Appropriate monitoring systems. The project introduced a project performance monitoring system that made use of GIS and was supposed to be applied by the PPMUs. However, since benefits started to materialize only upon completion of the project, the government was more interested in construction monitoring. After the project, no funds were available for the continued use of the project performance monitoring system and it has been abandoned. During the project, the ADB resident mission and MARD’s central project office introduced a detailed project implementation planning system, which made a substantial contribution to limiting the delay in project completion to 7 months, avoiding the need for a formal extension of the project. This practical tool should be used in other projects whenever feasible.
Central Region Water Resources Project