Bangladesh : Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management

Sovereign Project | 34418-013

Project Name Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management
Project Number 34418-013
Country / Economy Bangladesh
Project Status Active
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Grant
Loan
Source of Funding / Amount
Grant 0036-BAN: Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management
Government of the Netherlands US$ 12.50 million
Loan 2200-BAN: Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management
Asian Development Fund US$ 20.00 million
Grant 0441-BAN: Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing
Government of the Netherlands US$ 7.00 million
Loan 3302-BAN: Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing
Asian Development Fund US$ 45.00 million
Strategic Agendas Inclusive economic growth
Drivers of Change Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
Governance and capacity development
Partnerships
Sector / Subsector

Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Rural water policy, institutional and capacity development - Water-based natural resources management

Gender Gender equity theme
Description As overall goal, the Project will enhance economic growth and reduce poverty in the concerned FCD/I areas, while providing a model for rejuvenating the poorly performing FCD/I systems that will be replicated throughout the country. The Project objective is to enhance and sustain the productivity of the selected existing FCD/I systems suffering from low performance and high incidence of poverty, with its scope comprising (i) preparing participatory integrated water management plans (IWMPs) ($0.9 million); (ii) establishing productive and sustainable water management systems through IWMP implementation comprising (a) WMA formation and strengthening with participatory preparation of program implementation plans ($1.5 million), (b) water management infrastructure ($25.3 million), (c) support services for developing agriculture, fishery, and livelihood enhancement of the poor ($3.7 million), and (d) support for establishing sustainable O&M mechanisms ($3.3 million); and (iii) strengthening institutions (including policy and institutional framework and organizational capacities) for effective provision of services to achieve this ends and project management ($7.9 million).
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy

Water fundamentally affects rural livelihoods in Bangladesh, with the country's major regional river systems bringing about massive annual floods, severe dry-season water scarcity, and periodic natural disasters. Its effective management is critical to address pervasive rural poverty problems. Yet the task is complicated due to fairly diverse and complex stakeholder interests and vulnerable natural ecosystems. It is thus paramount to plan, develop, and manage water resources in a strategic and integrated manner with mobilization and empowerment of diverse stakeholders. While the country has established a large number of FCD/I infrastructures, their performance remains suboptimal, due to lack of effective management systems that can meet diverse stakeholder needs in particular the vulnerable poor, and most critically, providing sufficient O&M. Within the country, Southwest areas face the most acute problems, due to the reduced dry-season inflow and associated social and environmental hardships including salinity intrusion, along with annual monsoon flooding.

In recent years, the Government has progressively improved policy, institutional, and planning framework for the water sector, with the coordinated support of external financiers including ADB. The National Water Policy (NWP) 1999 adopted key principles including integrated water resource management (IWRM) and sustainable service delivery and O&M with progressive transfer of facility management to WMAs. This is being followed by ongoing institutional reforms of sector agencies for better governance, and the recent adoption of the National Water Management Plan (NWMP) in 2004 that provides a sector strategy and priority programs with a long-term perspective. Key challenge now is to transform these initiatives into genuine sector operations.

Within this framework, enhancing and sustaining performance of existing FCD/I systems has been accorded high priority, given their need to strengthen flood resistance and their scope for generating high impacts with short lead time with relatively low costs. On this account, ADB has played lead roles in supporting the initiative for small-scale schemes, being implemented with increasingly better performance. The Project is needed to develop and institutionalize effective mechanisms to be applied to larger FCD/I schemes building on the good practice and lessons learned, to support the process of participatory and holistic planning, inclusive WMA development, infrastructure and support services to meet critical local development needs, and sustainable O&M. Successful implementation of the Project will demonstrate the way to fully operating key NWP principles in FCD/I systems, with further improved governance of the sector institutions.

