Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission and Distribution System Improvement Project

Involvement of the resident mission staff during project appraisal could help finetune the estimation of works and provide them with a better understanding of the project. The resident mission supported the DISCOMs in all aspects of implementation, including strengthening safeguard monitoring and reporting. However, they were not as involved in approval, which could have helped attune cost estimates to the loclal market conditions, as well as develop better grasp of the project.