Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NP Irrigation & Water Resources Management Project (P099296) NP Irrigation & Water Resources Management Project (P099296) SOUTH ASIA | Nepal | Agriculture Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2008 | Seq No: 21 | ARCHIVED on 30-Jan-2018 | ISR31213 | Implementing Agencies: Department of Agriculture, Department of Irrigation, Ministry of Finance Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:06-Dec-2007 Effectiveness Date:24-Apr-2008 Planned Mid Term Review Date:-- Actual Mid-Term Review Date:26-Sep-2010 Original Closing Date:30-Jun-2013 Revised Closing Date:30-Jun-2018 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objective of the proposed project is to improve irrigated agriculture productivity and management of selected irrigationschemesand enhance institutional capacity for integrated water resources management. The primary target group of beneficiaries ofthe project is the water users of the selected irrigation schemes that will now cover about 214 farmers-managed irrigation systems(FMIS) withabout 26,808 ha mainly in the hill regions. It will also target the irrigation management transfer in fouragency-managed irrigation systems (AMIS) and essential structural improvements at about 29,000 ha. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Component A - Irrigation Infrastructure Development and Improvement:(Cost $66.26 M) Component B - Irrigation Management Transfer:(Cost $21.50 M) Component C - Institutional and Policy Support for Improved Water Management:(Cost $7.60 M) Component D - Integrated Crop and Water Management:(Cost $14.76 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Moderately Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory 1/30/2018 Page 1 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NP Irrigation & Water Resources Management Project (P099296) Overall Risk Rating  Moderate  Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions Component A: Rehabilitation and improvement of the farmer-managed irrigation schemes (FMIS). Out of planned 106 FMIS selected for rehabilitation, 60 schemes have been completed. The remaining 45 schemes are at various stages of completion, with 18 schemes at 80 percent completion status. One FMIS at Kharikhola-Bhalahabot in Kaski district has been dropped due to issues related with water rights. The progress under this component would have been higher if not for the floods in the last monsoon season which hampered civil works and two major elections which had project staff assigned on election duties. Component B: Irrigation management transfer: Support under this component involves three systems (i) Ramgunj, Sunsari Morang irrigation system; (ii) Block 2 at Narayani irrigation system (NIS); and (iii) Phase Il of Mahakali irrigation system (MIS-Il) with a combined command area of 16,345 ha. Work in Ramgunj and MIS Il are at 90 percent completion status while it is 86 percent in NIS. Irrigation Service Fee collection at MIS-Il was reported to be NPR 1,995,715 for the year 2017/2018 followed by NPR 415,000 for NIS. Work on calibration, preparation of canal operation plans (COPs) and preparation of asset management plans (AMPs) have progressed well. The WB team agreed with the OPD's plan to undertake additional works that could be completed before the project closing date from the savings. Component C: Institutional and policy support for improved water management. The major work in the Additional Financing phase of IWRMP is to prepare river basin management plans for West Rapti, Babai, Karnali and Gandakil through the Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS). It was learned that technical evaluation of the short-listed firms has been completed but financial evaluations are yet to be done. It is therefore unclear if WECS will be able to initiate the studies by June 2018 unless they accord urgency to speed up hiring of the consultants. The Bank team has been informed that the Government of Nepal will provide required funding to complete the work after the closure of the Project in June 2018. Component D: Integrated crop and water management. key progress under component D include: (i) establishment of 16 farmer field schools (FFS) benefitting 400 households, (ii) off-season vegetable cultivation in nine locations, (iii) income generating activities in five marginalized communities; and (iv) 65 training course organized benefitting 1600 households. Yields of rice, wheat, maize and potato have reached 4.21 t/ha; 2.94 t/ha; 3.43 t/ha and 15.8 t/ha, respectively with intensity of 242 percent. Under seed distribution program, the project produced 481 metric tons of paddy and 334 metric tons of maize seeds sufficient to cover 6,008 ha and 6,615 ha, respectively. In addition to these, the project demonstrated model livestock shed improvement practices in 15 locations and youth focused income generating programs supporting 18 groups Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool 1/30/2018 Page 2 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NP Irrigation & Water Resources Management Project (P099296) Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  High  High Macroeconomic  --  Substantial  Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Moderate  Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Low  Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Moderate  Moderate Fiduciary  --  Low  Low Environment and Social  --  Moderate  Moderate Stakeholders  --  Moderate  Moderate Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Moderate  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Water users provided with new/improved irrigation and drainage services (number) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 124,560.00 542,043.00 542,043.00 415,200.00 Date 30-Aug-2016 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Water users provided with irrigation and drainage services - female (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 64,771.00 273,316.00 329,818.00 215,904.00 Date 30-Aug-2016 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Operational water user associations created and/or strengthened (number) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 67.00 240.00 240.00 221.00 1/30/2018 Page 3 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NP Irrigation & Water Resources Management Project (P099296) Date 30-Aug-2016 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Area provided with new/improved irrigation or drainage services (Hectare(Ha), Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 21,860.00 58,066.00 58,107.00 72,867.00 Date 30-Aug-2016 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Area provided with new irrigation or drainage services (Hectare(Ha), Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 21,860.00 58,066.00 58,107.00 72,867.00 Date 30-Aug-2016 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Percent of WUAs in transferred schemes whose O&M expenditures are as per Asset Management Plans. