Nepal : Melamchi Water Supply (Engineering)
The Project will assist the Government to prepare an investment project to provide water to Kathmandu Valley from the Melamchi River and to investigate the feasibility of artificial recharge of groundwater in the Kathmandu Valley. It will consist of three parts: (i) investigation, detailed design and preparation of tender documents for the bulk distribution of water from the new water treatment plant to the urban centers; (2) provision of overall project management support to coordinate the activities being funded by all six agencies, review designs and construction of all project components, report on project progress, and account for project costs; and (3) implementation of a pilot project to test the feasibility of artificial recharge of groundwater in Bishnumathi and Manohara river sites.
Project Details
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Project Officer
McIntosh, Arthur C.
South Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Nepal -
Sector
- Water and other urban infrastructure and services
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| Project Name | Melamchi Water Supply (Engineering) | ||||
| Project Number | 31624-013 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Nepal |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Sector / Subsector | Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Water supply and sanitation |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The Project will assist the Government to prepare an investment project to provide water to Kathmandu Valley from the Melamchi River and to investigate the feasibility of artificial recharge of groundwater in the Kathmandu Valley. It will consist of three parts: (i) investigation, detailed design and preparation of tender documents for the bulk distribution of water from the new water treatment plant to the urban centers; (2) provision of overall project management support to coordinate the activities being funded by all six agencies, review designs and construction of all project components, report on project progress, and account for project costs; and (3) implementation of a pilot project to test the feasibility of artificial recharge of groundwater in Bishnumathi and Manohara river sites. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The current water supply demand in Kathmandu Valley is around 140,000 cubic meter per day, but in the dry season, the actual supply from a combination of surface water and groundwater meets only half of this demand. The situation is compounded, as the population of Kathmandu is growing at 4.5 percent per annum. There are no water sources within Kathmandu Valley that can adequately fulfill the long-term water supply demand. The development of the Melamchi Water Supply Project will provide an extra 170,000 cubic meters per day of water and satisfy demand until 2012. | ||||
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| Environment | C |
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| Consulting Services | Two packages of consulting services will be required for a total of about 100 person-months input from international consultants and 160 person-months from domestic consultants for (i) Project management and the pilot project for artificial recharge, and (ii) investigation, detailed design, and preparation of tender documents for the bulk distribution component. Consulting services will be required in the fields of water supply, water treatment, civil, mechanical, structural, electrical, tunnel, hydraulics, geotechnology, sanitary, and instrumentation engineering and hydrogeology, sociology, economics, urban planning, financial analysis, environmental assessment, hygiene education, NGO coordination, architecture, and project management. Shortlisted international firms will associate with domestic consultants under both packages. |
| Procurement | Civil works contracts for the drilling and water treatment plant for the pilot project will be carried out using international shopping procedures. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | McIntosh, Arthur C. |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Urban Development and Water Division, SARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Mr. Poshan Nath Nepal, Special Secretary Singha Durbar Kathmandu Nepal |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 24 Oct 1997 |
| Fact Finding | 25 Nov 1997 to 10 Dec 1997 |
| MRM | 19 Aug 1998 |
| Approval | 10 Nov 1998 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 14 Feb 2007 |
Loan 1640-NEP
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 6.75 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 5.00 | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | % |
| Counterpart | 1.75 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | % |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Melamchi Water Supply (Engineering) Project | Project/Program Completion Reports | Dec 2003 |
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