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WSIP Newsletters WSIP NEWS January 2013 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF SINDH WATER SECTOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Volume-1 Issue-1 WSIP Sindh Water Sector Improvement Project (WSIP) was approved on 05-09-2007 at an estimated cost of US $ 175 million with World Bank financing of US $ 150 million. The objective of the WSIP is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of irrigation water distribution in three Area Water Boards (AWBs) i.e. Ghotki Feeder Area Water Board, Nara Canal Area Water Board and Left Bank Canal Area Water Board, particularly with respect to measures of reliability, equity and user satisfaction. Three Area Water Boards are covering the districts of Ghotki, Sukkur, Khairpur, Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, UmerKot, Tando Muhammad Khan, Hyderabad and Badin. Canal is being constructed replacing The project targets (i) Rehabilitation and WORK ON MAIN NARA CANAL existing Jamrao Weir at the location close Improvement of 07 Main Canals, 28 PROGRESSES Branch Canals, and 173 Distributaries / to the Ranto Canal head regulator to Minors; 200,000 ha of drainage; The Nara Canal is an important water provide better regulation for discharges conducting detailed diagnostic feasibility channel in Sindh. The canal runs from to the Ranto, Jamrao and Twin Jamrao studies for Barrages (Sukkur & Guddu); Sukkur Barrage to Tharparkar District. Canals, and the Lower Nara Canal. preparation of Plan to address the floods Likewise a new Head Regulator for the and drainage issues of left side of Indus Nara is the longest canal in Pakistan, River including LBOD system and having length of about 364 kilometres. Old Jamrao Canal is being constructed designing measures for improvement of It was designed with a capacity of 13,602 close to the Twin Jamrao Canal Head the Indus delta and the coastal zone, and cusecs, but carries discharges some times Regulator with a parallel approach Institutional Strengthening & Capacity above the designed capacity. About 2 channel in order to maximize the Building for SIDA/AWBs/FOs. million acres of agriculture land are efficiency and check the sediment deposits. Sindh Irrigation & Drainage Authority irrigated by this canal. (SIDA) is the lead implementing agency with support of AWBs, Farmers The Upper Nara Canal exhibits a twisting The NC-01 contract was awarded to M/s Organizations (FOs), Irrigation pattern and varying hydraulic gradient China International Water & Electric Department, Govt. of Sindh; Planning & with wider and narrower sections at a Corporation (CWE) on 27-06-2011 at Rs. Development, Department Govt. of number of locations. The major problems 6379.00 million through a transparent Sindh; Food and Agriculture Organization procurement process undertaken by SIDA (FAO), United Nations; and Transparency of the Lower Nara Canal are excessive with involvement of PMC/A, FAO, TIP. An International Pakistan (TIP). quantities of silt delivered throughout the system due to mineral erosion from International consultant MMI who carried EDITORIAL BOARD the canal prism as a result of scouring at out the bid opening and bid evaluation Patron: upstream or sediment fed into the Nara exercise and recommended the lowest Dr. Fateh M. Marri Project Coordinator-PCMU Canal system at the Head Regulator of Muhammad Ehsan Laghari Upper Nara Canal,and the reduced Managing Director SIDA discharge provided to the Lower Nara Zahid Hussain Junejo Canal. Project Director, WSIP Team: Three fall structures along the Nara Canal Nazeer Memon have been envisaged i.e. at RD 550 of General Manager (Transition) SIDA Upper Nara Canaland at RD 77 and 101 Ghulam Hyder Qureshi of Lower Nara Canal to stabilize the flow Sociologist-PCMU and curb the menace of silt deposition. Javed Akhter Memon Irrigation & Drainage Engineer-PCMU Further, the ongoing dredging works Hina Khurshid would limit the sediment load. Similarly, Lower Nara Canal Head Regulator Research Team Assistant-PCMU a new Head Regulator for Lower Nara under construction WSIP NEWS successful bidder for awarding the Overall progress of the work on the Nara contract by SIDA. M/s MacDonald Canal Rehabilitation contract No. NC-01 International is the consultant of the is 38%. project. The contract covers the works on both UNC and LNC. Earthwork from It is hoped that the farming community RD 551 to 580, construction of fall in particular and whole population of the structure at RD 550 and dredging from area in general would witness a RD 585 to 590 are the works being carried distinguishable positive change after the out on UNC. Whereas on LNC the completion of these works as the canal earthwork from RD 7+947 to 165+000, and its structures would be discharging construction of new control structure the optimum benefits. The water (cross regulator) on LNC Head Regulator, World Bank Mission, July 2012 visiting Lower conveyance capacity and delivery construction of fall structures at RD-77 Nara Canal Head Regulator efficiency of Nara Canal would enhance manifold. The effect of hazardous and 101, erosion protection works, rehabilitation of