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Since changes brought about by national elections can have a significant impact on program implementation, programs being planned need to be discussed with key political parties at the design stage.

Project Number: 38421-013, 38421-023, 38421-072
Project Name: Promoting Economic Diversification Program
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Manageable and tightly focused reform agenda, incentives provided to the government to continue the reforms, and linking the program to the trade policy sector-wide approach all contributed to the successful project outcome.

Project Number: 38421-013, 38421-023, 38421-072
Project Name: Promoting Economic Diversification Program
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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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With inclusive urbanization a component of the government’s new planning process and the ADB’s Country Partnership Strategy, the program experience is highly relevant and arrangements could be made to ensure that lessons learned are applied to ongoing and future urban programs.

Project Number: 40031-023
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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In a context where gender equality is an issue, and where government prioritizes the equal participation of women, more emphasis pn this is required in projects.

Project Number: 40031-023
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Commitment is needed to a clear financing strategy that leads to self-sufficiency.

Project Number: 40031-023
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Urban projects with SWM components should be designed in a more holistic manner so that the full cycle of waste collection, segregation, composting, recycling, and disposal is incorporated. Stand-alone interventions, such as the landfill sites constructed in the project, are unlikely to fully solve the waste management problem.

Project Number: 40031-023
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Urban projects with sewerage components should be designed to include household connections; if not, sewage treatment plants will be underutilized and revenue streams less than expected and impacting on sustainability.

Project Number: 40031-023
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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The program could have been more innovative in the application of new technologies for urban services, providing a test bed for innovations so long as local capacities permit.

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