Loan No. 2159: Chhattisgarh Irrigation Development Project

India has received for a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of Chhattisgarh Irrigation Development Project. The loan was approved 29 March 2005.

The Project will support institutional strengthening and capacity development for the Water Resources Department (WRD) of the Government of Chhattisgarh.

The Project aims to improve rural livelihoods and reduce rural poverty. The Project has the following interrelated strategic priorities:
  1. improve the ability of WRD to develop and manage irrigation systems;
  2. develop the capacity of water user associations (WUAs) to play a meaningful role in the rehabilitation, management and operations and maintenance of irrigation systems;
  3. rehabilitate and upgrade minor and medium irrigation systems through a participatory process directed by WUAs; and
  4. enhance the WUAs and farmers' capacities for improved agricultural practices with emphasis on diversified and rabi cropping.

Procurement
Procurement financed from the ADB loan proceeds will be carried out in accordance with ADB's Guidelines for Procurement. Civil works costing over $3 million will be procured through international competitive bidding (ICB) procedures, and those estimated to cost $3 million or less will be procured through local competitive bidding (LCB) procedures. Civil works will be procured from prequalified bidders based on WRD's existing procedures for prequalification and selection of contracts consistent with ADB's guidelines. Field channel works will be done through a combination of LCB contracts and in-kind contribution and contracted labor by WUAs. Vehicles, equipment, and materials valued at more than $500,000 will be procured by ICB procedures and thove valued at $500,000 or less through LCB. Small or off-the-shelf goods and materials valued at less than $100,000 may be procured using direct purchase arrangements.

Consulting Services
The Project will require 382 person-months of consulting services: 92 international and 290 domestic (an additional consulting package will be financed through a grant from the Government of the United Kingdom). The consultants will be selected and engaged in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants.

Water Resources Department
Government of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya
(D.K.S. Bhawan) Raipur (C. G.) India
Contact: Mr. Serjius Minj, Principal Secretary
Fax. No. : 0771-221160/0771-222 1160
Tel. No. : 91 771 222 1260

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