Sri Lanka : Secondary Towns and Rural Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation
The overall goal of the Project is to contribute to poverty alleviation efforts and to promote human development, by improving access to safe water and sanitation of poor populations, thereby decreasing water borne diseases and reducing the amount of resouces spent in these activities. The Project objectives are to (a) provide safe water to 969,000 people and sanitation to 171,500 in five urban areas and in the rural districts of Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura; and (b) increase the capacity of the Government of Sri Lanka to provide safe water by institutional strengthening of the water sector institutions.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Sinclair, Nirojan Donald
South Asia Department
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Country/Economy
Sri Lanka -
Sector
- Water and other urban infrastructure and services
Project Name | Secondary Towns and Rural Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation | ||||||||||||
Project Number | 31501-013 | ||||||||||||
Country / Economy | Sri Lanka |
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Project Status | Closed | ||||||||||||
Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions |
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Sector / Subsector |
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Rural sanitation - Rural water policy, institutional and capacity development - Rural water supply services Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban policy, institutional and capacity development - Urban sanitation - Urban water supply |
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Gender | Some gender elements | ||||||||||||
Description | The overall goal of the Project is to contribute to poverty alleviation efforts and to promote human development, by improving access to safe water and sanitation of poor populations, thereby decreasing water borne diseases and reducing the amount of resouces spent in these activities. The Project objectives are to (a) provide safe water to 969,000 people and sanitation to 171,500 in five urban areas and in the rural districts of Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura; and (b) increase the capacity of the Government of Sri Lanka to provide safe water by institutional strengthening of the water sector institutions. | ||||||||||||
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The Project focuses on reducing regional disparities through providing basic services in regional hubs and more deprived areas. |
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Impact | Reduce poverty and promote human development by reducing the incidence of water borne diseases and by reducing the time and resources that households spend in acquiring water. |
Project Outcome | |
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Description of Outcome | To provide safe drinking water and safe sanitation to people in project areas. |
Progress Toward Outcome | Project Physically Completed on 31 December 2014. Extended Loan winding-up period was over by 31 July 2015. Holding Financial Closure due to pending refund of Imprest advance balance. The Outcome performance target has been corrected to 4 urban areas and 3 rural districts, from 5 urban areas & 2 rural districts. Target beneficiaries are reduced to account for mean household size of 4.0 persons. Includes 3,500 beneficiaries from Batticaloa wastewater treatment plant. All physical targets, including those added during implementation, were completed, although most at least two years late. In terms of meeting the outcome beneficiary targets, the overall water supply and sanitation programs were 68% and 71% successful, respectively. |
Implementation Progress | |
Description of Project Outputs | Urban Component: Construction of two water networks to provide 47,000 m3/day and 9,800 m3/day in Batticaloa and Muttur and extension of two existing water network to provide 17,500 m3/day and 17,800 m3/day in Hambantota and Polonnaruwa Urban Component: Construction of salinity barrier at Matara intake Urban Component: Construction of 33,500 low cost latrines Urban Component: Construction of Batticaloa Hospital waste treatment plan with capacity to treat 350m3/day Urban Component: Provision of training and public awareness campaigns Rural Component: Construction of rural water schemes to provide drinking water (piped, rain fed, protected well) to 322,000 people in Polonnaruwa and Anuradhpura Rural Component: Construction of 27,600 low cost latrines. Rural Component: Delivering of training to participating CBOs, 14 participating Pradeshiya Sabhas, and one provincial council Institutional Strengthening Component: Delivery of a national public awareness and education campaign Institutional Strengthening Component: Implementation of a corporate strategy to improve NWSDB management Implementation of a strategy to reduce O&M cost Implementation of a financial management strategy Institutional Strengthening Component: Implementation of a financial management strategy Institutional Strengthening Component: Implementation of a strategy to transfer systems with less than 1,000 connections to local authorities, CBOs, private sector Institutional Strengthening Component: Development of an asset registry for systems with more than 10,000 connections |
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | All works are completed by end of 31 December 2014. Completed Completed Completed Completed Completed The rates were revised in 2012 Completed Completed Completed Completed Hardware and computer-assisted bill payment systems were installed but no data are available for changes in collection rates. Energy efficiency programs were conducted. Electricity usage appeared to decline dramatically from 2012. The institutional capacity for repairs and maintenance has improved and expenditure on maintenance have met targets set in RRP 2002. Four schemes were selected on a pilot basis but only one (Samurdhigama RWSS, Puttalam district) was completed and handed-over, by 2010. Other schemes were dropped due to lack of community interest or inadequate funds available. 85 such schemes existed. Only 1.4% of the 72 targeted schemes (85% of 85 schemes) were handed over. No strategy was seen by the PCR mission. Asset register system introduced, with bar coding, across all regional centers and WSSs of more than 10,000 connections between 2008 and 2010. Upgraded IT systems and NWSDB networking installed and operating. |
