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Advance actions for consultant selection, procurement, land acquisition, and statutory clearances can help in timely completion of projects.

Project Number: 30303-013
Project Name: Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project
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Coordination between donors, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), and government departments in any disaster management project can be more easily achieved if there is one executing agency and PMU for all emergency projects at the state level.

Project Number: 39114-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project
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Small investments in livelihood restoration and water supply and sanitation schemes can have large social and economic impacts, especially on women and vulnerable populations.

Project Number: 39114-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project
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For institutional reform, use of a standardized set of systems and processes and a centralized control system at the state level helps to reduce implementation effort, time, and cost, and attain acceptable quality, irrespective of urban local body (ULB) capacity and location.

Project Number: 30303-013
Project Name: Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project
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Availability and capacity of the contractors. The number of contractors was limited and the number of responses from bidders was low. All civil work contractors were local and some lacked working facilities, funding resources, and/or skilled and qualified staff. The weak capacity of some local contractors was a major cause of project delays. Also, some civil works packages were geographically spread out, making it difficult for contractors to manage their resources, labor, and materials.

Project Number: 37066-033
Project Name: Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program (Project 2) - State of Orissa
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Adequate consultations with all stakeholders during project formulation and appraisal of the project, based on the primary data or validated secondary data, will ensure more locally rooted and systematic planning, help build local ownership, and lead to better project implementation and sustainability of project outputs.

Project Number: 30303-013
Project Name: Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project
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Extended missions of ADB can play a critical role in building capacity and providing hand-holding support to executing agencies and implementing agencies without prior experience in complex, multi-sector projects.

Project Number: 39114-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project
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Identification of the need for statutory (including environmental) clearances and obtaining such clearances early can help avoid delays in project implementation.

Project Number: 39114-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project
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Small investments in areas like micro-finance, SHG formation, low cost sanitation facilities, and skills upgrading training can have large social and economic impacts and help build local support for a project.

Project Number: 30303-013
Project Name: Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project
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Involvement of committed local nongovernment offices (NGOs) and their continued involvement at least for a year after project completion can enhance project effectiveness and sustainability.

Project Number: 30303-013
Project Name: Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project
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Project readiness and utility relocation. Project preparation had some weaknesses during the design phase, especially in site reconnaissance and consideration of design alternatives. Strengthening this aspect would avoid problems and associated delays in project implementation. Relocation of electricity poles and telecommunication lines was a common problem faced in almost all contract packages.

Project Number: 37066-033
Project Name: Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program (Project 2) - State of Orissa
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Third party quality audit (TPQA) consultants can help improve project outputs and outcomes.

Project Number: 39114-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project
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Fully staffed project management unit (PMU) and project implementation units (PIUs) and the complete involvement of the project authorities from project preparation is necessary to create ownership and commitment.

Project Number: 30303-013
Project Name: Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project
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Adherence to sound design principles based on required surveys and studies can lead to more efficient outcomes and avoidance of delays.

Project Number: 39114-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project
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House service connections for urban water and sewerage should be part of the project scope to ensure optimum utilization of outputs and timely delivery of benefits.

Project Number: 30303-013
Project Name: Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project
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