An over view of Andhra Pradesh Water Sector

Improvement
Project(APWSIP)-Nagarjunasagar Project
with the assistance of World Bank

Er.V.R.S.Sarma
B.Tech., M.E., PGDCS, MIE.,(MHRM)
Executive Engineer and Senior Faculty
member(Retd.), WALAMTARI
 Various items of works were divided into 4
components, each of which would be
addressing group specific and allied works as
envisaged in the project document
Component A:Improving Irrigation Service Delivery in
Nagarjuna Sagar Scheme (Base Cost US$ 752.15
million)
This component focuses on improving the irrigation service delivery in the NSS
through
•The rehabilitation and modernization of the scheme’s infrastructure,
•Effective participation of WUOs,
•Increased cost recovery,
•Ensuring full provision of O&M costs,
•Improved delivery of irrigation water to WUOs at all levels as per their share
determined by the APWRRC, and implementation of improved water management
practices and instruments.
This component would support five sub-components:
➢ A1: participatory rehabilitation and modernization of irrigation system;
➢ A2: dam safety works;
➢ A3: fostering and capacity building of water user organizations;
➢ A4: improved water management practices; and
➢ A5: social & environmental management plan.
Component B: Irrigated Agriculture
Intensification and Diversification (Base Cost
US$21.27 million)
• This component aims at increasing farmer incomes in the NSS by
improving productivity, diversification, and profitability of field and
horticultural crops, livestock, fisheries, and other production activities.

• This component would support six sub components in the Nagarjuna

Sagar Scheme
➢ B1: field crops;
➢ B2: horticulture crops;
➢ B3: livestock production;
➢ B4: fish production;
➢ B5: adaptive research and
➢ B6: market led extension.
Component C: Water Sector Institutional
Restructuring and Capacity Building (Base Cost
US$23.04 million)

This component would support six sub

components:
➢C1: establishment, operationalizing and fostering of Andhra Pradesh Water
Resources Regulatory Commission;
➢C2: restructuring and capacity building of Irrigation and Command Area
Development Department;
➢C3: strengthening and capacity building of Water and Land Management
Training And Research Institute;
➢C4: integrated computerized information system;
➢C5: users centered aquifer level ground water management pilot; and
➢C6: conjunctive use of surface and ground water pilots in Nagarjuna Sagar
Scheme.
Sub-Component C.3: Strengthening & Capacity Building
of Water and Land Management Training and Research
Institute, Hyderabad (US$3.29 million-nearly Rs.21.345
Crores
Would involve strengthening and capacity building of the Water and
Land Management Training Institute (WALAMTARI), Hyderabad,
to enable it to carry out its added responsibility of providing
customized training to WUOs and field staff of NSS under the
project.

The sub-component would support a dedicated cell in WALAMTARI

for providing customized trainings to WUOs and staff of the
I&CADD of NSS, including incremental operating costs/salaries,
office equipments, the cost of conducting training courses,
workshops/seminars, and exchange visits for WUOs members and
government staff, both within and outside the state/country.
 Component D: Project Management
(Base Cost US$14.24 Million)
The component would aim at ensuring smooth, well-coordinated and
effective implementation of project activities, monitoring of
implementation progress and outputs/outcomes achieved, and learning
from project experience.

This component would support three sub components:

➢D1: project preparation and management unit;

➢D2: project monitoring and evaluation; and
➢D3: information, education, and communication
program.
Procedures for carrying out works by
JCMC
➢ The JCMCs are four member Committees comprising two representatives of the
concerned WUA, the concerned Divisional Accountant and the Executive Engineer (EE)
at the Divisional level.
➢ The JCMC, following participatory process, will be responsible for the Tendering
Procedures, starting from invitation of bids, award, to administration of the contracts
for rehabilitation/modernization works of water user level minor canal system in the
areas covered by the JCMC.
➢ Rehabilitation/modernization of water user level canal system in the NSS will be
carried out by the JCMCs, constituted by I&CADD, GoAP; following participatory
process.
➢ The works will be carried out by inviting open tenders.
➢ NCB documents for all contracts above $30,000 will be used.
➢ Technical inputs such as preparation of plans and estimates, bidding documents,
evaluation of bids, supervision of work, checking of contractor’s bills, quality control
and quality assurance will be the responsibility of the I&CADD.
➢ However, WUAs will be involved in joint walk through surveys for identification and
prioritization of WUA level canal rehabilitation/modernization works.
 Farmer contribution

