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Proper engagement and communication with stakeholders is vital to ensure that the rationale and the objectives of the project are fully understood, and this helps during project implementation by speeding up important decisions. The good interaction between MOW (Ministry of Works), the PSC (project steering committee), and the PIA (project implementation assistance) consultants proved highly beneficial in completing this project on time.

Project Number: 38160-032
Project Name: Integrated Urban Development Sector Project
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Allowing some NCB (national competitive bidding) packages in any project gives an opportunity to engage and test the ability of reputable local contractors. In this project it was noted that the local contractors for smaller NCB packages offered some very competitive rates and, with close supervision from the project team, were able to complete and deliver components in a timely manner.

Project Number: 38160-032
Project Name: Integrated Urban Development Sector Project
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For projects where machinery and equipment are to be purchased from project funding, it should be ascertained during project design that the executing agency is making sufficient allocations to the operational budget in the year targeted for the procurement of the equipment, and the years to follow. Otherwise, the equipment is not used effectively for lack of operational budget in the first year.

Project Number: 38160-032
Project Name: Integrated Urban Development Sector Project
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ADB provided guidance and support throughout the project with frequent project review missions.

Project Number: 38160-032
Project Name: Integrated Urban Development Sector Project
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Under a sector modality, core subprojects should only be included at project appraisal if detailed feasibility studies have shown them to be implementable. Under this grant project, a core subproject (Sopu drainage channel) had to be dropped in the implementation phase when detailed design and feasibility studies revealed huge and unfeasible land acquisition needs.

Project Number: 38160-032
Project Name: Integrated Urban Development Sector Project
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One of the significant lessons from the project is the positive impact of early fielding of PIA (project implementation assistance) consultants. During project preparation, the capacity of the executing agency, MOW (Ministry of Works), was assessed as insufficient, particularly for detailed design, construction supervision, and overall project planning, monitoring, and reporting. The project design therefore provided for PIA consultants to assist and support MOW.

Project Number: 38160-032
Project Name: Integrated Urban Development Sector Project
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For projects with a canal rehabilitation component, a component to integrate bank protection and maintenance with community involvement can support sustainability.

Project Number: 29466-023
Project Name: Kolkata Environmental Improvement Project
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Secondary displacement due to land acquisition and resettlement always needs to be included in resettlement plans.

Project Number: 29466-023
Project Name: Kolkata Environmental Improvement Project
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Access to transport facilities at resettlement sites is key to protect the livelihoods of resettled people, especially women and the differently-abled. It is necessary to protect sites from which people are relocated, from squatting.

Project Number: 29466-023
Project Name: Kolkata Environmental Improvement Project
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Use of innovative practices like electronic measurement books and advanced technologies like trenchless technology for pipe laying can help improve implementation efficiency.

Project Number: 29466-023
Project Name: Kolkata Environmental Improvement Project
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Project timelines need to take into account implementation complexity, the experience of the executing agency, consultants and contractors, and the available working seasons.

Project Number: 29466-023
Project Name: Kolkata Environmental Improvement Project
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Fully staffed PMUs (project management units) and complete involvement of the executing agencies from the outset are necessary to create ownership and commitment.

Project Number: 29466-023
Project Name: Kolkata Environmental Improvement Project
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Operation and Maintenance (O&M). In Nanjing, management responsibilities for O&M of river systems, drainage systems, WWTPs (wastewater treatment plants), and sewerage systems were fragmented between Nanjing Qinhuai River Construction Company and Nanjing Municipal Water Company (under NCIC or Nanjing Urban Construction Investment Holding [Group] Company Limited), NDMD or Nanjing Drainage Management Department (under NMUMB or Nanjing Municipal Urban Management Bureau), water resources bureaus, and the district governments. This resulted in considerable confusion and inefficiency.

Project Number: 37603-013
Project Name: Nanjing Qinhuai River Environmental Improvement Project
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Wastewater Tariff Revision. NMG (Nanjing Municipal Government) should continue to regularly review the tariff level, monitor and ensure that the wastewater tariffs are capable of meeting full cost recovery, covering the O&M (operations and maintenance) costs, interest, depreciation, debt repayment, and a reasonable profit margin.

Project Number: 37603-013
Project Name: Nanjing Qinhuai River Environmental Improvement Project
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Flexibility in Project Design. Changes in the design of the project during implementation should be considered in order to achieve a better outcome. For instance, the cancellation of the Jiangxinzhou WWTP (wastewater treatment plant), because of the introduction of new technology to use the sludge to co-incinerate at a power plant, has provided a cleaner form of power generation and is good practice for recycling waste.

Project Number: 37603-013
Project Name: Nanjing Qinhuai River Environmental Improvement Project
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