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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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Project implementation delays could be reduced reasonably through careful and efficient recruitment of consultants, early land acquisition and resettlement, proper surveys, and the motivation of city corporations.

Project Number: 26427-013
Project Name: Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection Project (Phase 2)
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Land acquisition in secondary towns can be a lengthy process and can cause significant delays in startup and implementation. Addressing the issue requires strong support from the relevant city corporations and district administrators, motivational campaigns, and adequate compensation packages. Advancing the preparation and approval of the Development Project Proforma to secure necessary funds for land acquisition early in project processing can reduce project startup delays.

Project Number: 26427-013
Project Name: Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection Project (Phase 2)
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A design focusing on both physical and logistical issues and outputs and involving highly qualified experts was key to mitigate flooding and drainage congestions thoroughly and sustainably, improving living conditions in the towns as well as their economic.

Project Number: 26427-013
Project Name: Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection Project (Phase 2)
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The BWDB (Bangladesh Water Development Board) and LGED (Local Government Engineering Department) lacked the expertise to prepare tender documents and accurately survey, design, estimate, monitor, and supervise the construction of flood control and drainage structures. Thus, consultant services are needed to ensure the timely completion of all activities to a high standard.

Project Number: 26427-013
Project Name: Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection Project (Phase 2)
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The potential close-down and reconstruction of the Erlangmiao WWTP was totally unanticipated. ADB was not notified of this matter until the project completion review in December 2014. This indicates the lack of thorough and serious policy dialogue with the executing agency. If WMG notified ADB early of its urban plan updates related to the activities (e.g. Erlangmiao WWTP in this case) under the project, such low effective subproject could have been avoided through a scope change.

Project Number: 37597-013
Project Name: Wuhan Wastewater and Stormwater Management Project
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The project cost overrun is another major lesson learnt. Regardless of common factors, such as Chinese yuan appreciation and raise of labor and material prices, inadequate project preparation and insufficient engineering design contributed directly to the project cost increase because they resulted in costs underestimate at appraisal and frequent contract variations during implementation.

Project Number: 37597-013
Project Name: Wuhan Wastewater and Stormwater Management Project
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The lessons from delayed construction of the Huangpu Road WWTP showed necessity of securing domestic approval in advance, prior to the loan effectiveness. If flooding control permission had been approved earlier, construction of the plant could have been completed on schedule and thus the overall project output could have been delivered completely. The lessons learned from procuring the design, supply, and installation contract for the Huangpu Road WWTP were meaningful for improving procurement efficiency in similar projects and contracts.

Project Number: 37597-013
Project Name: Wuhan Wastewater and Stormwater Management Project
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The project experienced significant delay in implementation and in delivering the project outputs. This was mainly caused by the construction delay of the Huangpu Road WWTP, which was completed in August 2015, 1.5 years after the loan closing.

Project Number: 37597-013
Project Name: Wuhan Wastewater and Stormwater Management 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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