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INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATASHEET APPRAISAL STAGE I. Basic Information Date prepared/updated: 04/16/2010 Report No.: 54192 Public Disclosure Authorized 1. Basic Project Data Original Project ID: P084035 Original Project Name: Ferghana Valley Water Resources Management Project Country: Tajikistan Project ID: P118430 Project Name: ADDITIONAL FINANCING - FERGHANA VALLEY WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROJECT Task Team Leader: Helen Z. Shahriari Estimated Appraisal Date: March 30, 2010 Estimated Board Date: May 25, 2010 Managing Unit: ECSSD Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Sector: Irrigation and drainage (80%);Flood protection (20%) Theme: Rural services and infrastructure (80%);Water resource management (20%) Public Disclosure Authorized IBRD Amount (US$m.): 0.00 IDA Amount (US$m.): 10.00 GEF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 PCF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 Other financing amounts by source: BORROWER/RECIPIENT 0.00 0.00 Environmental Category: B - Partial Assessment Simplified Processing Simple [X] Repeater [] Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency Recovery) Yes [ ] No [X] or OP 8.00 (Rapid Response to Crises and Emergencies) Public Disclosure Authorized 2. Project Objectives The project development objectives are to assist the Recipient in: (i) increasing the coverage of drained and irrigated areas in Bobojon Gafurov and Kannibodom raions, respectively; and (ii) strengthening the early warning system of the Kayrakkum dam as well as in carrying out a geotechnical study for assessing the risks associated with said dam. 3. Project Description The Project activities will remain substantially the same as in the original project design with a continued focus on improving irrigation and drainage infrastructure, improving local farmers’ access to irrigation water, and reducing Spring flooding, while improving knowledge of the dam#s risk profile. Project outcome indicators are proposed to be Public Disclosure Authorized adjusted to reflect output quantities in line with the detailed design completed under the original project. Component 1 - Irrigation and Drainage System Rehabilitation and Improvements (base cost US$ 5.6 million) - Rehabilitation of drainage facilities - Of the original 16 pump stations installed along the reservoir embankment, the ongoing project is expected to complete only about 4 due to funding constraints. The additional financing will rehabilitate an additional 5 thus bringing the total number of pump stations to be rehabilitated to 9 units. In addition, some 38 I&D tubewells out of 118 identified at detailed design have been rehabilitated. The remainder about 80, will be rehabilitated under the AF. Finally, 75 out of the 95 observation wells identified to monitor soil conditions along the embankments, were completed. These quantities reflect the priorities defined at detailed design stage and are addressing the most critical areas affected by spring flooding. - Rehabilitation of inter-farm and on-farm surface and subsurface I&D systems - The project will prioritize the rehabilitation of "Mirzomalik" WUA-managed irrigation and drainage infrastructure, which are blocked with silt and vegetation, and replace the broken pre-cast concrete "canalettes". These works will directly benefit the newly formed WUA by improving its ability to deliver contracted water and help its credibility with farmers, and its sustainability. - Rehabilitation of BFC and KCC - Of some 29km of canals in need for work, the original project will rehabilitate about 6.4 km. The additional financing will rehabilitate an additional 3.6 km, thus increasing the total length of rehabilitated canals to 11km, in accordance to the agreed priorities defined at detailed design. In addition, the AF will finance the completion of the selective repairs to the 160 structures on the canal composed of settling basins, cross-regulators and outlets, bridges and siphons that had been omitted at project inception. - Rehabilitation of main and secondary off-farm collector drains - Of the 415 km of primary and secondary drainage canals, the original project will rehabilitate about 7.5 km. The AF will rehabilitate an additional 54.5 kms increasing the total length of rehabilitated drains toto 61 km, in accordance to the agreed priorities defined at detailed design including the cross-structures such as culverts and bridges. Component 2 - Strengthening Kayrakkum Reservoir Embankments and Improvement of Kayrakkum Dam and Reservoir Safety and Operation (base cost US$ 2.95 million). - Kayrakkum Reservoir Embankments sections (Sections Yakaterak and Gorizontalnaya - Of an originally envisaged 38km of embankments needing rehabilitation, the detailed design identified 10.2 km as first priority. The ongoing project will rehabilitate some 3.2 km, while the additional financing will permit the rehabilitation of another 7 km. Works include layering of the material and building of filters in addition to raising the height of the embankments to provide an adequate reserve above the design water level before waves would top over and protect the face of the embankment at vulnerable locations with machine and hand-placed rip-rap, and plant trees on the berms for wave protection. - Kayrakkum Dam and Reservoir Safety and Operational Improvements - The PoE’s report based on the information accumulated from the studies completed so far identified 3 categories of priorities. Due to the limited resources available under the project and the lengthy process that would be required to obtain agreement from all riparian to undertake in depth works on the dam, the project will limits its activities to the first level of priorities (category I). These include the completion of a more in depth technical studies of the dam, further investigations of the dam stability and the design of any relevant remediation works, and implementation of an effective early warning system, complemented by suitable emergency procedures for mitigation of the losses in case of a dam failure. The project will not undertake the substantial works involving the strengthening of the upstream face of the dam with materials, since this would involve lowering of water levels Moreover, such in depth works on a dam, for which the status of the structure is uncertain would require consultation concurrence from riparian countries. If the more in- depth study confirms the need for further works, a more comprehensive approach would need to be taken to address the structural deficiencies of the dam structure under the scope of a comprehensive dam safety project involving all beneficiary countries. Finally, the project will only undertake the study of rehabilitation of the Hydro Electric Power Plant (HPP) (category II), with possible small works to repair some drainage pumps and structures of some peripheral facilities, possibly the rehabilitation of some of the fixed equipment on site depending on justification. However, no substantial structural aspects of these peripheral facilities would be rehabilitated under the AF. Component 3 - Institutional Development and TA (base costs US$ 0.8 million) - This component will fund: (i) the establishment of an additional WUA, (ii) the strengthening O&M through Performance Contracts # on pilot basis through multi-year (three years) contract awarded to the private sector; (iii) improving agricultural productivity and achieving more efficient water-use patterns through field days and training and (iv) ensuring proper environmental impact mitigating measures. Support would also be provided to raivodkhoze with office furniture, IT and training equipment, vehicles, and tools to facilitate operation and maintenance of the drainage system. This sub-component would also include the costs of vehicles/motorbikes, computer equipment and software, staff training, and incremental staff and operating costs to assist in the planning and implementation of irrigation and drainage asset management and transfer of the irrigation and drainage infrastructure process. Component 4 - Project Management (base cost US$ 0.3 million) - This component would continue to finance project management functions in Dushanbe and Khujand. It would also fund monitoring and evaluation of project impact and outcome and auditing of project expenditures. 4. Project Location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis This project covers the Suhgd Oblast in northern Tajikistan and the southeastern-most part of the Ferghana Valley. As reflected in the original PAD, the Kayrakkum dam is part of a cascade system designed and built in the 1950#s to provide irrigation water and electrical power to the greater Central Asian region. Current operations of this system are regulated under an agreement covering the Syr Darya basin. A high level governmental commission composed of representatives of riparian countries determines yearly water flows in the system. In the particular case of Kayrakkum, this includes monitoring and inspection of flows by Uzbek and Tajik officers with information provided to riparian countries. While the reservoir provides storage water that mainly benefits downstream Uzbekistan, it is entirely located in the territory of Tajikistan. The dam was put in service in 1956 and has been operational for more than 50 years; it is located in a seismically active area and some of the peripheral installations have, in fact, suffered from damages caused by earthquakes over the years. Project interventions will improve the irrigation and drainage systems that are located alongside the Kayrakkum dam and