Andhra Pradesh Integrated Irrigation Agriculture Transformation Project. Govt of AP AP INTEGRATED IRRIGATION AGRICULTURE TRANSFORMATION PROJECT 3333 (A P I I A T P) Concurrent Monitoring Report - 3 2020 ii CTRAN C O N S U L T I N G L TD. J U N E 2020 F IANL Andhra Pradesh Integrated Irrigation Agriculture Transformation Project. Govt of AP Executive summary ..................................................................................................................... 1 Results Framework ..................................................................................................................... 6 Chapter -1 ....................................................................................................................................... 13 About the APIIAT Project– Coverage ............................................................................ 13 1.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 13 1.2 Geographical Coverage .................................................................................................... 13 1.3 Project Beneficiary ............................................................................................................. 14 1.4. Methodology ........................................................................................................................ 14 Chapter 2 ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Institutional Strengthening & Capacity Building of WUAs ................................ 16 2.1: Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 16 2.2 Total Tanks and WUAs: .................................................................................................... 16 2.3 Formation of New WUAs & Re-delineation of WUAs: ....................................... 17 2.4 Institutional Aspects in tanks with below 100 acres ayacut area:.............. 17 2.5 WUA Sub Committees:................................................................................................. 18 2.6 Capacity Building of WUAs: ........................................................................................ 19 2.7 WUA Office Infrastructure: ............................................................................................. 20 2.8 WUA Records and Maintenance: .............................................................................. 22 2.9 Para-workers: .................................................................................................................. 23 2.10 Social Audit and Public Disclosure: ..................................................................... 24 2.11 Water Tax & Corpus Collection: ............................................................................ 24 2.12 Support Organizations: ............................................................................................ 25 2.13 WUA Self-Rating ......................................................................................................... 26 2.14 Tank development plans & Casecade development plans ............................... 27 2.15 Analysis of WUA Data ................................................................................................... 28 2.16 Ayacutdars: ...................................................................................................................... 29 2.17 Tank Uses and Users: .................................................................................................... 29 2.18 Presence of Lascar and Neeruganti: ......................................................................... 29 2.19 Irrigation to Tail End Farmers: ................................................................................... 30 2.20 Drought & Shortfall years: ........................................................................................... 32 2.21 Assessment and Allocation of Water: ...................................................................... 33 2.22 Crop planning before the season: ............................................................................ 34 2.23 Water schedule and release: ....................................................................................... 35 2.24 Mode of water distribution: .......................................................................................... 36 iii Andhra Pradesh Integrated Irrigation Agriculture Transformation Project. Govt of AP 2.25 Meetings: ............................................................................................................................ 38 2.26 Others: ................................................................................................................................. 38 2.27 Key observations& Suggestions: ............................................................................... 38 Chapter -3 ....................................................................................................................................... 40 Rehabilitation & Modernization of SSCBI systems ................................................ 40 3.1 Introduction: ........................................................................................................................ 40 3.1 Detailed Project reports (DPR) ...................................................................................... 40 3.2 Tendering and grounding of works .............................................................................. 40 3.3 Cumulative Expenditure: A critical analysis ............................................................. 41 3.4 Physical Progress: A Critical analysis ......................................................................... 42 3.5 Calling of Fresh Tenders .................................................................................................. 43 3.6 Works Completed ............................................................................................................... 44 3.7 Tracking of work wise physical and financial progress ........................................ 46 3.8 Extension of Time (EoT) .................................................................................................. 46 3.9 Cancellation of works ........................................................................................................ 47 3.10 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 48 Chapter.4 ......................................................................................................................................... 49 Improving Water Productivity and Efficiency ........................................................... 49 4.1 Introduction: .................................................................................................................... 49 4.2 State Level PGM Activity Implementation Progress: ........................................ 49 4.3 Drilling of Piezometer Progress at District Levels: ............................................ 50 4.4 The Progress in Water Sharing among Farmers at District Levels: ............ 51 4.5 Training/ Awareness programs for PGM Groups: .................................................. 52 4.6 Observations / Suggestions ........................................................................................... 53 Chapter.5 ......................................................................................................................................... 54 Climate Smart Crop Production and Diversification .............................................. 54 5.1.Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 54 5.2 Household Survey And Status of Indicators of Project Development Objectives...................................................................................................................................... 54 5.3 Productivity of specific crops: ........................................................................................ 55 5.4 Rabi cropped area in tank ayacut in project villages: ......................................... 57 5.5. Work Progress Under Agriculture Sector ................................................................. 60 5.6 Formation of FPOs and providing services through FPOs in tank villages of 5 districts: ..................................................................................................................................... 61 5.7 Support to FPOs .................................................................................................................. 61 iv Andhra Pradesh Integrated Irrigation Agriculture Transformation Project. Govt of AP 5.8 Promoting farm mechanization & Infrastructure support through FPOs ..... 62 5.9. Work progress under horticulture sector ................................................................. 63 5.10 Suggestions and Recommendations ......................................................................... 66 Chapter.6 ......................................................................................................................................... 68 Climate Smart Aquaculture Production .......................................................................