AP INTEGRATED IRRIGATION AGRICULTURE TRANSFORMATION PROJECT ( APIIATP) Concurrent Monitoring Report -2 2019 1 CTRAN CONSULTING LITMTED - D E C 2019 Contents Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Results Framework ....................................................................................................................................... 15 Chapter -1 .................................................................................................................................................... 15 About the APIIAT Project - Coverage ...................................................................................................... 22 1.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 22 1.2 Geographical Coverage .................................................................................................................... 22 1.3 Project Beneficiary ............................................................................................................................ 23 1.4. Methodology ..................................................................................................................................... 23 Chapter -2 .................................................................................................................................................... 25 Institutional Strengthening & Capacity Building of WUAs ................................................................... 25 2.1WUA strengthening and Formation of New WUAs/ Re-delineation of existing WUAs: ............. 26 2.2 Institutional Aspects in tanks with below 100 acres ayacut area: ................................................ 26 2.3 Capacity Building of WUAs: ............................................................................................................ 28 2.4 WUA Office Infrastructure: ............................................................................................................ 29 2.6 Para workers: .................................................................................................................................... 31 2.7 Social Audit and Public Disclosure: ................................................................................................ 32 2.8 Water Tax & Corpus Collection: .................................................................................................... 33 2.9 Support Organisations: .................................................................................................................... 33 2.10 WUA Self-Rating ............................................................................................................................ 35 2.11 Cascade Development Plans & Tank Development Plans: ......................................................... 37 2.13 Analysis of WUA Data .................................................................................................................... 38 2.14 Others: ............................................................................................................................................. 46 2.15 Key observation & Suggestions ..................................................................................................... 47 Chapter – 3 .................................................................................................................................................. 49 Rehabilitation and Modernization of SSCBI System .............................................................................. 49 3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 49 3.2. Progress of Civil works in independent tanks and tank cascades ................................................... 49 3.3. Assessment in LBT Tanks ................................................................................................................... 55 3.4. Assessment in Sample tanks ................................................................................................................ 59 3.5 Monitoring of Environmental and Social Safeguards Management in component A-2 ................. 59 3.6. Actions to be taken ............................................................................................................................... 63 3.7 Action to be taken suggested in the 1st half yearly report ................................................................. 65 3.8. Change in Key Indicators .................................................................................................................... 65 Chpater.4 ..................................................................................................................................................... 67 2 Improving Water Productivity and Efficiency ......................................................................................... 67 4.1 Introduction: ..................................................................................................................................... 67 4.2 State Level PGM Activity Implementation Progress: ................................................................... 67 4.3 Training/ Awareness programs for PGM Groups: ........................................................................ 69 4.4 Project Tanks visited: ....................................................................................................................... 70 4.5 Findings of Willing/ Non-Willing Water Sharing’s Between Adjacent Farmers: ...................... 72 4.6 Suggestions......................................................................................................................................... 72 Chapter–5 .................................................................................................................................................... 73 Climate Smart Crop Production and Diversification .............................................................................. 73 5.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 73 5.1. Preparation of Annual Action Plan for the Agriculture/Horticulture Components for FY 2019-20 ..................................................................................................................................................... 75 5.2.Trainings(Orientation Programs/Workshops) ............................................................................... 76 5.3. Exposure visits (within the state) .................................................................................................... 77 5.4. Implementation Status of Agriculture Production Interventions................................................ 77 5.5. Implementation Status of Horticulture Interventions .................................................................. 79 Chapter 6 ..................................................................................................................................................... 83 Climate Smart Aquaculture ....................................................................................................................... 83 6.1. Objective ........................................................................................................................................... 83 6.2 Activity- wise progress achieved- Observations ........................................................................... 84 6.3 Study on assessing the potential of fisheries in different types of tanks: ..................................... 86 6.4 Suggestions for expediting the implementation of the project. ................................................... 86 Chapter 7 ..................................................................................................................................................... 90 Post-Harvest Management, Market and Agri-Business Promotion ....................................................... 90 7.1 Introduction. ...................................................................................................................................... 90 7.2 Implementation Status of Agribusiness Activities ......................................................................... 91 7.2.2Trainings & Capacity Building & Workshops ............................................................................. 92 7.3 Suggestions & Recommendations .................................................................................................... 93 Chapter -8 .................................................................................................................................................... 97 Project Management and Capacity Building ........................................................................................... 97 8.1 Institutional arrangements ............................................................................................................... 97 8.2 Geographical Information System. ................................................................................................. 98 Chapter -9 .................................................................................................................................................