India : Uttarakhand Integrated and Resilient Urban Development Project
The Uttarakhand Integrated and Resilient Urban Development Project (UIRUDP) supports the improvement of universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water, and access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all ending open defecation, in support of Uttarakhand Vision 2030.
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Project Name | Uttarakhand Integrated and Resilient Urban Development Project | ||||||||||
Project Number | 38272-044 | ||||||||||
Country / Economy | India |
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Project Status | Active | ||||||||||
Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan Technical Assistance |
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Operational Priorities | OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability OP4: Making cities more livable OP5: Promoting rural development and food security OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity OP7: Fostering regional cooperation and integration |
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Sector / Subsector | Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban flood protection - Urban policy, institutional and capacity development - Urban sewerage - Urban water supply |
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Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||||
Description | The Uttarakhand Integrated and Resilient Urban Development Project (UIRUDP) supports the improvement of universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water, and access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all ending open defecation, in support of Uttarakhand Vision 2030. The project will apply a range of integrated, resilient, and innovative solutions: (i) centralized and decentralized sanitation systems and mobile toilets to enhance citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS); (ii) citywide computerized maintenance and management systems (CMMSs) for WSS, based on smart technology and the first of its kind in India; and (iii) various measures to improve climate resilience. The project will also (i) promote behavioral change toward water and resource savings, and better hygiene practices; (ii) empower communities for WSS-related jobs and foster entrepreneurial skills; and (iii) strengthen the institutional knowledge and capacity of state and local governments for integrated, sustainable, and climate-resilient urban development in Uttarakhand. |
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Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The state of Uttarakhand, located in the northern part of India, is one of the fast growing states supported by manufacturing industries and tourism. As hill agriculture became unstable and better opportunities for jobs and education became increasingly concentrated in urban centers, urban migration from hill villages has intensified rapid urbanization. Unplanned urbanization and the challenges to mobilize human and financial resources led to significant gaps in the provision of basic infrastructure and services to growing urban areas. The lack of clean water supply and sanitation (WSS) systems and services in particular poses disproportionate burden on the poor, which is estimated at around 15% of urban population. The Government of Uttarakhand (GOU) articulated its WSS goals and targets in its vision document, Uttarakhand Vision 2030, which are: (i) universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water, and (ii) access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation.3 Under the WSS goals, the 2030 targets specific to urban WSS in the state are (i) all urban households with access of piped water, compared to 30% of urban households in 2017; and (ii) 100% of urban local bodies (ULBs) with partial sewerage, compared to 28.6% of ULBs in 2017 . Among many urban areas in Uttarakhand that require investment, GOU, with ADB's support, prioritized the investment based on the urgency, scale of impacts, safeguards sensitivity, project readiness, and ULB ownership. Two project locations were selectedDehradun and Nainital. Dehradun, the winter capital of Uttarakhand, is the most populous city in Uttarakhand experiencing unprecedent speed of urban sprawl. Compared to the 2011 census data of 569,578 living in 61 wards with a total area of 64.6 square kilometer (sq km), Dehradun experienced fast growing peri-urban areas with huge influx of urban migrants and carried out re-boundary mission in 2018. As a result, Dehradun has expanded to 300% in area (196.48 sq km) and increased by 141% in population (803,983 in 2018) living in 100 wards. The urban master plan of Dehradun-2025 drafted in 2015 has not been updated to address its urban expansion and the necessary provision of urban infrastructure and services. The WSS investment gap is significant, particularly on sanitation system and services in new Dehradun area. Untreated wastewater and fecal sludge are directly disposed to Rispana, Bindal, and Suswa rivers causing severe environmental and health risks. Nainital, the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, is set in a valley of steep mountains around Nainital Lake. Estimated population of Nainital in 2020 is about 60,000. Compared to the 2011 census data of 41,377, the urban population is increased by 50%. As Nainital is a