ADB's country strategy and program (CSP) for Bangladesh was prepared in 2005 following the Government's Povety Reduction Strategy Paper. Given the high incidence of rural poverty, the CSP prioritizes investments in agriculture commercialization, rural infrastructure, and rural water management. The strategy for the water sector is to institutionalize integrated planning, development, and management with sustained O&M, while providing support for critical infrastructure where high growth and poverty impacts are expected. The programs build on good practices and lessons, and promote further improved institutional framework in harmony with development partners. All are consistent with ADB?s water policy.

Impact

Enhanced economic growth and reduced poverty in rural areas of the selected subregions in the southwest areas

Project Outcome
Description of Outcome

Enhanced productivity and sustainability of existing FCD/I systems

Progress Toward Outcome

a) Overachieved. Cropping Intensity increased to 248%. (As per sample survey of the project area).

b) Overachieved. Annual rice production increased to 3.84 t/ha, (As per sample survey of the project area).

c) Partially achieved. Annual production of cultural fisheries increased to 3,583 t as per DOF and ISPMC field data.

d) Overachieved. Average estimated annual household income of WMG members increased to Tk. 86,400. Data collected from income impact assessment survey for female headed household.

Implementation Progress
Description of Project Outputs

WMOs capacity for sustainable water resources planning and management in the subproject areas strengthened

Infrastructure facilities of FCDI schemes in the subproject areas restored

Institutional capacity for sustainable participatory integrated water resources planning and management

Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)

1(a). Achieved. 4 additional IWMPs have been completed. Bamonkhali-Barnali, Purulia-Charbhatpara and Arol Beel completed, while IWMP of Sunamukhi-Banmander is replaced with FS Tungipara & Kotalipara, which has also been completed and endorsed by BWDB.

1(b). Achieved. 23 additional SIPs have been completed and endorsed by WMAs. The total number of SIPs are 36.

1(c). Achieved. A total of 112,589 (100%) members have enrolled against target of 112,319 (70% of total household no. 159,297). Of these 57,362 (51%) of WMG members are females. 36% of EC members are females and all ECs have six sub-committees with minimum 33% female members.

1(d). Achieved. Target increased from 150 WMGs to 267 WMGs, all of which have been formed and registered. Thus, the total number of WMGs including original project (90 WMGs.) is 357. Agriculture and fisheries programs have been progressed 104% and 75%, respectively. Female participation in collective action is 43%.

1(e). Achieved. 23 nos. O&M transfer agreements have been signed with WMOs. Manuals have been drafted for O&M and for LCS.

2. Achieved. Rehabilitation of 115 works are completed. Overall physical progress is 100% in all implementation schemes.

3(a). Achieved. Institute of Water modelling (IWM) has developed the MIS/Database of SW-AF project. Comments provided during its demonstration are being used to refine the MIS/Database.

3(b). Achieved. A committee setup by the BWDB/MOWR has carried out a need-based assessment and proposed a staffing plan, which has been approved by GOB. A regulation (pravidhanmala) is required to be adopted, following which staffing would be strengthened.

3(c). Achieved. Target increased from 252 WMGs to 367 WMGs, including 90 active WMGs of original project. BWDB through Directorate of Audit (DOA) has conducted audits in 90 WMGs under original project and 203 WMGs under AF project so total comes to 293 no. WMGs. The rest 64 WMGs yet to be audited by DOA under BWDB.

3(d). Achieved. WMO database (sex-disaggregated) published in the project website.

Geographical Location Faridpur District, Gopalganj District, Jessore District, Magura District, Narail District, Rajbari District
Safeguard Categories
Environment A
Involuntary Resettlement A
Indigenous Peoples C
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects An initial environmental examination (IEE) was prepared to cover nine subprojects to be implemented under the additional financing in accordance with ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement (2009). Considering the nature of the project and the location, the project activities are not expected to generate any significant adverse environment impact that is irreversible, long term, or cumulative. The subproject areas are not located within or close to any protected areas or ecologically important areas. The subproject areas are not environmentally sensitive. Potential environmental impacts might occur mainly during construction, such as dust and sediment pollution of water, and are temporary and reversible. Mitigation measures were incorporated into the environmental management and monitoring plan. The potential environmental impacts related to the operation of structures are not expected to be significant, because the project will renovate existing structures, except 1.5 kilometers (km) of a new embankment that is replacing a breached portion of an existing embankment system. Stakeholders to be affected have been consulted.
Involuntary Resettlement The rehabilitation and construction works are located within the right-of-way of existing structures or in locations where no land acquisition is involved, except the new 1.5 km embankment. It required 2.74 ha of land acquisition consisting of 49 plots. This land acquisition affected 55 households, of which 45 households comprising 183 people has lost 10% or more of their productive land. No structure was affected, and no household was physically displaced. The resettlement plan for the new embankment was prepared in accordance with the government's laws and regulations and ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement (2009). Precise locations of the rehabilitation of existing structures, including re-sectioning of existing embankments are determined during the implementation of the additional financing through the beneficiary participatory planning. The locations are selected to avoid involuntary resettlement but there remains a possibility that involuntary resettlement is unavoidable. As a prudent measure, a resettlement framework was prepared, in accordance with ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement, should any involuntary resettlement issue arise.
Indigenous Peoples There are no indigenous peoples as defined for operational purposes by ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement in the project area.
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
During Project Design Consultations with local communities were held with a focus on women, the landless, and other vulnerable groups in the subproject areas. Relevant government agencies were also consulted.
During Project Implementation The entire project is designed for participatory water resources planning and management. Consultations were held with a focus on women, the landless, and other vulnerable groups in the subproject areas regarding (i) livelihood issues, including agriculture and fisheries; (ii) formation of WMOs; (iii) possible solutions to resolve the constraints identified; and (iv) institutional mechanisms to address those constraints. Water users participated in the project for formation of WMOs, water resources planning, operation and maintenance of infrastructure, and minor civil works. They also received capacity development and livelihood support training. The executing agency also worked with close coordination and collaboration with relevant government agencies, such as the Department of Agriculture Extension and Department of Fisheries.
Business Opportunities
Consulting Services

The consulting services have been selected and engaged through a firm in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants and other arrangements satisfactory to ADB for engaging domestic consultants through quality- and cost-based selection procedures. A total of 72 person-months of international and 532 person-months of domestic consulting services are required: (i) water resource development specialist (team leader); (ii) water resources engineer (deputy team leader), (iii) participatory water management specialists, (iv) integrated water resources planners, (v) institutional advisors, (vi) hydrologist, (vii) river engineer (morphology), (viii) design engineer, (ix) agriculture and extension spec, (x) fishery development specialist, (xi) agriculture economist, (xii) gender and poverty specialist, (xiii) environmental specialists, (xiv) resettlement specialist, (xv) quality controll specialist (water management associations, (xvi) quality control specialist (infrastructure), (xvii) O& M specialist, and (xviii) financial management advisor. In consideration of the non-engineering complexity and the need for early fielding, the consultants were selected by ADB and engaged by the government.

In addition, the Project will require the services of private service providers including NGOs and firms to carry out (i) participatory rural appraisals for IWMP preparation and socio economic surveys, (ii) mobilization of subproject stakeholder groups for WMAs, (iii) preparation of SIPs, (iv) survey, design, and supervision of civil works, (v) refinement and implementation of resettlement plans, (vi) delivery of various support services, and (vii) monitoring and evaluation. Technically qualified providers have been engaged, using selection procedures acceptable to ADB.

Expression of Interests submitted to ADB and the Government on15 December 2005.

Procurement Goods and related services, and civil works are being procured in accordance with ADB's Guidelines for Procurement. The civil works are being procured in accordance with LCB procedures acceptable to ADB, typically those specified in the Public Procurement Regulations.
Responsible ADB Officer Srivastava, Pushkar
Responsible ADB Department South Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, SARD
Executing Agencies
Bangladesh Water Development Board
Timetable
Concept Clearance 08 Mar 2003
Fact Finding 10 Mar 2005 to 23 Mar 2005
MRM 18 May 2005
Approval 23 Nov 2005
Last Review Mission -
PDS Creation Date 24 Jan 2006
Last PDS Update 10 Nov 2023

