India - Second Chambal (Madhya Pradesh) Irrigation Project

Document of The World Bank F I L E r n FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 3594-iN STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT INDIA CHAMBAL (MADHYA PRADESH) IRRIGATION II PROJECT July 16, 1982 South Asia Projects Department Agriculture Division C 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 US$1.00 = Rupees (Rs) 9.00 1/ WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (METRIC SYSTEM) 2/ 1 meter (m) = 3.28 feet (ft) 1 kilometer (km) 0.62 miles (mi) 1 hectare (ha) 3= 2.47 acres (ac) 1 million cubic meters (Mm ) = 810 acre-feet (ac-ft) 1 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) 28.32 Mm 3 1 cubic foot per second (cfs or cusec) = 0.028 cubic meters per second (m /s) 1 ton 1,000 kilograms (kg) 1 ton = 2,205 pounds (lb) 1/ The US Dollar/Rupee exchange rate is subject to change. Conversions of cost estimates in this report have been made at US$1.00 to Rs 9.0, which represents the projected exchange rate over the disbursement period. 2/ The Metric System has been used in most cases. However, India is still in the process of transition to the metric system; non-metric units are still widely used, and were also used in this report in cases in which a conversion to the metric system may confuse the reader.  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ABC - Ambah Branch Canal ABM - Assistant Branch Manager ADC - Area Development Commissioner AG - Madhya Pradesh Accountant General AIBD - Ambah Intensive Block Development ARDC - Agriculture Refinance and Development Corporation AT - Augmentation Tubewells CADA - Command Area Development Authority CCA - Cultivable Command Area CWC - Central Water Commission EE - Executive Engineer ERR - Economic Rate of Return GOI - Government of India GOMP - Governwnt of Madhya Pradesh ICB - International Competitive Bidding ID - Irrigation Department of GOMP IDA - International Development Association IRC - Indian Road Congress JTA - Junior Technical Assistant LCB - Local Competitive Bidding LIC - Madhya Pradesh Lift Irrigation Corporation LMC - Left Main Canal MP - State of Madhya Pradesh O&M - Operation & Maintenance PMJ - Planning and Monitoring Unit PWD Public Works Department RCC - Reinforced Cast Concrete RMC - Right Main Canal SCF - Standard Conversion Factor STA - Senior Technical Assistant T&V - Training and Visit 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.  I  INDIA CHAMBAL (MADHYA PRADESH) IRRIGATION II PROJECT STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT 1/ Volume I --Main Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. I. BACKGROUND ........... .. *.a . a e............ 1 Agriculture in India .. ..................... .X.*. ........ I The State of Madhya Pradesh a. , 1 The Chambal Irrigation System ......................... 2 Performance Under Chambal (MP) Phase I ............. 3 II. THE PROJECT AREA .................. .................... 7 General ..... . . . . ...... .. a........ *- .a...e a a .. ... a 7 Climate .......o..........o......e... ......aI ........... 7 Topography and Soils .. .a................a.....a.*a a .. 8 Roads .... a .................... aa. .a ... . . . a..... .. * a.. 8 Land Holdings and Land Tenure ............ ... ... 8 Cultural Practices ............aa.aaaa a aaa aaa.... 8 Groundwater Resources . .*..... ........... e.. 9 III. THE PROJECT .................................. 10 A. General ..... a......... a ..a a ..... so ..a .... a . *.. 10 B. Detailed Features .....*...........a.... ..a... 12 Ambah Intensive Block Development .....so... 12 Irrigation and Drainage Network Improvements .. 14 Ravine Arrestation and Canal-side Plantations . 15 Roads .......... a a..a..a.. a aaa*... a....a....a.. 15 Monitoring and Technical Services ...... . 17 C. Criteria for Design and Operations o ...a.a. .aa. 18 Design Criteria ..aa.aa.... * a 18 Operation and Maintenance Criteria .... ....... 19 D. Implementation Schedule ......a................... 21 IV. COST ESTIMATES AND FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS ........... 21 Cost Estimates a............. *..........aa aa......a. 21 Financing .... ...... * . .. ......aa..aa 22 Procurement ..a...........a......a... a 0. ...... a .a .*..a.aa..a.a 23 Disbursements a....a.......aa.aa.. aa...aa...aa....a... 23 Accounts and Audits ..a.a.a.a.a.a a a a a aa a...... 24 1/ This report is based on the findings of an appraisal mission which visited India in November/December 1980 and comprised of Messrs. W.G. Rodger, Y.K. Choi, C. Helman and J. Yaron (:Bank) and W. Barber, P. Borrowman and L. Shanan (Consultants), with contribution by Messrs. G. Finlinson and M. Herman (Bank).  - ii - Page No. V. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT ........... .. ............. 24 The Command Area Development Authority . ............. . 24 The Irrigation Department (ID) ........... ............ 25 The MP Lift Irrigation Corporation (LIC) ............. 25 The Public Works Department (PWD) .. .................. 26 Agricultural Supporting Services ................... .. 26 Monitoring and Evaluation . .............. .............. 28 Water Management in the AIBD Area .......... .......... 29 VI. PRODUCTION, FARM INCOMES AND COST RECOVERY ........... 30 Water Supply and Demand ..... ......................... 30 Agricultural Development ..... ........................ 31 Farm Incomes ....... .................................. 32 Impact on Rural Poverty ....... .................. 32 Cost Recovery ....... ................................. 33 VII. BENEFITS AND JUSTIFICATION ........................... 35 General ........... ................................... 35 Economic Evaluation .................................. 36 Project Risk ........ ................................. 37 Environmental Effects ................................ 37 VIII. RECOMMENDATIONS ................ 37 ANNEXES 1 SUPPORTING TABLES AND CHARTS: T-1 - Climatic Data T-2-10 - Cost Estimates T-11 - Project Components by Time (Implementation Schedule) T-12 - DisbursementL Schedule T-13 - Credit Allocation T-14 - Present and Projected Cropping Patterns T-15 - Area, Yield and Production T-16 - Economic and Financial Prices T-17 - Present Average Water Charges T-18 - Financial Crop Budgets for AIBD and Canal Improvement Areas T-19 - Typical Farm Models T-20 - Estimated Project Rent and Farm Budgets T-21 - Cost Recovery T-22 - Cost and Benefit Streams for ERR I T-23 - Cost and Benefit Streams for ERR II C-1 - Organization Chart: Irrigation Department Chambal 2 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 3 RELATED DOCUMIENTS AND DATA AVAILABLE IN THh PROJECT FILE  - iii - 1BR