India - Maharashtra Emergency Earthquake Rehabilitation Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 19218 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORT INDIA MAHARASHTRA EMERGENCY EARTHQUAKE REHABILITATION PROJECT (CREDIT 2594-IN) June 14, 1999 Infrastructure Sector Unit South Asia Region This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  -_- CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit Indian Rupee (Rs.) AppraisalYear (1994)US$1.00 = Rs. 31.00 Intervening Years US$1.00 = Rs. 34.70 Completion Year (1998) US$1.00 = Rs. 41.22 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1 foot = 0.3048 meters 1 mile = 1.6093 kilometers 1 square foot = 0.0929 square meters ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CIG Central Implementation Group DE Deputy Engineer DMIS Disaster Management Information System DRC District Resource Center DST Department of Science and Technology GOI Government of India GOM Government of Maharashtra HUDCO Housing and Urban Development Corporation IMD India Meteorological Department JR Junior Engineer MAVIM Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal MELTRON Maharashtra Electronics Corporation MRSAC Maharashtra Remote Sensing Applications Center NGO Non Governmental Organization PMU Project Management Unit R&S Repair and Strengthening SE Superintending Engineer SPARC Society for Promotion of Area Resources Centers TISS Tata Institute of Social Sciences UNCHS United Nations Center for Human Settlements UNDP United Nations Development Program VLC Village Level Committee FISCAL YEAR April 1 - March 31 Vice President: Mieko Nishimizu Country Director: Edwin R. Lim Sector Manager: Frannie Humplick Task Leader: Jelena Pantelic  - II - FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. PREFACE EVALUATION SUMMARY. PART I: PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSMENT A. Background ................................................................1 B. Evaluation and Achievement of Objectives ................................ ................... 5 C. Major Factors Affecting the Project .............................................................. 6 D. Project Sustainability ............................................................... 9 E. IDA Performance ................................................................ 0 F. Borrower Performance ............................................................... 11 G. Assessment of Outcome ............................................................... 11 H. Future Operation ............................................................... 13 I. Key Lessons Learned and Photographs of Project ......................................... 14 PART II: STATISTICAL ANNEX Table 1: Summary of Assessment .18 Table 2: Related Bank Loans/Credit .19 Table 3: Project Timetable .20 Table 4: Credit Disbursement: Estimated and Actual .20 Table 5A: Performance Indicators .21 Table 5B: Key Indicators for Project Implementation .22 Table 6: Key Indicators for Project Oper'ation .23 Table 7: Studies Included in Project .24 Table 8A: Project Costs .25 Table 8B: Project Financing .26 Table 9: Economic Costs and Benefits .26 Table 10: Status of Legal Covenants .27 Table 11: Compliance with Operational Manual Statements .28 Table 12: Bank Resources: Staff Inputs .28 Table 13: Bank Resources: Missions .29 APPENDICES: A. Mission's Aide Memoire with Plan for Future Operations ............................. 30 B. Borrower's Evaluation. B-1. Government of Maharashtra .......................................................... 42 B-2. Government of India-Department of Science and Technology ........ 54 MAP: IBRD 25479R1 This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.   IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORT INDIA MAHARASHTRA EMERGENCY EARTHQUAKE REHABILITATION PROJECT (CREDIT 2594-IN) PREFACE This is the Implementation Completion Report (ICR) for the Maharashtra Emergency Earthquake Rehabilitation Project, for which Credit 2594-IN in the amount of SDR 177 million (US$ 246 million equivalent) was approved on March 31, 1994 and made effective on June 27, 1994. SDR 21.0 million (about US$30,235,170.00 equivalent) of projected savings from the Credit was canceled in December 16, 1996. This was an emergency investment operation. TheBritish Government provided co-financing in the sum ofUK