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Zero. 62 percent 83 percent 85 percent. Date 01-May-2008 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Percent of water users in the rehabilitated schemes satisfied with WUAs. (Text, Custom) 1/30/2018 Page 4 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NP Irrigation & Water Resources Management Project (P099296) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Zero. 79 percent 79 percent 70 percent. Date 01-May-2008 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Increase in productivity of selected (main) crops. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Rice: 3.8 MT/ha Paddy 2.9MT/ha; Wheat Rice: 4.01 t/ha; Rice: 4.21 t/ha; Wheat: 3.2 2.0MT/ha; Maize Wheat: 2.94 t/ha; Wheat: 2.94 t/ha; MT/ha Maize: Value 2.1MT/ha; Potato Maize: 3.30 t/ha; Maize: 3.43 t/ha; 3.6 MT/ha 10.0MT/ha Potato: 15.85 t/ha Potato: 15.85 t/ha Potato:16.0 MT/ha Date 01-May-2008 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Integrated river basin plans developed for four basins (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N N N Y Date 30-Sep-2013 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 Comments Technical evaluation for the consulting firms have been done. Financial evaluation is still pending. Slow progress on this activity has been raised at both WECS and the Ministry of Finance. 1/30/2018 Page 5 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NP Irrigation & Water Resources Management Project (P099296) PHINDIRITBL  Number of WUAs holding regular meetings. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 Date 30-Sep-2013 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Percent of WUAs collecting water charges (in cash, kind and labor) required for adequate O&M (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 30-Sep-2013 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 Comments While all the WUAs are collecting irrigation service fee, the rate of collection varied from one scheme to the other. In general the collection is very low and does not commensurate with O and M requirement. However, the tendency of the farmers is to provide voluntary services at the time of need rather than paying a high service fee. PHINDIRITBL  Percent of WUAs formally constituted and holding regular meetings (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 30-Sep-2013 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Percent of delivery points receiving proportionate share of water (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 47.00 100.00 100.00 Date 30-Sep-2013 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 1/30/2018 Page 6 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NP Irrigation & Water Resources Management Project (P099296) PHINDIRITBL  Number of WUAs maintaining appropriate accounts and cash registers (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 Date 30-Sep-2013 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Number of WUAs collecting water charges required for adequate O&M. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7.00 7.00 5.00 Date 30-Sep-2013 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 Comments As explained earlier the collection varies from scheme to scheme and community to community. But in general the collection is low but voluntary labor is provided in terms of need. PHINDIRITBL  Increase in seed replacement rate (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Rice: 10.2% Rice: 13.% Rice: 13.% Rice: 13.1% Value Wheat: 10.3% Wheat: 12.3% Wheat: 12.% Wheat: 10.9% Maize: 11.3% Maize: 16.% Maize: 16.% Maize: 16.01% Date 30-Sep-2013 30-Aug-2016 10-Jan-2017 30-Jun-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Area irrigated by groundwater from Deep Tube Wells (DTW) (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 464.00 2,146.00 5,990.00 8,725.00 Date 30-Sep-2013 30-Aug-2016 10-Jan-2017 30-Jun-2018 1/30/2018 Page 7 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NP Irrigation & Water Resources Management Project (P099296) PHINDIRITBL  Percent of WUAs maintaining appropriate accounts and cash registers (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 80.00 100.00 100.00 Date 30-Sep-2013 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Percent Increase in cropping intensity (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 168.00 242.00 242.00 220.00 Date 01-May-2008 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Telemetric systems established in targeted basins. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target At least 15 functional Value No systems in place. 32 systems in place 32 systems in place systems in place. Date 01-May-2008 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Adequate O&M expenditures by DoI and WUA according to agreed Asset Management Plans in 5 out of 7 schemes. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Zero. 57 % 83 % 75 percent Date 01-May-2008 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 1/30/2018 Page 8 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NP Irrigation & Water Resources Management Project (P099296) PHINDIRITBL  Percent of tail-enders reporting improved water availability. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Zero. 51% 100% 60 percent. Date 01-May-2008 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Percent of farmers in the selected schemes adopting demonstrated techniques. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Zero. 57 % 57 % 60 percent. Date 01-May-2008 24-Jul-2017 10-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P099296 IDA-45150 Closed USD 14.30 13.82 0.48 13.52 0.00 100% P099296 IDA-53440 Effective USD 30.00 30.00 0.00 22.50 4.93 82% P099296 IDA-H3380 Closed USD 50.00 49.76 0.24 48.97 0.00 100% P099296 IDA-H9020 Effective USD 20.00 20.00 0.00 14.20 4.14 77% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P099296 IDA-45150 Closed 29-Sep-2008 02-Nov-2008 30-Jan-2009 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2016 P099296 IDA-53440 Effective 23-Dec-2013 24-Mar-2014 10-Apr-2014 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2018 1/30/2018 Page 9 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NP Irrigation & Water Resources Management Project (P099296) P099296 IDA-H3380 Closed 06-Dec-2007 31-Jan-2008 24-Apr-2008 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2016 P099296 IDA-H9020 Effective 23-Dec-2013 24-Mar-2014 10-Apr-2014 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2018 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level Approved on 29-Jun-2011 ,Level 2 Approved on 25-Jun-2013 ,Level 2 Approved on 26-Jun-2014 ,Level 2 Approved on 15-Apr-2015 ,Level 2 Approved on 19-Jun-2015 Related Project(s) P114912-NP Irrigation & Water Resources Management Supplemental ,P144474-NP AF for IWRMP 1/30/2018 Page 10 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy