Pakistan : Jalalpur Irrigation PDA

Sovereign Project | 46528-003

The proposed Jalalpur Irrigation Project is located in Punjab, Pakistan. The project will provide irrigation from summer floods to 65,000 hectares and will increase agricultural production of rainfed areas in Jhelum and Khushab districts. The project will (i) construct over 200 kilometers of new irrigation canals, (ii) introduce a farmers-based irrigation management, and (iii) train farmers in good farming practices. It will directly benefit over 200,000 rural people, mostly poor, through creation of new jobs and improving livelihood, food security, and economic growth.

Project Details

  • Project Officer
    Shimasaki, Akihiro
    Central and West Asia Department
    Request for information
  • Country/Economy
    Pakistan
  • Sector
    • Agriculture, natural resources and rural development

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Project Name Jalalpur Irrigation PDA
Project Number 46528-003
Country / Economy Pakistan
Project Status Closed
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Loan
Source of Funding / Amount
Loan 6006-PAK: Jalalpur Irrigation PDA
Ordinary capital resources US$ 5.00 million
Strategic Agendas Inclusive economic growth
Drivers of Change Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
Governance and capacity development
Sector / Subsector

Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Irrigation

Gender Some gender elements
Description The proposed Jalalpur Irrigation Project is located in Punjab, Pakistan. The project will provide irrigation from summer floods to 65,000 hectares and will increase agricultural production of rainfed areas in Jhelum and Khushab districts. The project will (i) construct over 200 kilometers of new irrigation canals, (ii) introduce a farmers-based irrigation management, and (iii) train farmers in good farming practices. It will directly benefit over 200,000 rural people, mostly poor, through creation of new jobs and improving livelihood, food security, and economic growth.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy The project design advance (PDA) and the ensuing project are listed in the country operations business plan for 2016 2018. The project is estimated to cost $190 million, including taxes, duties, physical and price contingencies, and interest and other charges on the loan during implementation. ADB financing of $150 million from ordinary capital resources (OCR) is proposed. The project follows the priorities set in the country partnership strategy, 2015 2019.
Impact
Project Outcome
Description of Outcome
Progress Toward Outcome The consultants hired under the Project will help make the Project procurement-ready and will enable the Project to award contracts and start disbursements on or shortly after loan effectiveness. Recruitment of construction supervision consultants for the ensuing loan is ongoing. Issuance of Request for Proposal to shortlisted firms was approved on 22 February 2018. Draft bidding documents being reviewed by ADB.
Implementation Progress
Description of Project Outputs
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
Geographical Location Punjab
Safeguard Categories
Environment C
Involuntary Resettlement C
Indigenous Peoples C
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
During Project Design The design consultants recruited under PDA will conduct structured meetings with the farmer's and other stakeholders.
During Project Implementation The project implementation consultant will create awareness raising, develop water users associations and farmers' organization and private agriculture support services; all through consultation following the participatory approach.
Business Opportunities
Consulting Services All consultants will be recruited according to ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants. The three consultancy services with an estimated 823 person-months including 4 person-months of international and 819 person-months of national experts are required to (i) facilitate PDA project management and implementation, (ii) strengthen the institutional and operational capacity of the implementing agency, and (iii) design review for quality assurance and efficiency. The national consulting services will be used due to adequate in-country capacity of similar assignments, lack of availability of quality international experts due to security reasons and cost effectiveness. Consulting firm for the detailed design will be engaged using the quality- and cost-based selection (QCBS) method with a quality: cost ratio of 90:10. The Consultant will field their core staff for all key components. The consultants, who were involved in the upstream work such as feasibility study of this project, will be considered eligible to compete for detailed design, should they express interest in doing so, their current activities do not grant them an unfair competitive advantage (see para. 1.12 of the ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants; 2013).
Responsible ADB Officer Shimasaki, Akihiro
Responsible ADB Department Central and West Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, CWRD
Executing Agencies
Punjab Irrigation Department
c/o Superintending Engineer
Link Canal Circle, Canal Bank
Mughalpur, Lahore, Pakistan
Timetable
Concept Clearance 18 Jul 2013
Fact Finding 11 May 2015 to 14 May 2015
MRM -
Approval 01 Feb 2016
Last Review Mission -
Last PDS Update 03 Apr 2018

Loan 6006-PAK

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
01 Feb 2016 11 Mar 2016 11 Mar 2016 15 Dec 2017 31 May 2018 31 May 2018
Financing Plan Loan Utilization
Total (Amount in US$ million) Date ADB Others Net Percentage
Project Cost 5.00 Cumulative Contract Awards
ADB 5.00 01 Feb 2016 0.00 0.00 0%
Counterpart 0.00 Cumulative Disbursements
Cofinancing 0.00 01 Feb 2016 0.00 0.00 0%

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Procurement Plan

Title Document Type Document Date
Jalalpur Irrigation PDA: Procurement Plan Procurement Plans Sep 2015