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Client: Department of Irrigation
Funding Agency: Asian Development Bank
Period: July 2009 to December 2010
Consulting Association: GITEC – PRECAR- EAST – GEOCE JV
Approx. Value of Services: Total- NRs 19 million
Professional Staff Input: National (117) person months

Salient Details:

The Project has two components:(i) participatory irrigated agriculture development for farmer-managed irrigation systems (FMIS) comprising  improvement of agriculture productivity and sustainability of about 210 existing FMIS (covering 34,000 ha command area) suffering from low productivity and high poverty incidence, and thus enhance the livelihood of about 270,000 poor men and women including ethnic minorities and dalit living in the project area; and (ii) institutional strengthening and project management (ISPM) component to culminate in operation of mechanisms for improved service delivery to develop productive and sustainable FMIS through further improved irrigation policies, regulations, and plans; strengthened Department of Irrigation (DOI) (in terms of human resources and management capacity), Department of Agriculture (DOA), local governance institutions (LGIs), and WUAs; and enhanced institutional linkages to deliver services in coordination with NGOs and the private sector. The project covered 35 districts of Central and Eastern Regions. The project cost is US$ 22 M.

The scope of work included Feasibility study and preparation of Sub-project Preparation Report (SPPR) of following 42 irrigation subprojects of Batch II covering aggregate 5,106 ha command area. The scope of study also included IEE, Resettlement Plan, Agricultural Development Plan and Livelihood Enhancement Plan and preparation of Sub-project Preparation Report (SPPR). SPPR is a feasibility level study by using GPS tracking field survey. IEE Report and Resettlement Plan were carried out in accordance with Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) of Asian Development Bank.