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Regular and consistent monitoring during the preparation of initial environmental examination documents, environmental impact assessments, environmental management plans, remedial action plan, and gender action plan is critical, and should include an audit report during submission to ensure not only compliance with guidelines but also adequacy of consultations with minutes of proceedings. This avoids any critical issues from surfacing that would affect project design and implementation timeline.

Project Number: 42414-043
Project Name: Sustainable Urban Transport Investment Program - Tranche 3
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A holistic approach, including an exit strategy, helps improve the design of long-term support for the power sector. Therefore, the supervision of the investment program needs to closely track the capital works being implemented by the executing agencies using their own funds, and the assistance provided by other agencies, including complementary programs initiated by the government. Any gaps should be then filled by utilizing loan savings. ADB started supporting the Madhya Pradesh power sector over 20 years ago and the approved loans add up to $1,720 million.

Project Number: 43467-014, 43467-016
Project Name: Madhya Pradesh Energy Efficiency Improvement Investment Program (Tranche 2 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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ADB’s ability to effectively monitor safeguard and technical due diligence issues arise when the loans are financially closed before works are completed.

Project Number: 38254-053
Project Name: North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Program (Tranche 3)
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Close monitoring of work progress and quality of consulting services and deliverables of consultants and timely implementing remedial measures and backup plans are critical to ensure the achievement of planned project outputs. Under this project, the poor performance of the two consulting firms for project implementation had adverse impacts on the ability of the program management office and implementing agencies to address project management issues in a timely manner, particularly during the extended period and loan closing.

Project Number: 43023-013
Project Name: Guangxi Beibu Gulf Cities Development Project
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Closer coordination, capacity building, and handholding can improve project implementation when the executing agency has limited experience on implementing ADB-assisted projects. A review mechanism for assessing the efficacy of the trainings needs to be designed. The executing agency should be well versed in the ADB's safeguard policies to ensure compliance and accurate budgeting of the cost of safeguards. Any delays in the mobilization of experts to complement the staff of the executing agency should be expeditiously addressed.

Project Number: 47101-002
Project Name: Assam Power Sector Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Timely and appropriate change in the project scope can help enhance project performance. For example, adjustments on the project design during the early stages of implementation can enhance project results at completion. A project scope that requires corrective actions needs to be addressed during midterm review to enable the project to achieve better results.

Project Number: 41340-013
Project Name: Advanced Electricity Metering Project
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The provision of training and capacity building support at the outset is critical to facilitate project preparation and design, specifically on attending to project pertinent areas before implementation.

Project Number: 42039-034
Project Name: Power Transmission Investment Program - Tranche 1
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Capacity building requires some time to take effect.

Project Number: 38558-013
Project Name: Water Resources Management Sector Development Program: Project Completion Report
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