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The World Bank Report No: ISR10098 Implementation Status & Results Pakistan Sindh Water Sector Improvement Project Phase I (P084302) Operation Name: Sindh Water Sector Improvement Project Phase I (P084302) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 12 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 08-Jun-2013 Country: Pakistan Approval FY: 2008 Public Disclosure Authorized Product Line:IBRD/IDA Region: SOUTH ASIA Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 18-Sep-2007 Original Closing Date 30-Apr-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date 01-Jan-2013 Last Archived ISR Date 16-Oct-2012 Public Disclosure Copy Effectiveness Date 26-Dec-2007 Revised Closing Date 28-Feb-2015 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The overarching project objective is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of irrigation water distribution in three AWBs (Ghotlu, Nara and Left Bank), particularly with respect to measures of reliability, equity and user satisfaction. This would be achieved by: (a) deepening and broadening the institutional reforms that are already underway in Sindh; (b) improving the irrigation system in a systematic way covering key hydraulic infrastructure, main and branch canals, and distributaries and minors; and (c) enhancing long-term sustainability o f irrigation system through participatory irrigation management and developing institutions for improving operation and maintenance of the system and cost recovery. The improved water management would lead to increased agricultural production, employment and incomes over some Public Disclosure Authorized about 1.8 million ha or more than 30 percent o f the irrigated area in Sindh, and one of the poorest regions o f the country. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Component A: Community Development and Capacity Building 10.00 Component B: Rehabilitation and Improvement of Irrigation and Drainage System 137.80 Component C: Management Plans for Major Irrigation & Drainage 12.00 Component D: Monitoring and Evaluation of the Project Impact and Environmental Management Plan 4.20 Component E - Project Coordination, Monitoring, Technical Assistance and Training 11.00 Public Disclosure Authorized Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Public Disclosure Copy Overall Risk Rating Page 1 of 5 Public Disclosure Authorized The World Bank Report No: ISR10098 Implementation Status Overview The project implementation progress is being successfully sustained by the Implementing Agency (SIDA) and all agreed actions have either been completed or are close to completion. The key project achievements and status of agreed actions is as following: 1. The contracts WSIP/B1/NC/01 and WSIP/B1/NC/02 for remodeling of Nara Canal have been awarded. The amounts of these contracts are US$75 million and US$27 respectively. The progress on these two contracts is over 66% and 33% respectively. 2. Out of 102 distributary canal undertaken for rehabilitation/improvement about 58 have been completed and handed over to the Farmers Organizations (FOs). The remaining distributaries are expected to be completed by October 31, 2013. 3. The design studies for rehabilitation of the Guddu Barrage have been completed and the project is ready for preparation, appraisal and financing. 4. Preparation of rehabilitation/modernization project for Sukkur Barrage is also underway. 5. A regional master plan is under preparation under this component to deal with floods and drainage issues on the left bank of Indus River and designing measure for improvement of the Indus delta and the coastal zone. This is a four phased program involving consultations and communication with communities at all stages. Three phases of this program has Public Disclosure Copy been developed and was the key elements of discussion at the highest level (Chief Minister and President’s office) during 2010 floods and 2011 storms in the area that caused flooding. The final phase would be completed by October 2013. 6. As of April 30, 2013, about 60% of IDA funds have been disbursed, while 100% of the credit amount is committed under the contracts awarded. The performance review of the newly recruited Project Director and Directors for the 3 Area Water Boards (AWBs) continue to show satisfactory performance and downward accountability towards Farmer Organizations in the project Area Water Boards. This is to reiterate that recruitment of these positions have been done through competitive process instead of posting staff from the Irrigation Department. This remains a significant achievement of the project that directly contribute towards institutional reforms of the irrigation and drainage sector and implementation of the SIDA Act. The baseline study is completed, report compiled and monitoring of project results as per the Results Framework has started. The FM rating is upgraded to Moderately Satisfactory as the ineligible expenditures of PKR 152 M made from Designated Account are resolved. Also, the acceptable Project Audited Financial Statements for FY12 are also received. However, SIDA audited financial statements (AFSs) are overdue since December 31, 2012 because per the Chairman SIDA Board (Minister for Irrigation Sindh) under interim Government, wants permanent set up to approve the Financial Statements. As the draft financial statements duly initialed by the Auditors have been received, the Task Team is in the process of seeking waiver for SIDA AFSs for FY12. To compensate for the time lost earlier in Project implementation, the Bank approved an extension of the closing date until February 28, 2015. The GoSindh has requested through the Economic Affairs Division, an Additional Financing of US$ 160 million for the project. The Concept Memorandum for the proposed AF has been approved by the Bank management on April 4, 2013. The Bank team is preparing the AF together with the SIDA GoSindh. In view of the above reported progress, the Implementation Progress (IP) rating in this ISR is maintained at Satisfactory. Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Pakistan Sindh Sindh Pakistan Sindh Nara Canal Pakistan Not Entered Ghotki Canal Public Disclosure Copy Pakistan Sindh Akram Wah Page 2 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR10098 Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Pakistan Sindh Fuleli Canal Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Efficiency: Evidence of increased channel Text Value The baseline M&E initial Overall approx. 52% Evidence of efficiency conveyance efficiency of the distributary / report based on farmers# improvement in 100 percent minor canals, watercourses, farms, and perception survey indicates of distributaries Public Disclosure Copy reduced discharges of drainage water. overall 52 % system#s conveyance efficiency: Detail is as below: - Distributaries and minors at 83% - Watercourses at 80% - Farms at 78% - overall at 52% Date 31-May-2011 02-May-2013 28-Feb-2015 Comments To be updated at next review mission. Reliability: Ratio between actual amounts of Text Value Farmers# perception survey Approx. 40% reliability Evidence of reliability water supplied to the project area and the indicates overall 39.40 % reported improvement in 100 percent demand/planned water supply for the project reliability: 42.23 % during rabi of distributaries area on a ten-day, monthly, seasonal and and 39.24 % during kharif annual basis. seasons. Date 31-May-2011 02-May-2013 28-Feb-2015 Comments Equity:: Evidence of improvements in water Text Value Farmers' perception survey 52% at head, 40% at mid, and Evidence of equity distribution between head and tail indicates equity of distribution 27% at tail is reported equity improvement in 100 percent watercourses measured by the Delivery as: of distributaries Performance Ratio (DPR). - Head watercourses at 52% - Middle watercourse at 40% - Tail watercourses at 27% Public Disclosure Copy Page 3 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR10098 Date 31-May-2011 02-May-2013 28-Feb-2015 Comments User Satisfaction: Improved user satisfaction Text Value Overall user staisfaction is 48% overall user satisfaction Evidence of user satisfaction with respect to water distribution practices, as reported at 48%. The detail by whereas 60% in Ghotki, 45% improvement in 100 percent shown in sample surveys conducted before AWB includes: in Nara and 48% in LB of distributaries and after project activities in each AWB. - Ghotki AWB 60% - Nara AWB 45% - Left Bank 48% Date 31-May-2011 02-May-2013 28-Feb-2015 Comments Public Disclosure Copy Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Component A: Number of Farmers Text Value 369 FOs existed of which this 358 FOs formed. improved service by 100 Organizations (FOs) carrying out distributary project was to strengthen 269 Management transfered to percent of FOs canal level improvements and operation and FOs while remaining 100 are 314 FOs maintenance(O&M) covered under Sindh OFWM Date 31-Dec-2007 02-May-2013 28-Feb-2015 Comments Component B: Number of main and branch Text Value 3 main Canals (Ghotki, Nara Works in progress at Nara improved service on 100 canals, distributaries and minors improved.