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Close coordination among key stakeholders is especially required in complex and large-scale projects. Bolstered by strong partnership with and regular involvement and oversight from ADB, the executing agency and the project implementation unit’s professional and technical staff would have contributed to the delivery of the intended outcome and outputs. Professional and technical support was particularly important as the municipality of Ulaanbaatar MUB lack in capacity to effectively manage and coordinate the program.

Project Number: 39256-024
Project Name: Urban Transport Development Investment Program Imultitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 1)
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A holistic approach, which can lead to overambitious scope and targets, needs to be carefully weighed during the project design stage. This program and its numerous outputs adopted a holistic approach, which might now seem overly ambitious, particularly for the first urban transport undertaking in Ulaanbaatar. A phased approach could have been considered to focus resources on clearly identified priorities and to develop capacity.

Project Number: 39256-024
Project Name: Urban Transport Development Investment Program Imultitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 1)
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Community engagement facilitates good implementation. Proactive measures were implemented to coordinate with agencies and all stakeholders, communicate with the public, and address their grievances. The Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation, one of the two executing agencies, maintained a complaint register at the site for local people to register their grievance.

Project Number: 46417-001
Project Name: Jaipur Metro Rail Line 1-Phase B Project
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Transport demand modeling should be based on reasonable assumptions. The economic and financial viability of urban infrastructure projects is normally determined based on the results of a complex transport demand modeling. Under a proposed scenario, the model’s accuracy regarding the modal share depends greatly on the reasonableness of the adopted assumptions, such as the catchment area and willingness to pay. Overly optimistic assumptions lead to overestimation and may cause operational loss.

Project Number: 46417-001
Project Name: Jaipur Metro Rail Line 1-Phase B Project
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Technical guidance on handling heritage sites and preserving historical artifacts is critical during construction. The project engaged heritage experts to manage the preservation of the heritage sites. The experts conducted a baseline study on the heritage structures in the project site and regular monitoring of the heritage structures during construction and provided technical guidance on integrating heritage features into the overall project design. The project was successful in managing the civil works in the locale of valuable heritage sites and preserving

Project Number: 46417-001
Project Name: Jaipur Metro Rail Line 1-Phase B Project
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Handholding of the executing agency on financial management facilitates consistent compliance and timely submission of project financial reports.Multiple issues observed in project audit reports in early to mid-project implementation were eventually successfully addressed through close collaboration between JMRC and an ADB consultant. Having a financial management specialist during review missions and a dedicated financial management staff would further enhance financial management capacities in future projects.

Project Number: 46417-001
Project Name: Jaipur Metro Rail Line 1-Phase B Project
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Planning for rail projects should consider integrated systems and holistic planning to maximize benefits. The project delivered a section of rail infrastructure on one line but did not achieve the ridership target of the first year. The project’s contribution to Jaipur’s overall transport system can only be realized as the public transport network develops, servicing a broader area and providing attractive transport solutions for more people.

Project Number: 46417-001
Project Name: Jaipur Metro Rail Line 1-Phase B Project
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The design and monitoring framework (DMF) requires careful consideration of inputs and a strong results chain to ensure that the project outcome targets are directly addressed by the project outputs and are not likely to be influenced by other factors. Last-mile connectivity solutions, improved signs around stations, and TOD measures could be considered as separate outputs in future metro projects. Gender aspects should be clearly stated in the DMF to highlight ADB’s value addition.

Project Number: 46417-001
Project Name: Jaipur Metro Rail Line 1-Phase B Project
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ADB's project integrity review (PIR) enhances project management. The PIR conducted by ADB’s Office of Anticorruption and Integrity in 2016 identified gaps in the internal controls for procurement, disbursement, and asset management of the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC), one of the project executing agencies. A follow-up review in November 2017 reiterated a few recommendations which, after full implementation, helped improve JMRC's performance and project deliveries.

Project Number: 46417-001
Project Name: Jaipur Metro Rail Line 1-Phase B Project
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More actions on transit-oriented development (TOD), last-mile connectivity, and improved station design are key to higher ridership. The project did not include TOD or last-mile connectivity in the scope. As a best practice, TOD is included in other ADB-financed metro projects in India to bring the benefits of integrated land use development and potentially higher demand. Ridership is also expected to grow when the supporting initiatives, such as improved feeder bus service and more convenient multimodal transfer facilities, are built and implemented.

Project Number: 46417-001
Project Name: Jaipur Metro Rail Line 1-Phase B Project
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Focusing on Gender equality and social inclusion increases project relevance. The Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation has been successfully operating the Shyam Nagar metro station, India’s first metro station with an all-female staff. It has deployed female staff to the platform to guide and help passengers. It has also provided women-only seats in each coach.

Project Number: 46417-001
Project Name: Jaipur Metro Rail Line 1-Phase B Project
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Efforts to collect employment indicators for women during the preparatory stage could help explore possibilities of expanding employment opportunities for women in a project area. These indicators allow better insights on how to enhance their participation in transport projects. Moreover, women’s involvement during consultations and dialogues, especially during appraisal stage, helps improve project design.

Project Number: 46543-002
Project Name: Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridors 3 and 5 Enhancement Project
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It is critical to obtain accurate information during the design and appraisal stage to help facilitate growth forecast on traffic volumes. Such information provides a solid groundwork for the assessment of a transport project’s economic viability and efficiency and help underpin its rationale, scope, and implementation timeframe. As such, greater consideration on the survey or collection of traffic data is crucial in enhancing the quality of project-level economic analysis.

Project Number: 46543-002
Project Name: Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridors 3 and 5 Enhancement Project
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Optimizing project scope and benefits requires careful analysis of the local context at design stage. Improved roads and market infrastructure resulted in more connected and vibrant rural communities and markets. This has brought moderate increases in household incomes in market catchment areas, but the project did not lead to an increase in agricultural production. The income effects also varied depending on the location and composition of livelihoods.

Project Number: 45084-002
Project Name: Coastal Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Project
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Spreading a project across a wide geographic areas creates additional coordination and administrative difficulties. The project had a wide coverage in southern Bangladesh where several subprojects were distributed across 12 districts, adding coordination and administrative burden to implementing agencies. The project could have selected fewer districts to reduce the implementation burden.

Project Number: 45084-002
Project Name: Coastal Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Project
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