India : Operational Research to Support Mainstreaming of Integrated Flood Management under Climate Change
The TA will undertake operational research to identify and test integrated flood mitigation and flood plain management strategies appropriate for India. The strategies will balance structural and nonstructural measures and provide the mechanisms for mainstreaming IFM at different government levels. The TA will help promote change from a current narrow, structurally focused flood protection intervention approach in the country and support mainstreaming of integrated and holistic management measures. The TA will study will study two sub-basin one intra-states (within state) and another inter-state (more than one state). The study will develop strategies and approaches appropriate for implementation in the two sub-basins which are also replicable in other flood-prone sub-basins and states.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Yadav, Rajesh
South Asia Department
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Country/Economy
India -
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Sector
- Agriculture, natural resources and rural development
| Project Name | Operational Research to Support Mainstreaming of Integrated Flood Management under Climate Change | ||||||
| Project Number | 45017-001 | ||||||
| Country / Economy | India |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Rural flood protection |
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| Description | The TA will undertake operational research to identify and test integrated flood mitigation and flood plain management strategies appropriate for India. The strategies will balance structural and nonstructural measures and provide the mechanisms for mainstreaming IFM at different government levels. The TA will help promote change from a current narrow, structurally focused flood protection intervention approach in the country and support mainstreaming of integrated and holistic management measures. The TA will study will study two sub-basin one intra-states (within state) and another inter-state (more than one state). The study will develop strategies and approaches appropriate for implementation in the two sub-basins which are also replicable in other flood-prone sub-basins and states. | ||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | ADBs country partnership strategy for India, 2009-2012 identified a need to focus on knowledge solutions, the preparation of operationally relevant knowledge products, exposure to best practices, and promoting learning across sectors and states. The ADB water operational plan (2011-2020) forecasts more frequent and severe extreme weather events in India and states that the effects of worsening of weather can be mitigated by structural and nonstructural measures such as water governance and flood management. | ||||||
| Impact | The protection and resilience of the flood-prone areas in India is strengthened | ||||||
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| Description of Outcome | Knowledge of IFM for decision making and program implementation is improved |
| Progress Toward Outcome | Phase 1: Consultant recruitment was carried out on-time for all positions. Inception Mission was fielded during 4-8 March 2013 in New Delhi. Subsequent to this a round table meeting was held with MoWR, CWC and ADB staff and consultants in Delhi on 3 April 2013. A subsequent review mission was fielded during 14-16 May 2013 which included detailed consultation with participating states viz., Bihar and Orissa. Consultants submitted the draft final report which was approved by EA on 27 January 2014 as per discussion in the meeting of project steering panel. Final report of the phase I study has been submitted to DEA and EA on 21 February 2014. Phase 2: Contract agreement for phase II study was signed with M/s Deltares in association with RMSI, India and JPS Associates, India on 5 February 2014 and firm mobilized on 24 Feb 2014. Draft Inception Report for Phase 2 study was discussed and approved by the Project Overview cum Steering Panel (POCSP) on 30 June 2014. Final Inception Report, incorporating the suggestions and comments of POCSP was submitted on 22 July 2014. Consultation with two sub-basin states (Orissa and Bihar) and Central agencies is continuing, most of data collection is completed and modeling studies are under progress. The interim report was concurred by the EA in May 2015. The round table discussions were held to discuss the findings of the study on 27 Aug 2015 in New Delhi, chaired by the Director National Water Mission. The TA firm has submitted the draft final report to ADB for comments on 31 Aug 2015. National Water Mission organized Project Overview cum Steering Panel (POCSP) Meeting to finalize the DFR on 4 November 2015. POCSP advised participating states to provide their comments on the DFR and then the technical committee to finalize the report within the TA closure date. The technical committee concurred to DFR on 4 December 2015. The TA team incorporated all the comments and suggestions provided by the technical committee and submitted the final report on 18 December 2015 which has been accepted by Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India. |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | 1. Appropriate IFM plan for the focal sub-basin, incorporating climate change impacts, developed 2. Comprehensive assessment and feasibility analysis of various approaches and best practices in IFM conducted 3. Knowledge sharing and awareness program conducted 4. Knowledge products on appropriate IFM techniques developed |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | Phase 1: Consultant recruitment was carried out on-time for all positions. Inception Mission was fielded during 4-8 March 2013 in New Delhi. Subsequent to this a round table meeting was held with