Contribution by the WUAs in cash at the rate of

Rs.500.00 per hectare for implementation of
WUA level minor canal system works shall be
made and regulated as per the details provided
in Annex of the Project Appraisal Document/
Project Implementation Plan (PIP).
Prior Review Threshold for Procurement of Goods and Works
Procurement Methodb
ICB (Goods)/ IT Systems
NCB (Goods)
ICB (Works)/ Turnkey Contracts/
Supply and Installation Contracts
NCB (Works)/ Turnkey Contracts/
Supply and Installation
Contracts
Direct Contracting for works and
goods, proposed to be awarded in
accordance with and meeting the
requirements of paragraph 3.6 of
Procuremet Guidelines
Force Account
Prior Review Remarks
Threshold
All Contracts All contracts to be prior reviewed
irrespective of
value
US$200,000 Additionally, the first contract
each for computers and for other
goods following NCB procedures
will be prior reviewed,
irrespective of value
All contracts irrespective All Contracts to be prior reviewed
of
value
US$1,000,000 The first contract irrespective of
value, shall be prior reviewed
Any values All contracts irrespective of
value will be subject to prior
Review.
Any values Prior in-principle clearance of
the Bank, irrespective of the
value will be required, thereafter
the review requirements shall be
as per thresholds as above.
 T-7 Project Impact on Poverty Alleviation
in small farms (<2 ha), 2006/07 prices
Particulars Unit Total
Without project
Net farm income(a) Rs./ha 14320
Per capita income(b) Rs./ha 2864
Per capita income level for poverty line for rural AP (c ) Rs./year 4116
Average small farm holding size (d) ha 0.67
Minimum holding size to meet poverty line income levels ha 1.44

With project
Net farm income(a) Rs./ha 20885
Per capita income(b) Rs./ha 4177
Minimum holding size to meet poverty line income levels ha 0.99
Poverty Alleviation Impact
Total number of farm holdings No 716850
Number of farm holdings between 1 to 1.5 ha No 64517
Poverty Alleviation Impact % 9
(a) Estimated based on crop and farm budgets for small farms (< 2 ha); only crop
(b) Average farm family size is five
(c ) GOI Official poverty estimates for rural Andhra Pradesh (2004-05), converted to
2006/07 prices
 The development objectives of the
proposed APWSIP are

(i) to improve irrigation service delivery on

a sustainable basis so as to increase
productivity of irrigated agriculture in
the NSS,
(ii) to strengthen the state’s institutional
capacity for multi-sectoral planning,
development and management of its
water resources.
 Key indicators identified for the
project
Key performance indicators selected for measuring and monitoring
progress towards the project development objectives would include:

➢Equity in irrigation water distribution to WUOs in NSS (measured

by the actual amount of bulk irrigation water supplied to WUOs as
compared to their allocations made by APWRRC);
➢Evidence of satisfaction level among WUOs with the performance of
the bulk water supply agency (I&CADD) in NSS;
➢Increase in water use efficiency in NSS;
➢Increase in irrigated area in NSS;
➢Percentage of actual amount provided and spent on annual O & M in
NSS as compared to the full O & M requirements;
Key indicators identified for the project
contd.
• Increase in crop yields of five major crops in NSS
two years after completion of the rehabilitation
of the irrigation system and the implementation
of the agricultural development program;
• Establishment and operationalization of
APWRRC under APWRRC Act, 2009;
• Bulk Water allocations for various uses by
APWRRC in three major and two medium
multipurpose water schemes, other than NSS.
Social Audit
• Social audit will primarily involve people who
are stake holders or beneficiaries in the process
like the WUO members, senior citizens of the
village community in the NSP command area,
volunteers, project staff, donors, government
and non government institutions and local
people.
• Social auditing will be done through mass
meetings, Focus group discussions, social audit
book and
• Record keeping.
Social Audit
contd.
• The project aims at putting in place a system for
carrying out periodical social audit of the project
with the above-mentioned people.
• Some of the public documents that need to be
scrutinized under social audit will include
• budget allocations, beneficiary list, bills and
vouchers, details of bank accounts, books of
accounts, application for and grant of
tenders,/licenses/permits if any, registers
indicating dates of applications, general body
(GB) meeting proceeding register, grants, etc.