highly popular hill station, the average number of daily visitors to Nainital is around 72,650 with 90% staying overnight. Severe water stress resulted from the constantly increasing number of urban residents and the high-reaching floating population, which is 120% higher than the residents. Moreover, the observed depletion of ground water that has been a major drinking water source, and deterioration of surface water quality, led to the restriction of the duration of water withdrawal from tube wells by the water authority in Nainital. The service hours of tap water have been reduced despite the sufficient water supply infrastructure developed by ADB-financed project. The aging sewerage networks with leaks and insufficient sewerage treatment capacity has worsen water pollution, making it difficult to tap on surface water as an alternative drinking water source. Upgrading of the aging sewer networks built around 1940 and the necessary expansion of sewerage treatment capacity in Nainital are urgent tasks for the system sustainability of both WSS. ADB's collaboration with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and National Institute of Urban Affairs led to the improvement of the project design. Fecal sludge and septage management is added and integrated to the centralized sewerage system through installation of co-treatment unit at the proposed STP in Dehradun. To expand the benefits of using smart technologies like SCADA and GIS, ADB introduced CMMS solutions, which will transform labor- and resource-intensive, and reactive O&M and asset management practices in WSS into modernized, systemized, proactive, and efficient ones. CMMSs will reduce O&M costs through prediction, planning, and scheduling preventive maintenance; increase equipment life and reliability; boost employee productivity; and improve customer satisfaction through preventing problems and quickly redressing their complaints. Responding to the GOU's concern on water scarcity and water pollution and its request, ADB introduced EBA measures (also called nature-based solutions) that can bring multiple benefits such as drought mitigation, heat stress reduction, flood control, water quality improvement, carbon sink, aesthetic quality, recreational and restorative capacity, local air quality improvement, and health benefits. The TA attached to the proposed project will support the conceptual design and feasibility assessment of these EBAs, which can contribute to the preparation of a future project in Uttarakhand. |
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Impact | Universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water Access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all ending open defecation. |
Project Outcome | |
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Description of Outcome | Reliability and efficiency of water supply and sanitation services in Dehradun and Nainital enhanced |
Progress Toward Outcome | Detailed assessment to identify the functions for CMMSs is ongoing. |
Implementation Progress | |
Description of Project Outputs | Resilient water supply system and service in Dehradun improved Integrated and resilient sanitation systems and drainage established in Dehradun and Nainital Computerized maintenance management systems for water and sanitation developed and implemented in Dehradun and Nainital Institutional capacity and knowledge strengthened |
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | 1. A total of 106 km (78%) of water supply pipelines were installed, and a total of 6,875 (127%) household connections were provided in Dehradun. 2. For Dehradun, detailed designs for two new STPs are finalized and approved. Raft for both STPs have been completed, shuttering for the Walls is in process at both STPs. The foundations' works are under progress. Then a total of 214 km (84%) sewer pipes were installed, and 8573 manholes were constructed. For Nainital STP, measures to consolidate have been considered due to perennial landslides which occurred in Nainital in October 2021, January 2022, and March 2022. The discussion with the technical institute and agency is in the advanced stage. For the same reason (perennial landslides), reassessment had to be done in the trunk and outfall sewers of Naintal. Detailed design was prepared and approved recently and a total of 1,800m CIPP lining is completed. A total of 16,005 (92%) household sewer connections were installed. And DPR for the 20 mobile toilet buses is under preparation. 3. Initial system and governance assessment of (a) IT infrastructure and water supply, and sewerage and stormwater drainage O&M is ongoing for CMMS in both Dehradun and Nainital. 4. Strengthening of Institutional capacity and knowledge will be achieved by 2027. |
Geographical Location | Dehra Dun, Nainital |
Safeguard Categories | |
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Environment | B |
Involuntary Resettlement | B |
Indigenous Peoples | C |
