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N INDIA: UTTARAKHAND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROJECT Government of Uttarakhand ADB-UEAP LOAN NO. 3055–IND QPR-3 QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT July-Sep 2015 Project Management Unit UEAP-PMU, SIIDCUL Building, 29 IIE (IT PARK), Sahastradhara Road, Dehradun-248001, Uttarakhand Tel.: +91-135-2708100 Fax: +91-135-2708109 ADB LOAN NO. 3055–IND QPR-3 India: Uttarakhand Emergency Assistance Project Jul-Sept 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. KEY PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT .................................................... 4 II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................... 6 III. PROJECT STATUS .................................................................................................. 8 IV. FINANCING SOURCE ........................................................................................ 21 V. PROJECT MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS ............................................... 23 VI. LOAN MILESTONES ............................................................................................ 28 VII. FINANCIAL PROGRESS BY LOAN ACCOUNTS............................................ 28 VIII. CONTRACT EXECUTION PROGRESS SUMMARY ........................................ 29 IX. STATUS OF PROJECT INPUTS AND ACTIVITIES ............................................. 29 X. COMPLIANCE OF COVENANTS .................................................................... 31 XI. MAJOR ISSUES AND PROPOSED ACTIONS ................................................. 43 XII. PROJECT PERSONNEL ...................................................................................... 44 XIII. STATUS OF SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENT SAFEGUARD ............................ 57 APPENDIX 1: WORKS CONTRACT EXECUTION MONITORING SHEET ...................... 99 APPENDIX 2: CONSULTANCY CONTRACT EXECUTION MONITORING SHEET ..... 127 APPENDIX 3: MEETINGS ................................................................................................... 130 APPENDIX 4: SITE PHOTOGRAPHS ................................................................................. 131 UEAP-PMU (SDMA), Dehradun Page 1 ADB LOAN NO. 3055–IND QPR-3 India: Uttarakhand Emergency Assistance Project Jul-Sept 2015 ABBREVIATIONS ACS Additional Chief Secretary ADB Asian Development Bank Avg. average CA Civil Aviation CAD Computer Aided Design CCDM Core Committee for Monitoring and Review of Disaster Management CIT-MIS Consultant Information Technology – Management Information System DEA Department of Economic Affairs DPR detailed project report DSC design and supervision consultant EA executing agency EMP environment management plan FRP fiber reinforced plastic IA implementing agency IAS Indian Administrative Service IPP indigenous people plan GLSR ground level storage reservoir GMVN Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited GoI Government of India GoUK Government of Uttarakhand HPC high-powered committee INR Indian Rupee INRM India Resident Mission IP indigenous people IR involuntary settlement ITMISO Information Technology Management Information System Officer KL kiloliter Km kilometer KMVN Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited LGFS light gauge framing structure LOA letter of award LOC letter of commencement Ltd limited MDR major district road MI multi-lateral institutions MLD million liters per day Mn million No. number NTP notice to proceed PA/EA-PD Personal Assistant/Executive Assistant to Program Director PAM project administration manual PCSS No. procurement contract summary sheet number PD Project Director PIU Program Implementation Unit Pkg. package UEAP-PMU (SDMA), Dehradun Page 2 ADB LOAN NO. 3055–IND QPR-3 India: Uttarakhand Emergency Assistance Project Jul-Sept 2015 PM Program Manager PMU Project Implementation Unit Pte/Pvt. private PWD Public Works Department R&B roads &bridges REA rapid environment assessment RP resettlement plan SCD&GS Social Community Development & Gender Specialist SH state highway Sr senior TA(s) technical assistance/technical assistance consultants TBN to be named UCADA Uttarakhand Civil Aviation development Authority UEAP Uttarakhand Emergency Assistance Project UJS Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan UWS Urban water supply US$ United States Dollars WSS water supply system UEAP-PMU (SDMA), Dehradun Page 3 ADB LOAN NO. 3055–IND QPR-3 India: Uttarakhand Emergency Assistance Project Jul-Sep 2015 I. KEY PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT Asian Development Bank (ADB) A K Motwani Team Leader, UEAP : Transport Specialist Prabhash Sahu Roads & Bridges Program : Associate Project Officer Saugata Dasgupta Urban Water Supply Program : Urban Specialist Tourism Sector & Civil Aviation Ashok Srivastava : Program Urban Specialist Tourism Sector & Civil Aviation Amrit Ajay Sharma : Program