Geographical Location | Anuradhapura District, Batticaloa, Hambantota, Matara, Mutur, Polonnaruwa, Polonnaruwa District |
Safeguard Categories | |
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Environment | B |
Involuntary Resettlement | |
Indigenous Peoples |
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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Environmental Aspects | |
Involuntary Resettlement | |
Indigenous Peoples | |
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
During Project Design | |
During Project Implementation |
Business Opportunities | |
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Consulting Services | The Project requires 1,247 person-months of consulting services (145 person-months of international and 1,102 person-months of domestic) for design engineering, finance and accounting, social development, community development, and project management. Two consulting firms are engaged in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants by Asian Development Bank and its Borrowers using the quality- and cost-based selection method and other arrangements satisfactory to ADB for the engagement of domestic consultants. The Design and Supervision consultants of L1993 are still contuning due to L2275 and additional financing for Muttur contract ( L2757 and L2758) |
Procurement | The procurement of goods and services to be financed by the ADB loan is undertaken in accordance with ADB's Guidelines for Procurement reflecting Anticorruption Policy and mandatory use of standard bidding documents. International competitive bidding procedures will be applied for supply contracts estimated to cost the equivalent of more than $500,000, and civil works contracts valued at more than $2.0 million. Supply contracts with a value of $500,000 equivalent or less will be procured following international shopping and supply contracts at $100,000 and less could be procured following local competitive bidding or direct purchase procedures. Civil works contracts valued at $2.0 million or less will be carried out under local competitive bidding. All the procurement works already completed. |
Responsible ADB Officer | Sinclair, Nirojan Donald |
Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
Responsible ADB Division | Sri Lanka Resident Mission (SLRM) |
Executing Agencies |
National Water Supply and Drainage Board |
Timetable | |
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Concept Clearance | 08 Mar 1999 |
Fact Finding | 30 May 2002 to 21 Jun 2002 |
MRM | 05 Aug 2002 |
Approval | 16 Jan 2003 |
Last Review Mission | - |
PDS Creation Date | 05 Dec 2006 |
Last PDS Update | 27 Oct 2015 |
Loan 1993-SRI
Milestones | |||||
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
16 Jan 2003 | 18 Aug 2003 | 21 Nov 2003 | 30 Sep 2009 | 30 Sep 2011 | 26 Feb 2013 |
Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
Project Cost | 60.30 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
ADB | 60.30 | 17 Jun 2022 | 70.17 | 0.00 | 100% |
Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
Cofinancing | 0.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 70.17 | 0.00 | 100% |
Status of Covenants | ||||||
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Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
Rating | Satisfactory | Partly satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | - | Satisfactory |
Loan 2757-SRI
Milestones | |||||
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
08 Jun 2011 | 22 Jul 2011 | 06 Dec 2011 | 30 Jun 2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 11 Feb 2016 |
Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
Project Cost | 6.30 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
ADB | 4.30 | 17 Jun 2022 | 3.82 | 0.00 | 100% |
Counterpart | 2.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
Cofinancing | 0.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 3.82 | 0.00 | 100% |
Loan 2758-SRI
Milestones | |||||
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
08 Jun 2011 | 22 Jul 2011 | 06 Dec 2011 | 30 Jun 2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 11 Feb 2016 |
Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
Project Cost | 13.30 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
ADB | 13.30 | 17 Jun 2022 | 10.06 | 0.00 | 100% |
Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
Cofinancing | 0.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 10.06 | 0.00 | 100% |
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Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Secondary Towns Water Supply and and Sanitation Project: Short Resettlement Plan | Resettlement Plans | Jun 2002 |
Secondary Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project: Unnichchai Tank Augmentation Draft Compensation Plan | Resettlement Planning Documents | Jun 2002 |
Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Sri Lanka: Secondary Towns and Rural Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Project | Validations of Project Completion Reports | Aug 2017 |
Related Publications
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Gender Equality Results Case Studies: Sri Lanka | Reports | Dec 2010 |
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Tenders
Contracts Awarded
Procurement Plan
Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Secondary Towns and Rural Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Project | Procurement Plans | Jun 2013 |