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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Environmental Aspects | The Project is classified as Category B for environment based on ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) 2009. Accordingly, draft Initial Environment Examination (IEE) reports including Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) for the six Design-Build-Operate (DBO) packages were prepared and disclosed through the ADB Website. Based on the IEEs, the Project is unlikely to have significant adverse environmental impacts that are irreversible, diverse, or unprecedented. Potential environmental impacts are mostly due to construction which is short-term and site-specific and can be mitigated based on the measures defined in the Environmental Management Plan (EMP). Updated IEEs will be prepared based on the Contractor's detailed design and will be disclosed also on the ADB website. |
Involuntary Resettlement | No major issue. |
Indigenous Peoples | No issue. |
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
During Project Design | Stakeholder communication and consultation have been done during the project design phase. |
During Project Implementation | Regular stakeholder consultations have been carried out. |
Business Opportunities | |
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Consulting Services | For L4148: Project management and construction supervision firm was engaged in 2020. Recruitment for Community Awareness and Public Participation Agency is on-going. Other consulting services recruitment would commence in 2024. For TA 6840: The firm on Climate Resilience Modeling, Planning, and Designing was engaged on December 2022. |
Procurement | All the civil works contracts were awarded in 2021. |
Responsible ADB Officer | Kim, Na Won |
Responsible ADB Department | Sectors Group |
Responsible ADB Division | Water and Urban Development Sector Office (SG-WUD) |
Executing Agencies |
Government of Uttarakhand |
Timetable | |
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Concept Clearance | 29 Oct 2020 |
Fact Finding | 05 Jul 2021 to 16 Jul 2021 |
MRM | 20 Sep 2021 |
Approval | 26 Nov 2021 |
Last Review Mission | - |
Last PDS Update | 13 Nov 2023 |
Loan 4148-IND
Milestones | |||||
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
26 Nov 2021 | 07 Dec 2021 | 05 Mar 2022 | 30 Jun 2029 | - | - |
Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
Project Cost | 156.25 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
ADB | 125.00 | 13 Nov 2023 | 89.94 | 0.00 | 72% |
Counterpart | 31.25 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
Cofinancing | 0.00 | 13 Nov 2023 | 26.18 | 0.00 | 21% |
TA 6840-IND
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
26 Nov 2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | - |
Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
1,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,000,000.00 | 13 Nov 2023 | 280,367.46 |
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ADB Approves $125 Million for Water Supply and Sanitation in Uttarakhand, India
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (29 November 2021) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $125 million loan to improve access to quality water supply and sanitation services in Uttarakhand, India. The project will construct 136 kilometers (km) of water pipe system to replace defective water networks in South Dehradun. This will ensure reliable and continuous water supply, benefitting an estimated 40,000 people, including 4,000 urban poor and vulnerable groups. Water meters will also be installed in about 5,400 households to support efficient water use and consumption billing.
Tenders
Contracts Awarded
Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
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DBO-05: Raipur, Dehradun, in Uttarakhand (WW-DDN-02) | Loan 4148 | 23 Mar 2022 | Dineshchandra R Agarwal Infracon Pvt Ltd-Bhugan Infracon Pvt Ltd, JV | 401, The Grand Mall, S.M. Road Opp SBI Zonal Office Ambawadiu, Ahmedabad 380015 | Government of Uttarakhand | 35,800,430.45 | 30,547,412.83 |
DBO-06: Nainital in Uttarakhand (WW-NTL-01) | Loan 4148 | 23 Mar 2022 | Tirupati Cement Product | C-60 Community Center, Janak Puri, New Delhi 110058 | Government of Uttarakhand | 10,213,834.56 | 8,714,195.99 |
DBO-01: Banjarawala Package 1 - Dehradun in Uttarakhand (WS&DDN-01) | Loan 4148 | 23 Mar 2022 | Vihnu Prakash R Punglia Ltd. | Head Office, H-1, first Floor Shivalik Complex, near Gol Building Sardarpura, Jodhpur, Rajasthan India | Government of Uttarakhand | 13,977,427.19 | 11,926,511.31 |
DBO-02: Banjarawala Package - 2, Dehradun in Uttarakhand (WS&S-DDN-02) | Loan 4148 | 23 Mar 2022 | Dineshchandra R Agarwal Infracon Pvt Ltd-Bhugan Infracon Pvt Ltd JV | 401, The Grand Mall, S.M. Road Opp. SBI Zonal Office Ambawadi, Ahmedabad 380015 | Government of Uttarakhand | 16,164,275.78 | 13,792,482.36 |
DBO-03: Banjarawala Package - 3, Dehradun in Uttarakhand (WS&S-DDN-03) | Loan 4148 | 23 Mar 2022 | M/s Vishnu Prakash R Punglia Ltd. [M/s VPRPL] Ltd. | Head Office, H-1 First Floor Shivalik Complex near Gol Building Sardapura, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India | Government of Uttarakhand | 19,800,231.56 | 16,894,932.27 |
Project-Related Incremental Expenditures | Loan 4148 | 25 Mar 2022 | Uttarakhand Urban Sector Development Agency | 777 Saatvik Tower Rajender Nagar, Dehradun 248001 India | Government of Uttarakhand | 7,957,038.85 | 7,957,038.85 |
DBO-04: THDC and Yamuna Colony, in Uttarakhand (WW-DDN-01) | Loan 4148 | 23 Mar 2022 | EMS Infracon Pvt. Ltd. | New Delhi | Government of Uttarakhand | 9,526,691.53 | 8,128,834.63 |
Procurement Plan
Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Uttarakhand Integrated and Resilient Urban Development Project: Procurement Plan | Procurement Plans | Mar 2023 |