina Horka Belarus Not Entered Mahilyow Belarus Not Entered Hrodna Belarus Not Entered Hlybokaye Belarus Not Entered Hrodzyenskaya Voblasts Belarus Not Entered Homyelskaya Voblasts Belarus Not Entered Gantsevichi Belarus Not Entered Dubrowna Public Disclosure Copy Belarus Not Entered Brestskaya Voblasts Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Report No: ISR13051 Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Belarus Not Entered Brest Belarus Not Entered Baravukha Belarus Not Entered Bogushevsk Belarus Not Entered Berezino Belarus Not Entered Baranavichy Belarus Not Entered Babruysk Public Disclosure Copy Belarus Not Entered Gorodok Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Number of people in urban areas provided with Number Value 0.00 5570.00 7910.00 access to Improved Water Sources under the Date 10-Jan-2008 08-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2014 project Comments Number of people in urban areas provided with Number Value 0.00 4820.00 4820.00 access to Improved Water Sources under the Sub Type Date 10-Jan-2008 08-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2014 project in Mosty Breakdown Comments Number of people in urban areas provided with Number Value 0.00 750.00 750.00 access to Improved Water Sources under the Sub Type Date 10-Jan-2008 08-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2014 project in Shklov Breakdown Comments Number of people in urban areas provided with Number Value 0.00 2300.00 2700.00 access to Improved Water Sources under the Sub Type Date 10-Jan-2008 08-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2014 project in Sharkovschina Breakdown Comments Population provided with access to drinking Number Value 0.00 8800.00 307300.00 water compliant with national quality standards Date 10-Jan-2008 12-Jun-2013 31-Dec-2014 Comments Population provided with access to drinking Number Value 0.00 0.00 50000.00 water compliant with national quality standards Sub Type Date 10-Jan-2008 12-Jun-2013 31-Dec-2014 in Baranovitchi Breakdown Comments Public Disclosure Copy Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Report No: ISR13051 Population provided with access to drinking Number Value 0.00 2340.00 2340.00 water compliant with national quality standards Sub Type Date 10-Jan-2008 12-Jun-2013 31-Dec-2014 in Bogushevsk Breakdown Comments Population provided with access to drinking Number Value 0.00 2800.00 2800.00 water compliant with national quality standards Sub Type Date 10-Jan-2008 12-Jun-2013 31-Dec-2014 in Sharkovschina Breakdown Comments Population provided with access to drinking Number Value 0.00 0.00 21300.00 water compliant with national quality standards Sub Type Date 10-Jan-2008 12-Jun-2013 31-Dec-2014 in Mariina Gorka Breakdown Comments Value Public Disclosure Copy Population provided with access to drinking Number 0.00 0.00 17200.00 water compliant with national quality standards Sub Type Date 10-Jan-2008 12-Jun-2013 31-Dec-2014 in Smolevitchi Breakdown Comments Population provided with access to drinking Number Value 0.00 0.00 210000.00 water compliant with national quality standards Sub Type Date 10-Jan-2008 12-Jun-2013 31-Dec-2014 in Bobruisk Breakdown Comments Population provided with access to drinking Number Value 0.00 3300.00 3300.00 water compliant with national quality standards Sub Type Date 10-Jan-2008 12-Jun-2013 31-Dec-2014 in Borovukha Breakdown Comments % of treated wastewater samples complying Percentage Value with national standards for BOD level (BOD-5) Date 10-Jan-2008 12-Jun-2013 31-Dec-2014 Comments (no aggregated value) (no aggregated value) (no aggregated value) % of treated wastewater samples complying Percentage Value 90.00 90.00 95.00 with national standards for BOD level (BOD-5) Sub Type in Baranovitchi Supplemental % of treated wastewater samples complying Percentage Value 80.00 80.00 95.00 with national standards for BOD level (BOD-5) Sub Type in Gantsevitchi Supplemental % of treated wastewater samples complying Percentage Value 90.00 90.00 95.00 with national standards for BOD level (BOD-5) Sub Type in Pinsk Supplemental % of treated wastewater samples complying Percentage Value 71.00 95.00 95.00 with national standards for BOD level (BOD-5) Sub Type in Gorodok Supplemental Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Report No: ISR13051 % of treated wastewater samples complying Percentage Value 95.00 with national standards for BOD level (BOD-5) Sub Type in Dubrovno Supplemental Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target % of produced water effectively treated with Percentage Value iron content below 0.3 mg/l (regulatory water Date 10-Jan-2008 08-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2014 samplings) Comments % of produced water effectively treated with Percentage Value 94.00 94.00 95.00 Public Disclosure Copy iron content below 0.3 mg/l (regulatory water Sub Type samplings) in Baranovitchi Supplemental % of produced water effectively treated with Percentage Value 0.00 70.00 95.00 iron content below 0.3 mg/l (regulatory water Sub Type samplings) in Bogushevsk Supplemental % of produced water effectively treated with Percentage Value 0.00 34.00 46.00 iron content below 0.3 mg/l (regulatory water Sub Type samplings) in Sharkovschina Supplemental % of produced water effectively treated with Percentage Value 75.50 85.50 95.00 iron content below 0.3 mg/l (regulatory water Sub Type samplings) in Rogachev Supplemental % of produced water effectively treated with Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 95.00 iron content below 0.3 mg/l (regulatory water Sub Type samplings) in Mariina Gorka Supplemental % of produced water effectively treated with Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 95.00 iron content below 0.3 mg/l (regulatory water Sub Type samplings) in Smolevitchi Supplemental % of produced water effectively treated with Percentage Value 30.00 70.00 95.00 iron content below 0.3 mg/l (regulatory water Sub Type samplings) in Bobruisk Supplemental % of produced water effectively treated with Percentage Value 0.00 95.00 95.00 iron content below 0.3 mg/l (regulatory water Sub Type samplings) in Borovukha Supplemental Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Report No: ISR13051 Number of km of transmission and distribution Kilometers Value 0.00 28.30 48.80 pipelines laid/replaced Date 10-Jan-2008 08-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2014 Comments Number of km of transmission and distribution Kilometers Value 0.00 15.50 15.50 pipelines laid/replaced in Mosty Sub Type Date 10-Jan-2008 08-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2014 Breakdown Comments Number of km of transmission and distribution Kilometers Value 0.00 13.70 13.70
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