Nepal - Narayani Zone Irrigation Development (Stage Two) Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY S Report No. 9583 PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT NEPAL NARAYANI ZONE IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT STAGE II PROJECT (CREDIT 856-NEP) MAY 17, 1991 Agriculture Operations Division Country Department I Asia Regional Office Thbis document has a restricted diibution and may be used by redpients only In the perfonnmance of their officfl dutie Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authoiZaion.  ABBREVIATION AADO Assistant Agricultural Development Officer ADBN Agricultural Development Bank of Nepal ADO Agricultural Development Officer AG Auditor General AIC Agricultural Input Corporation BRVPD Bihar River Valley Project Department BSC Branch Secondary Canal CCA Cultivable Command Area DE Divisional Engineer DG Director General (DIHM and DOA) DIHM Department of Irrigation, Hydrology and Meteorology DOA Department of Agriculture EE Executive Engineer ERR Economic Rate of Return FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (UN) GM General Manager GOI Government of India HMGN His Majesty's Government of Nepal HYV High-Yielding Variety ICB Internat4.onal Competitive Bidding IDA International Development Association IEC Indian Eastern Canal System JT Junior Technician JTA Junior Technical Assistant LCB Local Competitive Bidding M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MOA Ministry of Agriculture MSC Main Secondary Canal MWR Ministry of Water Resources NEC Nepal Eastern Canal NFC Nepal Food Corporation NZIDB Narayani Zone Irrigation Development Board NZIDP Narayani Zone Irrigation Development Project (Stages-I, II and III Areas) OCC Opportunity Cost of Capital O&M Operation and Maintenance PCR Project Completion Report PLAA Panchayat-Level Agricultural Assistant PPAR Project Performance Audit Report RD Revenue Department REC Rice Export Corporation SA Special Account SAR Staff Appraisal Report SCF Standard Conversion Factor Stage-I Area NZJDP, Blocks 1 to 6 (16,000 ha) Stage-II Area NZIDP, Blocks 7 to 12 (12,700 ha) Stage-III Area NZIDP, Blocks 13 to 15 (8,700 ha) TC Tertiary Canal T&V Training and Visit System (of Agricultural Extension) WUG Water Users' Group  FOR OW71CIAL UE ONLY THE WORLD BANK Washington, D.C. 20433 U.S.A. Ofice o MaE ctmw.GeneraI Opse 4is EvaiuU. Hay 17, 1991 MEMORANDUM TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: Project Completion Report: NEPAL - Narayani Zone Irrigation Development Stage II (Credit 856-NEP) Attached, for information, is a copy of a report entitled "Project Completion Report on Nepal - Narayani Zone Irrigation Development State II Project (Credit 856-NEP)" prepared by the Narayani Zone Irrigation Development Board and the Asia Regional Office. No audit of this project has been made by the Operations Evaluation Department at this time. This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only In the performance of their official duties. Its contents mey not otherwise be disclosed without World Dank authoriation.  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT NEPAL NARAYANI ZONE IRRIGATION EPVELOPMENT STAGE II PROJECT (Credit 856-NEP) Table of Contents Pag. No. Preface ........................................ Basic Data Sheet i$1 Evaluation Sumary v Overview l PROJECT COMPIETION REPORT (prepared by the Borrower) Summary and Conclusions 9 T. Introduction . 11 II. The Project at Appraisal 13 III. Project Implementation . 17 IV. Agricultural Impact ................... 29 V. Economic Evaluation . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .* . . . .. 31 VI. Institutional Performance . .o............. 32 VII. Special Issues and Lessone Learned t . . . . . . . . . . 34 VIII. Bank Performance .. ......... . ...... 36 MAPS IBRD 13527R IBRD 13537R IBRD 13648R 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 - PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT NEPAL NARAYANI ZONE IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT STAGE II PROJECT (Credit 856-NEP) PREFACE This Project Completion Report (PCR) reviews implementation of the Narayani Zone Irrigation Development Project-Stage II, for which Credit 856- NEP of US$14 million was approved on November 27, 1978. The Credit Closing Date was extended three times from December 31, 1983 to December 31, 1986. The Credit was fully disbursed on Atgust 12, 1987. The Basic Data Sheet, Project Formulation, Project at Appraisal, Project Implementation, Project Results, Conclusions and Lessons Learned were prepared by the Bank. They are based on a review of the Staff Appraisal Report; President's Report; the Credit Agreement; and the Borrower's PCR, prepared by the Narayani Zone Irrigation Project in Nepal. In addition, Bank supervision mission reports, correspondence with the Borrower and internal memoranda on project related matters have been consulted. This PCR was read by the Operations Evaluation Department (OED). The draft PCR was sent to the Borrower on January 18, 1991, for comments by March 8, 1991, but none were received.  - Lit - NARAYANT ZOE IRRIBBIEATION EELOPMENT STAGE TT PROJECT (Credit R56-NEP) RAXIC DATA EHEET= Kay pront d&ta Appraisal Actual or Actual as % of FX_4t-nMt-A Eet- Actual anr- Zattimate Project Costs (US$ M.) 17.0 17.2 101.2 Credit Amount (USS M.) 14.0 14.0 100.0 Date board approval 27/11/1978 Date physical component completed 31/12/1982 31/7/1986 Closing Date 31/12/1983 31/12/1986 Economic rate of return 22% 162 Institutional performance: Satisfactory Agromic performance: Potentially satisfactory Number of direct beneficiaries Potentially 12,600 farm families Cumulative Diaburagments 78/79 79/RO AO/Al L1L8z R2/83 R3/84 84/85 A8/86 Appraisal (US$ M.) 1.5 5.2 9.4 12.8 14.0 - - - Actual (US$ M.) 0.1 0.4 1.7 4.5 6.2 8.6 10.7 14.0 Actual (%1 7.0 7.0 18.0 35.0 44.0 61.0 76.0 100.0 Date of final disbursement:August 12, 1987 Mission data Man-days Specializations Overall Mission Date Mission Leader FAr= infLi