Associate Project Analyst Asian Development Bank (ADB INRM) Address : 4 San Martin Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi – 110021, India Executing Agency at State-level: State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), Government of Uttarakhand (GoUK) Chief Secretary & Chairman, : Rakesh Sharma, IAS HPC (Monitoring& Approval) Secretary, Disaster Management & Member : Meenakshi R Sundaram, IAS Secretary, HPC Uttarakhand Secretariat, 4 Subhash Road, Address : Dehradun - 248171, Uttarakhand, India Project Management Unit Amit Singh Negi, IAS Project Director : Secretary, PWD, GoUK Deputy Program Director : Sanjay Mathur (Officiating) SIIDCUL Building, Address : 29 IIE (IT PARK, Sahastradhara Road, Dehradun– 248001, Uttarakhand, India Telephone/ Facsimile : +91-135-2711439/+91-135-2719925 Email : [email protected] UEAP-PMU (SDMA), Dehradun Page 4 ADB LOAN NO. 3055–IND QPR-3 India: Uttarakhand Emergency Assistance Project Jul-Sep 2015 Program Implementation Unit (R&B), PWD Program Manager : A.S. Hyanki, IAS, Addl Secretary, GoUK 2nd Floor Tax Commissioner Building, Jogiwala- Address : Mussoorie Byepass road (Near Pulia no.6), Dehradun – 248001 Program Implementation Unit (UWS), UJS Jyoti Kharwal, IAS Program Manager : Addl Secretary, GoUK Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan, Address : Nehru Colony, Dehradun, India Program Implementation Unit-Tourism (Garhwal), GMVN C Ravi Shankar, IAS Program Manager : Managing Director, GMVN 74/1, GMVN Building, Rajpur Road, Address : Dehradun – 248001, Uttarakhand, India Program Implementation Unit-Tourism (Kumaon), KMVN Dhiraaj S Garbyal, IAS Program Manager : Managing Director, KMVN OAK Park House, Mallital, Address : Nainital – 263001, Uttarakhand, India Program Implementation Unit (CA), UCADA Akshat Gupta, IAS Program Manager : Additional Secretary, CA, GoUK Doon Helidrome, Address : Village - Kulhan, Sahastradhara Road, Dehradun – 248001, Uttarakhand, India UEAP-PMU (SDMA), Dehradun Page 5 ADB LOAN NO. 3055–IND QPR-3 India: Uttarakhand Emergency Assistance Project Jul-Sep 2015 II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The ADB assisted Uttarakhand Emergency Assistance Project - UEAP (hereinafter referred as “project) will assist the Government of Uttarakhand (GoUK) to meet reconstruction needs due to disaster in Uttarakhand in June 2013 that severely affected several parts ofUttarakhand. The districts of Pithoragarh and Bageshwar (Kumaon Region) andUttarkashi, Rudraprayag and Chamoli (Garhwal Region) were directly affected by this disaster. These regions are among the country’s most important pilgrimage centres and the disaster occurred during the peak pilgrimage season. Several towns have been washed away by the unprecedented flash floods and landslides and a large number of houses, public buildings, roads and bridges, urban and rural infrastructure, and tourism assets & infrastructure have been damaged. The state-level executing agency (EA) for the project will be Government of Uttarakhand acting throughState Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). A project management unit (PMU) for the project will be established in the SDMA. The PMU will consist of officials from GoUK andSpecialists/ Consultants for project implementation and financial management. The PMU will be assisted by the specialist/experts for project preparation and implementation. The implementing agencies (IAs) will be Public Works Department (PWD) for roads, bridges, trekking routes including eco-trails and urban roads; Department of Tourism (DoT) through Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB), Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN), and/or Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) for tourism infrastructure; Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) for helipads, heliports, or helidromes with associated facilities/amenities; and Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan (UJS) for urban water supply. The project will be implemented over three years during 2014-2017. Impact and Outcome.The impact of the project is improved economic and social condition in Uttarakhand after 2013 disaster. The outcome of the project is basic public and social infrastructure restored, disaster preparedness, project management and institutionaleffectiveness improved. The design and construction standards for the physical infrastructure will be raised to an appropriate level and the focus will be to build back the same or better. The revised high flood levels of the rivers, natural streams and drainage channels will also be considered, while designing facilities.Topographical surveys and geotechnical studies have been undertaken, and appropriate slope stabilization measures would be considered for slide zones, wherever applicable. Outputs.In line with the ongoing projects in Uttarakhand and the coordinated strategywith Government of India (GoI), GoUK and The World Bank, the proposed project will include the following outputs. A. Roads