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Download 1.88 MB ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PCR: PAK 17055 PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT ON THE LEFT BANK OUTFALL DRAIN PROJECT (STAGE I) (Loan 700-PAK[SF]) IN PAKISTAN December 2000 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit – Pakistan Rupee/s (PRe/PRs) At Appraisal At Project Completion (February 1984) (June 2000) PRe1.00 = $0.0699 $0.0192 $1.00 = PRs14.30 PRs52.0 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank AWB – area water board CIF – Cost, Insurance and Freight DIP – Department of Irrigation and Power DOWM – Directorate of On-Farm Water Management DPOD – Dhoro Puran Outfall Drain EIA – environmental impact assessment EIRR – economic internal rate of return EMC – Environmental Management Committee FO – farmer organization FOB – free on board FOP – Future Operation Plan ICB – international competitive bidding IMO – Integrated Management Organization IWMI – International Water Management Institute KPOD – Kadhan Pateji Outfall Drain LBOD – Left Bank Outfall Drain NDP – National Drainage Program OFWM – on-farm water management O&M – operation and maintenance WAPDA – Water and Power Development Authority WUA – water users association WUF water users federation NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government ends on 30 June. (ii) In this report, “$” refers to US dollars. CONTENTS Page BASIC DATA ii MAP vii I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1 II. EVALUATION OF IMPLEMENTATION 2 A. Project Components 2 B. Project Implementation 3 C. Project Costs and Financing 4 D. Project Schedule 5 E. Engagement of Consultants and Procurement of Goods 6 and Services F. Performance of Consultants, Contractors, and Suppliers 6 G. Conditions and Covenants 7 H. Contract Awards and Disbursements 8 I. Environmental and Social Measures and Impacts 8 J. Performance of the Borrower and the Executing Agencies 9 K. Performance of Asian Development Bank 10 III. EVALUATION OF INITIAL PERFORMANCE AND BENEFITS 11 A. Initial Performance 11 B. Financial Performance 12 C. Economic Performance 12 D. Attainment and Sustainability of Benefits 13 IV. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 A. Conclusions 14 B. Lessons Learned 15 C. Recommendations 15 APPENDIXES BASIC DATA A. Loan Identification 1. Country Pakistan 2. Loan Number 700-PAK(SF) 3. Project Title Left Bank Outfall Drain Project (Stage I) 4. Borrower Islamic Republic of Pakistan 5. Executing Agency Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) 6. Amount of Loan SDR121,976,000 7. PCR Number PCR:PAK 17055 B. Loan Data 1. Appraisal - Date Started 30 January 1984 - Date Completed 23 February 1984 2. Loan Negotiations - Date Started 18 September 1984 - Date Completed 25 September 1984 3. Date of Board Approval 25 October 1984 4. Date of Loan Agreement 14 December 1984 5. Date of Loan Effectiveness - In Loan Agreement 14 March 1985 - Actual 11 November 1985 6. Closing Date - In Loan Agreement 31 December 1993 - Actual 08 January 1998 7. Terms of Loan - Service Charge 1 percent - Maturity 40 years - Grace Period 10 years 8. Disbursements a. Dates Initial Disbursement Final Disbursement Time Interval 24 July 1986 12 September 1997 11 years and 1.5 months Effective Date Original Closing Date Time Interval 11 November 1985 31 December 1993 8 years and 1.5 months iii b. Amount (SDR) Latest Net Category Original Revised Amount Undisbursed Allocation Allocation Disbursed Balance 01A Civil Works & Materials – 28,695,000 83,600,000 85,634,174 (2,034,174) Surface Drainage 01B Civil Works & Materials – 33,893,000 23,299,000 22,463,516 835,484 DrainageTubewells 01C Civil Works & Materials – 10,697,000 0 0 0 Scavenger Wells 01D Civil Works & Materials – 9,998,000 0 0 0 Interceptor Drains 02 Consulting Services 5,399,000 14,645,000 11,606,949 3,038,051 03 Training 600,000 67,000 0 67,000 05 Unallocated 32,694,000 365,000 0 365,000 Total 121,976,000 121,976,000 119,704,639 2,271,361 c. Amount (US$) Latest Net Category Original Revised Amount Undisbursed Allocation Allocation Disbursed Balance 01A Civil Works & Materials – 23,700,000 118,301,795 121,050,304 (2,748,509) Surface Drainage 01B Civil Works & Materials – 29,500,000 33,239,608 32,115,582 1,124,026 DrainageTubewells 01C Civil Works & Materials – 10,600,000 0 0 0 Scavenger Wells 01D Civil Works & Materials – 8,400,000 0 0 0 Interceptor Drains 02 Consulting Services 5,300,000 20,348,530 16,261,258 4,087,272 03 Training 500,000 90,139 0 