INDIA: Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project

INDIA Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project (P007985)
First Implementation Support Mission, June 2011
Activity Current Progress Agreed Next Steps & World Bank Recommendations
[1F]
Capacity
building of
MOEF
[1G]
Project
Management
will include the plan for operation of NCMB until the infrastructure and facilities are
not established (but some initial recruitment of staff takes place).
1. Draft training plan is ready.
2. Preliminary trainings organized in selected areas (procurement, financial
management).
3. Some drafts of technical training modules and refresher courses under preparation.
1. SICOM had been registered as a society. MOEF had mandated SICOM to (i)
implement the project, (ii) implement all ICZM activities of the MOEF, and (iii)
implement all MOEF activities related to conservation of marine biodiversity. The
Governing Council of SICOM, under chairmanship of Secretary, MOEF had met 3
times already.
2. SICOM office was established; office space refurbished and repaired, the minimum
office infrastructure has been created.
3. Ten staff members of SICOM has been recruited. For other positions, two rounds of
advertisements failed to identify candidates with requisite qualification. A third round
of advertisement and interview process is underway to fill up the remaining positions.
4. The Procurement and Financial management cell is working at full steam – with
recruitment of consultants for (i) procurement and financial management support, (ii)
internal audit, and (iii) external audit. Financial management reports (including
interim unaudited financial reports) for two quarters, viz., September-December 2010
and January-March 2011 has been submitted and approved by the Bank. Tally
accounting software has been installed and training completed at SICOM and at
attached with the bid document for the MRCI (which
will also use a PPP model for construction,
development and operation).
4. Nil.
5. SICOM will also look to appoint a recognized expert
as the interim Director of NCMB by December 2011,
who will be in charge of implementation of the startup
research, national and international collaboration
and also for development of the requisite laboratories
and infrastructure of NCMB.
1. Finalize Training Plan by December 2011. Start
procurement process to get a consultant to coordinate
implementation of the training plan including the
planned national and international exposure programs.
2. Share a list of training activities undertaken so far in
the Project (including in the State Components).
3. Hand over the job of development of training modules
and refresher courses to NCSCM (and in turn to the
partner institutes of NCSCM).
1. SICOM, in collaboration of the SPMUs will prepare a
Status Report on implementation by December 2011,
and present to the GC in January 2012. This will be in
addition to the process of approval of Annual Action
Plan for the next year (2012-2013).
2. Given that the current office space is limited, SICOM
should start thinking about expansion of the office
space, and shall finalize a plan by March 2012.
3. In addition to the process of recruitment, SICOM
should appoint a few short-term (1-2 years) contract
staff for supporting important initiatives such as (i)
Vedaranyam, (ii) national centre for marine
biodiversity, (iii) profiling coastal communities and
their culture and built spaces, (iv) developing
initiatives of conservation of cultural aspects of
coastal communities including community ecomuseums,
(v) strategic thinking about housing for
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