Grant 0036-BAN

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
23 Nov 2005 11 May 2006 23 Aug 2006 31 Dec 2013 31 Dec 2015 05 Jan 2016
Financing Plan Grant Utilization
Total (Amount in US$ million) Date ADB Others Net Percentage
Project Cost 12.50 Cumulative Contract Awards
ADB 0.00 28 Nov 2023 0.00 12.25 98%
Counterpart 0.00 Cumulative Disbursements
Cofinancing 12.50 28 Nov 2023 0.00 12.25 98%
Status of Covenants
Category Sector Safeguards Social Financial Economic Others
Rating Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory - Satisfactory

Grant 0441-BAN

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
30 Sep 2015 13 Dec 2015 06 Jan 2016 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2023 -
Financing Plan Grant Utilization
Total (Amount in US$ million) Date ADB Others Net Percentage
Project Cost 7.00 Cumulative Contract Awards
ADB 0.00 28 Nov 2023 0.00 7.02 100%
Counterpart 0.00 Cumulative Disbursements
Cofinancing 7.00 28 Nov 2023 0.00 6.68 95%
Status of Covenants
Category Sector Safeguards Social Financial Economic Others
Rating Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory - Satisfactory

Loan 2200-BAN

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
23 Nov 2005 10 May 2006 23 Aug 2006 31 Dec 2013 31 Dec 2015 31 Dec 2015
Financing Plan Loan Utilization
Total (Amount in US$ million) Date ADB Others Net Percentage
Project Cost 30.90 Cumulative Contract Awards
ADB 20.00 28 Nov 2023 20.38 0.00 100%
Counterpart 10.90 Cumulative Disbursements
Cofinancing 0.00 28 Nov 2023 20.38 0.00 100%
Status of Covenants
Category Sector Safeguards Social Financial Economic Others
Rating Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory - Satisfactory

Loan 3302-BAN

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
30 Sep 2015 13 Dec 2015 06 Jan 2016 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2023 -
Financing Plan Loan Utilization
Total (Amount in US$ million) Date ADB Others Net Percentage
Project Cost 56.70 Cumulative Contract Awards
ADB 45.00 28 Nov 2023 42.05 0.00 94%
Counterpart 11.70 Cumulative Disbursements
Cofinancing 0.00 28 Nov 2023 41.37 0.00 93%
Status of Covenants
Category Sector Safeguards Social Financial Economic Others
Rating Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory - Satisfactory

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Title Document Type Document Date
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing: Audited Project Financial Statements (July 2021-June 2022) Audited Project Financial Statements Dec 2022
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing: Audited Project Financial Statements (July 2020-June 2021) Audited Project Financial Statements Dec 2021
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management: Procurement Plan Procurement Plans Dec 2021
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing: Audited Project Financial Statements (July 2019-June 2020) Audited Project Financial Statements Dec 2020
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing: Audited Project Financial Statements (1 July 2016-30 June 2017) Audited Project Financial Statements Dec 2017
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing: Procurement Plan Procurement Plans Mar 2017
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing: Audited Project Financial Statements (July 2015-June 2016) Audited Project Financial Statements Nov 2016
Project Agreement for Grant 0441 and Loan 3302 Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing Project/Program Agreements Dec 2015
Grant Agreement (Externally Financed) for Grant 0441 Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing Grant Agreement Dec 2015
Loan Agreement (Special Operations) for Loan 3302 Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing Loan Agreement (Ordinary Resources) Dec 2015
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management - Additional Financing: Report and Recommendation of the President Reports and Recommendations of the President Sep 2015
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management - Additional Financing: Project Administration Manual Project/Program Administration Manual Sep 2015
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management - Additional Financing: Gender Action Plan Gender Action Plans Sep 2015
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Loan Inception Report Documents Produced Under Grant/Loans/TA Jul 2007
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project Project/Program Administration Manual Jun 2007
Project Agreement for Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project between Asian Development Bank and Bangladesh Water Development Board Project/Program Agreements Mar 2006
Loan Agreement for Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project between People's Republic of Bangladesh and ADB Loan Agreement (Special Operations) Mar 2006
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project Reports and Recommendations of the President Oct 2005

Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
Safeguard documents provided at the time of project/facility approval may also be found in the list of linked documents provided with the Report and Recommendation of the President.