the Ranto Canal from incidence like breaches would be reconstruction of 11 outlets, RD 0+00 to 10+00, construction of new mitigated. Modern measurement gadgets reconstruction of Head Regulator of control structure (head regulator) on would ensure the equitable and Samatri minor at RD 56+831, Baghdad Jamrao Canal, and installation of Water unequivocal water distribution to the minor at RD 120+542, and Heran minor Measurement Devices. The completion masses. at RD 141+120 will be completed. The of all these works is expected by the end other works under NC-01 contract are of July, 2013. Almost 95% of the work on rehabilitation of the Ranto Canal from RD 0+00 to 10+00 has been completed. The construction of the new control structure (cross regulator) on LNC Head Regulator has been completed by 91% along with 20% progress on the earthworks on UNC from RD 551 to 580. A total of 50% progress has been achieved on dredging works of Nara Canal from RD 585 to 590, and 12% earthwork of LNC from RD Fall Structure under construction at RD 550 7+947 to 165+000 has been completed Dredger on Work at Upper Nara Canal Upper Nara Canal THE REHABILITATION WORK ON MAKHI WEIR COMPLEX & KHIPRO CANALS UNDER WSIP PACKAGE B1/NC-02 GAINS MOMENTUM The contract was awarded on 1st February, 2012 at the value of Rs. 2323 million through a transparent procurement process undertaken by SIDA with involvement of PMC/A, FAO, and an International consultant MMI who carried out the bid opening and bid evaluation exercise and recommended the lowest successful bidder for awarding the contract by SIDA and the contractor started work on 28th February, 2012. The completion date of contract is 29.08.2014. The contract covers Canal Remodelling, Head Regulators of Mithrao Canal, Khipro Canal, Bakar Distributary, Samarjo Branch Canal, Head Regulators for Distributary and Minor Canals off taking from Khipro Canal between RD 0 and tail, Cross Regulators of Khipro Canal and Makhi, Installation of Water Measuring New Office Building of NCAWB at Sanghar Devices at key locations in canal command, SIDA Office, and AWB buildings at Mirpurkhas. The overall progress is 13%. These rehabilitation and improvement works after completion would enhance the water carrying efficiency of the system, equitable distribution of water from head to tail, resource management with ultimate improvement of socio-economic conditions of the farming community by acquiring improvements in agriculture production. On civil works section, for Canal remodelling the site clearance is in progress, for Mithrao Canal Head Regulator, Earth Work excavation and dewatering wells are started and for Khipro Canal Head Regulator excavation has started Engineering requirements at site including construction of new and rehabilitation of Nara Canal Area Water Boardsexisting office building is 95% completed. Work in process at Jamrao Head 02 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF SINDH WATER SECTOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WSIP NEWS THE REHABILITATED GFCAWB follows at 40% and LBCAWB is Total 43 contracts for the works of 101 DISTRIBUTARIES AND at 30% physical progress. channels have been awarded at the value of Rs. 2050.41 million,of which 36 MINORS STARTED YIELDING The rehabilitation and improvement of contracts are based on National BENEFITS distributaries and minor has been Competitive Bidding (NCB), 1 on planned in three AWBs under component International Competitive Bidding (ICB), Rehabilitation of 25 distributaries and B-2. The contract awarding process and 7 Community Based Contracts (CBC) minors completed under WSIP has started started in January 2011. So far 128 and remaining 10 contracts for 27 benefiting the farming community. The channels (d/m) have been identified with channels are under process with an overall 51% physical progress is achieved, the estimated cost of Rs. 2592.50 million. estimated cost of Rs. 584.075 million. NCAWB takes the lead with 83% progress, The rehabilitation and improvement of channels but through the construction Khoski Minor Head Regulator distributaries and minors was felt of proper outlet. Washing Ghats are being necessary because their condition had constructed at the designated locations deteriorated to an alarming degree. The as per the wishes of the residents to growers of these channels particularly facilitate them in their meeting the tail enders were not getting their due household chores. Buffalo wallows would share of water on time due to inefficiency make them improve their livestock of the channels owing to deterioration. hygiene. Foot bridges and village road These works promise the efficient and bridges would increase their social equitable delivery of water to the farmers engagements, transport goods and through the management of Farmers valuables. Organizations. The population would be Rehabilitation of Raj Wah LBCAWB benefitted not only through efficient COMMUNITY BASED CONTRACTS INAUGURATED In order to encourage sense of responsibility among Farmer Organizations (FOs), 6 Channels NCAWB and 1 Channel of LBCAWB was awarded as Community Based Contracts (CBC).
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