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Current local clan structures and national land acquisition processes encourage maneuvering by clan leaders to maximize compensation payments, which can delay or block project implementation. Models are currently being tested where compensation is paid directly to individual clan members, which may partially remove the disincentives for clan leaders to delay or block project progress. This also partially avoids formal recognition of clan leadership structures, which is traditionally fluid.

Project Number: 46014-002
Project Name: Provincial Renewable Energy Project
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Pipelined energy projects could consider (i) requiring completion of land acquisition prior to Board consideration, and (ii) only selecting project sites that do not have existing land disputes and non-customary sites wherever possible.

Project Number: 46014-002
Project Name: Provincial Renewable Energy Project
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Onlending terms for ADB loans, including collateral requirements, need to be carefully examined and agreed upon at project processing with the view to minimize their limiting impact on the uptake and therefore effectiveness of the financing instruments.

Project Number: 39538-023
Project Name: SOE Reform and Corporate Governance Facilitation Program – Tranche 1
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Pilot testing facilitates the successful implementation of complex and challenging reforms.

Project Number: 39538-023
Project Name: SOE Reform and Corporate Governance Facilitation Program – Tranche 1
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The terms of reference for the submission of audited project and entity-level financial statements need to be agreed upon during project preparation.

Project Number: 39538-023
Project Name: SOE Reform and Corporate Governance Facilitation Program – Tranche 1
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Linking disbursements to accomplishments encourages good performance.

Project Number: 39538-023
Project Name: SOE Reform and Corporate Governance Facilitation Program – Tranche 1
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Onlending terms for ADB loans have to be settled before project approval.

Project Number: 39538-023
Project Name: SOE Reform and Corporate Governance Facilitation Program – Tranche 1
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The state government needs to expedite establishment of a road asset management system to facilitate objective planning, programming, budgeting, and implementation of the expanding state road network.

Project Number: 43063-013
Project Name: Madhya Pradesh State Roads Project III
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The project incorporated and implemented several road safety measures. Although fatal accidents were reduced, the number of accidents is high, which largely reflects negligent driver behavior, violation of traffic rules, speeding, lack of enforcement, mixed traffic conditions, and inadequate road safety awareness. This issue may be more pronounced where the number of agricultural vehicles is high. Being a systemic issue in India, the government needs to make more efforts in driver training, enforcement of traffic rules, and safety awareness.

Project Number: 43063-013
Project Name: Madhya Pradesh State Roads Project III
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Additional measures to regulate and improve contractors’ performance could include application of more stringent financial criteria during procurement, provision of advance payment in stages, and bonuses for early completion. Despite efforts by MPRDC, the completion of civil works for three packages was delayed due to contractors’ financial problems, deficiencies in planning, and the general recession in the construction industry.

Project Number: 43063-013
Project Name: Madhya Pradesh State Roads Project III
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The state government could introduce investment schemes considering the industry capacity; take measures to make the business environment more attractive; and conduct business opportunity events and road shows to improve participation by good contractors. Implementation delays are not uncommon in India. With the rapid expansion of road construction and maintenance needs in the country, the availability and capacity of domestic contractors is inadequate.

Project Number: 43063-013
Project Name: Madhya Pradesh State Roads Project III
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In a highly time-sensitive sector such as ICT, high project readiness could help prevent start-up delays and enforce the commitment of the executing agencies.

Project Number: 40054-013
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Information Highway Project
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Regional projects, wherein overall project outputs are achieved through the interconnecting outputs of individual countries, should provide for an overarching, hands-on, and flexible mechanism to ensure timely execution of project activities within all the countries as well as coordination across countries.

Project Number: 40054-013
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Information Highway Project
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For projects involving many stakeholders, maximum consideration should be given in the project design to efficient and streamlined implementation arrangements. Also, in the design of projects in highly time-sensitive sectors, an institutional set-up is needed that will help to expedite implementation schedules, provide flexibility in adapting to market changes, and engage private sector stakeholders who are generally more active in such sectors.

Project Number: 40054-013
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Information Highway Project
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Individual DMFs must be prepared for each MFF project to enable the comprehensive assessment of project achievements.

Project Number: 40031-023
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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