90,139 05 Unallocated 44,000,000 502,870 0 502,870 Total 122,000,000 172,482,942 169,427,144 3,055,798 9. Local Costs (ADB-Financed) Appraisal Estimate Actual Amount ($) 35,000,000 40,922,560 Percentage of Local Costs 11 9 Percentage of Total Cost 5 5 C. Project Data 1. Project Cost ($ million) Appraisal Estimate Actual Foreign Exchange Cost 336.3 286.0 Local Cost 318.5 558.1 Total Cost 654.8 844.1 iv 2. Financing Plan ($ million) Appraisal Estimate Actual at end-1997a Financier Foreign Local Total Foreign Local Total Borrower 48.5 189.4 237.9 6.4 408.5 414.9 ADB 87.0 35.0 122.0 128.5 40.9 169.4 World Bank 99.9 50.1 150.0 60.8 79.3 140.1 ODA/DFID 32.1 3.6 35.7 27.8 4.8 32.6 CIDA 27.1 10.1 37.2 11.9 0.0 11.9 Saudi Fund 38.5 13.5 52.0 32.3 10.8 43.1 SDC 2.7 7.3 10.0 0.0 10.0 10.0 OPEC 7.8 2.2 10.0 8.8 0.0 8.8 IsDB — — — 7.7 1.0 8.7 M&E Trust Fund — — — 1.8 2.8 4.6 Total 336.3 318.5 654.8b 286.0 558.1 844.1b ADB = Asian Development Bank; CIDA = Canadian International Development Agency; DFID = Department for International Development; IsDB = Islamic Development Bank; M&E = Monitoring and Evaluation Trust Fund (DFID, CIDA, SDC), ODA = Overseas Development Administration; OPEC = Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; SDC = Swiss Development Cooperation. a For the estimated project cost at completion in 2002, $963.0 million, see Appendix 2. b Including interest during construction. 3. Cost Breakdown by Project Components ($ million) Appraisal Estimate Actual at end-1997 Foreign Local Total Foreign Local Total Spinal & Outfall Drain 27.4 12.3 39.7 31.2 26.8 58.0 Drainage Network 76.5 32.0 108.5 144.8 105.8 250.6 Irrigation Works 33.6 44.4 78.0 53.0 132.7 185.7 11 kV Distribution 31.4 13.9 45.3 14.9 13.1 28.0 Maintenance Equipment, 14.9 1.1 16.0 18.4 0.8 19.2 Workshops & Depots Consultants & Training 8.4 0.9 9.3 21.4 10.2 31.6 Monitoring and Evaluation 1.5 1.5 3.0 1.6 2.9 4.5 Land Acquisition and — 11.5 11.5 — 60.9 60.9 Resettlement Administration 3.7 28.0 31.7 0.7 57.0 57.7 O&M of Drains — — — 0.0 2.8 2.8 Taxes & Duties — 61.4 61.4 — a — Base Cost 197.4 207.0 404.4 286.0 413.0 Physical Contingencies 27.9 29.1 57.0 — — — Price Escalation 92.7 82.4 175.1 — — — Interest During 18.3 — 18.3 — 145.1 145.1 Construction Total Project Cost 336.3 318.5 654.8 286.0 558.1 844.1 O&M = operation and maintenance. a Included in the costs of the relevant components. v 4. Project Schedule Appraisal Estimate Actual a. Date of Contract with Consultants June 1985 May 1986 b. Civil Works Date of Award July 1985 November 1987 Completion of Work June 1992 June 2002 c. Materials, Equipment and Vehicles First Procurement June 1985 June 1986 d. Commissioning of: LBOD’s Tidal Link June 1991 June 1995 Nawabshah drainage system June 1989 December 1997 Sanghar drainage system December 1990 December 1998 Mirpurkhas drainage system December 1992 December 1998 Remodeled Nara and Jamrao canal systems December 1992 June 1995 Chotiari Reservoir and the Ranto Canal December 1992 June 2002a LBOD = Left Bank Outfall Drain a Expected date. D. Data on Bank Missions No. of No. of Person- Mission Type Date Persons days Specialization of Members Project Preparation 25 Jan - 3 27 Project Engineer Review 2 Feb 1983 Project Economist Agronomist Follow-up Project 14-24 May 1983 2 22 Project Engineer Preparation Agronomist Appraisal 30 Jan – 10 204 Senior Project Engineer 23 Feb 1984 Agronomist Senior Project Economist Project Economist Senior Country Economist Sr. Environmental Spec. Senior Counsel Rural Sociologist (Consultant) Hydraulics Engr. (Consultant) Mission Secretary Inception 26 Jan – 118 a Senior Project Engineer 12 Feb 1985 Review (No. 1) 27-28 Apr 1985 2 4 Senior Project Engineer Project Engineer Review (No. 2) 5 – 17 Apr 1986 3 30 Senior Project Engineer (2) vi No. of No. of Person- Mission Type Date Persons days Specialization of Members Senior Assistant Special Project Admi- 15-26 Sep 1986 2 24 Senior Project Engineer nistration (SPA No. 1) Senior Counsel Review (No. 3) 7-14 Nov 1986 1 8 Senior Project Engineer Review (No. 4) 3-11 Apr 1987 1 9 Senior Project Engineer Review (No. 5) 7-19 Nov 1987 2 26 Senior Project Engineer Loan Adm. Assistant Review (No. 6) 12-22 Apr 1988 1 11 Senior Project Engineer Review (No. 7) 31 Jan – 14 Feb 115 a Project Engineer 1989 SPA Mission (No. 2) 24 Apr – 4 May 27 a Senior Agronomist 1989 Country Officer Review (No. 8) 4 – 13 Nov 1989 1 10 Project Engineer Review (No. 9) 5 – 17 May 1990 2 26 Project Engineer Loan Adm.
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