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One of most complex mountainous expressways in the PRC, the project expressway passes through the most difficult and complicated geo-technical terrain. In coping with various technical difficulties and challenges, Sichuan Provincial Transport Department and Sichuan Yaxi Expressway Company Limited initiated 32 technical research and development studies associated with the project's design, construction, and operation. Application of these technical findings has generated significant social and economic benefits.

Project Number: 34174-013
Project Name: Central Sichuan Roads Development Project
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The project was formulated to minimize the potential technical, safety, economic, financial, and resettlement risks. The main technical risks were associated with 25 tunnels (41 km in total length) and 270 bridges (91 km in total length). To mitigate the risks, national and international consultants reviewed the project design and construction methods and incorporated solutions based on advanced technologies and international prevailing practices.

Project Number: 34174-013
Project Name: Central Sichuan Roads Development Project
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The use of prorated financing across the three sources of funds for all expenditure categories should be avoided. Adequate initial advances to imprest accounts should be provided to minimize pre-financing of loan activities through government temporary accounts. The fund flow mechanism adopted by Directorate General of Regional Development for regional activities should not be used in future projects.

Project Number: 32359-013
Project Name: Participatory Irrigation Sector Project
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The agricultural program was initially limited to classroom training, but adjusted to promote field level agriculture demonstrations and rehabilitation of tertiary irrigation canals. It was very successful and contributed to the high economic returns of the project.

Project Number: 32359-013
Project Name: Participatory Irrigation Sector Project
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Greater focus should be placed on O&M arrangements, which should be incorporated into the participatory irrigation management agreement with district governments. The Rencana Pengembangan dan Pengelolaan Irigasi (district irrigation management plan) is an effective planning mechanism that provides appropriate O&M for district systems using a needs-based budget approach.

Project Number: 32359-013
Project Name: Participatory Irrigation Sector Project
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Further support is needed at district and provincial level to ensure water users association and water users association federation develop into effective and sustainable organizations. Sufficient district and provincial level resources should be allocated to ensure that project gains are sustained and enhanced.

Project Number: 32359-013
Project Name: Participatory Irrigation Sector Project
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The project was transformative in developing the national system for participatory irrigation management and development. In most project provinces, this approach is now applied to the government's own provincial and district programs.

Project Number: 32359-013
Project Name: Participatory Irrigation Sector Project
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Water user association involvement in rehabilitation works yielded better quality and more efficient implementation than similar works implemented by contractors. The water users association and water users association federation were also willing to contribute their own resources to the work program.

Project Number: 32359-013
Project Name: Participatory Irrigation Sector Project
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The project has shown that the participatory approach in irrigation development and management is a feasible concept and that farmers are eager to be involved with irrigation operation and maintenance (O&M) and management. The involvement of water users association and water users association federation in the irrigation commission provided a good approach to address irrigation water distribution, cropping patterns, and O&M planning and implementation.

Project Number: 32359-013
Project Name: Participatory Irrigation Sector Project
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The project developed good coordination across the three executing and implementing agencies both horizontally and vertically, which was essential to deliver project outcomes that relied on an integrated approach.

Project Number: 32359-013
Project Name: Participatory Irrigation Sector Project
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Understand that project implementation will require significant ADB staff resources, and allocate resources for additional support to bolster areas where project implementation was previously weak.

Project Number: 31197-032
Project Name: Community-Based Infrastructure Services Sector Project (Supplementary Grant)
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Despite the urgency of government requests for additional financing, conduct a thorough due diligence on all government entities involved and ensure that the available resources fit the scope of the project.

Project Number: 31197-032
Project Name: Community-Based Infrastructure Services Sector Project (Supplementary Grant)
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At appraisal, all parts of previous project arrangements should be thoroughly reviewed to identify the real causes of past project implementation issues. For key past problems, new solutions should be sought, rather than trying to modify past arrangements.

Project Number: 31197-032
Project Name: Community-Based Infrastructure Services Sector Project (Supplementary Grant)
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Do not reengage in a sector with poor past performance until the government demonstrates its commitment and ownership by creating an enabling environment for delivery of sustainable outputs.

Project Number: 31197-032
Project Name: Community-Based Infrastructure Services Sector Project (Supplementary Grant)
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In the future, ADB would have to prioritize and ensure that the executing agency operationalizes financial management system, including project performance monitoring, an essential aspect of project implementation, and results evaluation, in the early stages of project implementation.

Project Number: 37559-033, 37559-023
Project Name: National Highway Development Sector Investment Program–Project 1
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