Title Document Type Document Date
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management: Social Monitoring Report (January-June 2023) Social Monitoring Reports Jul 2023
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management: Social Monitoring Report (July-December 2022) Social Monitoring Reports Jan 2023
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management: Environmental Monitoring Report (July-December 2022) Environmental Monitoring Reports Dec 2022
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management: Social Monitoring Report (January-June 2022) Social Monitoring Reports Aug 2022
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management: Resettlement Plan Resettlement Plans Mar 2022
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management: Social Monitoring Report (July-December 2021) Social Monitoring Reports Jan 2022
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing: Social Monitoring Report (July-December 2017) Social Monitoring Reports Jan 2018
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing: Environmental Monitoring Report (July-December 2017) Environmental Monitoring Reports Dec 2017
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing: Social Monitoring Report (January-June 2017) Social Monitoring Reports Jun 2017
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing: Environmental Monitoring Report (January-June 2017) Environmental Monitoring Reports Jun 2017
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing: Social Monitoring Report (July-December 2016) Social Monitoring Reports Jan 2017
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing: Environmental Monitoring Report (July-December 2016) Environmental Monitoring Reports Jan 2017
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing: Social Monitoring Report (January-June 2016) Social Monitoring Reports Jun 2016
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing: Environmental Monitoring Report (January-June 2016) Environmental Monitoring Reports Jun 2016
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management - Chenchuri Beel and Narail Subprojects: Final Social Safeguards Monitoring Report Social Monitoring Reports Dec 2015
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project: Final Environmental Monitoring Report Environmental Monitoring Reports Aug 2015
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project: Environmental Monitoring Report (January-June 2015) Environmental Monitoring Reports Jun 2015
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project: Social Monitoring Report (January-June 2015) Social Monitoring Reports Jun 2015
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project (Additional Financing): Resettlement Framework Resettlement Frameworks Jun 2015
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project (Additional Financing): Initial Environmental Examination Initial Environmental Examination Jun 2015
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project (Additional Financing): Resettlement Plan Resettlement Plans Jun 2015
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project: Social Monitoring Report (January-December 2014) Social Monitoring Reports Dec 2014
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project: Environmental Monitoring Report (September 2014) Environmental Monitoring Reports Sep 2014
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project: Environmental Monitoring Report (September 2012) Environmental Monitoring Reports Sep 2012
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project: Chenchuri Beel Sub-project Social Monitoring Reports Mar 2012
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project: Environmental Monitoring Report (December 2011) Environmental Monitoring Reports Dec 2011
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project: Environmental Monitoring Report (December 2010) Environmental Monitoring Reports Dec 2010
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project: Land Resettlement Plan (Chenchuri Beel, Narail) Resettlement Plans Mar 2008
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project Summary Environmental Impact Assessments Jul 2005
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Environmental Assessment and Measures Jun 2005
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project: Resettlement Plan (Narail Subproject) Resettlement Plans Jun 2005
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project: Resettlement Plan (Chenchuri Beel Subproject) Resettlement Plans Jun 2005
Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project: Resettlement Framework (Chenchuri Beel and Narail Subproject) Resettlement Plans Jun 2005

Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation

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  • 06 Oct 2015 | News Release

    ADB Extends New Loan to Expand Southwest Area Water Project

    ADB is providing fresh assistance to expand a water resources project in the southwest of Banglandesh that has sharply increased agriculture production and benefited over 191,000 people, including landless farmers and women.

Tenders

Tender Title Type Status Posting Date Deadline
Consulting Services for Development of a Participatory Project Management Information System (PPMIS) Firm - Consulting Closed

Contracts Awarded

No contracts awarded for this project were found