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Following the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (Prime Minister's Rural Roads Program) guidelines, each civil works contract had a stipulated completion period of 12 months. However, it was found during the implementation that 12 months was inadequate and that 15-18 months were needed. The proper timing of the signing of civil works contracts in relation to the monsoon period will avoid the loss of construction time due to the monsoon. This should be incorporated and considered in following subprojects under the multitranche financing facility.

Project Number: 37066-023
Project Name: MFF - Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program (Subproject 1)
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The price for some materials, especially cement, steel, and asphalt, was substantially adjusted during implementation. Large-scale price eslalation led the contractors to slow down the work. Since the standard contract period for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (Prime Minister's Rural Roads Program) works is only 12 months, provision for price escalation is not included in the civil works contract. This means that if the works take longer than 12 months for any reason, price escalation potentially becomes an issue.

Project Number: 37066-023
Project Name: MFF - Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program (Subproject 1)
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Relocation of electricity poles and telecommunication lines was a common problem faced in almost all contract packages. Early identification and preparation - such as sufficient survey provision, accurate cost estimation, adequate and timely budgeting, and adequate coordination with concerned departments and state organizations - should be incorporated into future subprojects.

Project Number: 37066-023
Project Name: MFF - Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program (Subproject 1)
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Some of the construction delays were caused by nonavailability of the contractors, including lack of working facilities, mobilization of resources, and/or skilled and qualified staff. Also, some of the civil work packages were geographically spread out which made it difficult for the contractors to manage their resources, labor, and materials. In future project formulation, the size of contracts should be adjusted to the availability of contractors. Also, as a sector-wide issue, the capacity of the construction industry should be increased substantially.

Project Number: 37066-023
Project Name: MFF - Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program (Subproject 1)
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The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (Prime Minister's Rural Roads Program) roads usually generate new traffic and are sometimes being used as a shortcut if they provide a through route. Some field visits identified that some of the roads being used as shortcuts have already deteriorated. Consultation with communities also revealed that local residents were concerned about the quality of design and that it might not cater for future traffic.

Project Number: 37066-023
Project Name: MFF - Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program (Subproject 1)
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The project was the first of its kind to use an ADB loan to implement a rural roads program in India. The project helped the states identify gaps in various program implementation activities. Some of these lessons learned are listed as in the following paragraphs.

Project Number: 36320-013
Project Name: Rural Roads Sector I Project
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No new lessons

Project Number: 35068-013
Project Name: Gujarat Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project
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