MoWR, CWC and ADB staff and consultants in Delhi on 3 April 2013. A subsequent review mission was fielded during 14-16 May 2013 which included detailed consultation with participating states viz., Bihar and Orissa. Consultants submitted the draft final report which was approved by EA on 27 January 2014 as per discussion in the meeting of project steering panel. Final report of the phase I study has been submitted to DEA and EA on 21 February 2014. Phase 2: Contract agreement for phase II study was signed with M/s Deltares in association with RMSI, India and JPS Associates, India on 5 February 2014 and firm mobilized on 24 Feb 2014. Draft Inception Report for Phase 2 study was discussed and approved by the Project Overview cum Steering Panel (POCSP) on 30 June 2014. Final Inception Report, incorporating the suggestions and comments of POCSP was submitted on 22 July 2014. Consultation with two sub-basin states (Orissa and Bihar) and Central agencies, is continuing, most of data collection is completed and modeling studies are under progress. Consultant submitted interim report on 25 January 2015. Ministry of Water Resources has conveyed decision on two topics for peer reviewed research papers in March 2015 and studies to prepare papers is under progress. The interim report was concurred by the EA in May 2015. The round table discussions were held to discuss the findings of the study on 27 Aug 2015 in New Delhi, chaired by the Director National Water Mission. The TA firm has submitted the draft final report to ADB for comments on 31 Aug 2015. National Water Mission organized Project Overview cum Steering Panel (POCSP) Meeting to finalize the DFR on 4 November 2015. POCSP advised participating states to provide their comments on the DFR and then the technical committee to finalize the report within the TA closure date. The technical committee concurred to DFR on 4 December 2015. The TA team incorporated all the comments and suggestions provided by the technical committee and submitted the final report on 18 December 2015, which has been accepted by Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India. |
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| During Project Design | Stakeholder consultations were held during the project design period. |
| During Project Implementation | Stakeholder consultations, communications and participation will be continued for the entire project period. |
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| Consulting Services | The TA will be implemented in two phases over 24 months. Phase 1 will be completed by month 6. It will require two international consultants for a combined total of 4 person-months and four national consultants for a combined total of 12 person-months. Because of the very specialized work, the TA will require timely recruitment of highly qualified experts and the preparation of high-quality outputs in a short time. For this reason, the consultants for phase 1 will be recruited individually by ADB in consultation with the government. The recruitment of individual consultants will be carried out in accordance with ADBs Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2010, as amended from time to time). Phase 2 will directly follow phase 1 and will include preparation of an IFM plan for two sub-basins. The plan will consolidate key findings of the studies and present proposals, including a well-defined information base to support decision making. A research consortium with an internationally recognized portfolio of flood management research will be engaged for phase 2. The consortium who will be engaged by ADB will provide five international experts for 22 person-months and 12 national experts for 84 person-months, who will be engaged using the quality- and cost-based selection method at a ratio of 80:20 based on a full technical proposal. Engagement of firm has been completed and firm mobilized on 24 Feb 2014. |
| Procurement | All equipment for the TA will be processed according to ADB's Procurement Guidelines (2010, as amended from time to time). TA progress will be monitored against the design and monitoring framework shown in Appendix 1. Outline terms of reference for the consultants are in Appendix 3. Disbursements under the TA will be made in accordance with ADB's Technical Assistance Disbursement Handbook (2010, as amended from time to time). |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Yadav, Rajesh |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | India Resident Mission |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Water Resources Govt of India Rm. 412, Shram Shakti Bhavan New Delhi 110 011 |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 19 Nov 2011 |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 01 Jun 2012 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 14 Sep 2016 |
TA 8089-IND
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 01 Jun 2012 | 28 Aug 2012 | 28 Aug 2012 | 01 Oct 2014 | 31 Dec 2015 | 27 Jun 2016 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 0.00 | 1,450,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,450,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 1,186,995.94 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Operational Research to Support Mainstreaming of Integrated Flood Management under Climate Change: Technical Assistance Completion Report | Completion Reports | Sep 2017 |
| TA 8089-IND - Operational Research to Support Mainstreaming of Integrated Flood Management under Climate Change: Final Report | Consultants' Reports | Dec 2015 |
| Operational Research to Support Mainstreaming of Integrated Flood Management under Climate Change | Consultants' Reports | Feb 2014 |
| Operational Research to Support Mainstreaming of Integrated Flood Management under Climate Change | Technical Assistance Reports | Jun 2012 |
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