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Providing mechanisms to ensure connections to the sewerage network in areas where the network is expanded is important and will help guarantee the utilization of the infrastructure, the generation of revenues to contribute to financial sustainability, and the realization of project’s economic benefits.

Project Number: 40031-013, 40031-053
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Tranche 3 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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It is important to be concise in selecting indicators to avoid unnecessary data collection efforts.

Project Number: 40031-033
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program - Tranche 2
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Relevant indicators are essential to assessing a project’s results objectively, especially its effectiveness in achieving its expected outcome.

Project Number: 40031-033
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program - Tranche 2
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Capacity development efforts for urban local bodies/governments need to consider the promotion of operational efficiency (i.e., operating ratio and nonrevenue water), and capacity to collect revenues in relation to existing service-level provision.

Project Number: 40031-033
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program - Tranche 2
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Having an infrastructure financing strategy at the local government level will contribute to self-sustainable service provision when project-created infrastructure assets are transferred.

Project Number: 40031-033
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program - Tranche 2
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Provide mechanisms to ensure connections to the sewerage network in areas where the network is expanded is important and will help guarantee the utilization of the infrastructure, the generation of revenues to contribute to financial sustainability, and the realization of project’s economic benefits.

Project Number: 40031-033
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Tranche 2)
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Effective operation and maintenance (O&M) and strong management support are essential to ensuring the sustainability of the bus rapid transit (BRT) system.

Project Number: 45023-002
Project Name: Hubei-Yichang Sustainable Urban Transport Project
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Showcasing of successful models, in addition to strong government ownership and commitment and support, is important for the adoption of new and innovative projects and knowledge solutions

Project Number: 45023-002
Project Name: Hubei-Yichang Sustainable Urban Transport Project
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A full-blown awareness-building and public involvement program is vital to developing BRT ridership and broad public support for sustainable mass transport systems.

Project Number: 45023-002
Project Name: Hubei-Yichang Sustainable Urban Transport Project
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Speedy completion of road construction projects, which requires close coordination and adequate capacity in key implementers, lessens their disruptive impacts on traffic and other facets of everyday life.

Project Number: 45023-002
Project Name: Hubei-Yichang Sustainable Urban Transport Project
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Modernize wastewater discharge standards. Updating the standards based on international good practice (e.g., EU or EPA) and strengthening technical capacity, regulations, and enforcement mechanisms including fees would improve compliance with the wastewater discharge standards. The wastewater standards are currently unattainable with available technologies and capital and are therefore largely neglected by operators and regulators.

Project Number: 42489-053
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program - Tranche 4
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Introduce public accountability and grievance redress mechanisms for transparency and developing trust with customers. Lack of an effective mechanism for public accountability contributed to the of deficiencies project implementation. It also becomes the main contributor to the WSS sector’s inefficiency. Accountability of public utilities to the public for their services and operations is critical for performance of the WSS sector. Water utility operations are interwoven with public needs.

Project Number: 42489-053
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program - Tranche 4
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Ensure dedicated PCU with full-time project director. There is a need for a dedicated project management team led by a director responsible for day-to-day management and completion of each ADB-financed project. The program suffered from high PCU staff turnover including of the director. Frequent change of staff led to delays in approving bid evaluation reports and contract variation orders, as time is needed for new staff to familiarize with project procedures.

Project Number: 42489-053
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program - Tranche 4
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Develop higher project readiness. It would have helped to reduce the project start-up delays and avoid gaps in monitoring. Closer ADB monitoring and more review missions may have helped to push critical readiness actions.

Project Number: 42489-053
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program - Tranche 4
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The project preparation should be strengthened to avoid excessive unexpected changes during implementation. Upon detailed design, the estimated civil works cost increased substantially mainly because of price escalation and engineering enhancement. Considering the budget availability, the detailed design was modified with a lower civil works cost and the procurement for one civil works contract was postponed. However, the bids for the civil works contracts was much lower than estimated, about 30%.

Project Number: 41414-043
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway Project - Tranche 1
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