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INDIA Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project (P007985) First Implementation Support Mission, June 2011 Activity Current Progress Agreed Next Steps & World Bank Recommendations [2C-B2] Oil-Spill Management in Gulf of Kachchh by Gujarat Maritime Board Preparatory work for inviting bids for deep suction machine, and for sewage pumping stations is almost complete. [D] Two works packages together worth Rupees 418 million has been awarded in June 2011. This award was delayed as the bids invited in September 2010 failed elicit bids from qualified bidders, and a second round of bids were invited in March 2011. SPMU and JMC had undertaken substantial pre-bid activities including consultation with the contracting industry within Gujarat and outside Gujarat (at Chennai and Hyderabad). Response to the second round of bids was encouraging, implying the successful pre-bid activities by JMC and SPMU, where 18 potential bidders purchased bid documents, and 6 submitted, and all six bidders were found to be qualified. Overall this bidding process provided several learning to be replicated in the remainder of the Project. 3. Sewage treatment plant: [A] The site for the STP is adequate; and the site selection is technically sound. The site has been screened for any negative social impact; and it was reconfirmed that no person is affected physically or from a livelihood or access to livelihood points of view. [B] Given the opportunity to invite private sector investment, several options had been discussed. It has been agreed that the STP will be developed as a DBO contract with 15 years operation and maintenance period. Details, standards and norms will be finalized before the bids are invited. Services of PPP experts are being organized by SPMU, and these will be finalized by October 2011. 1. The Government of Gujarat has decided that in view of the looming oil-spill risks, oil-spill risk management is a priority. It has decided that the Gujarat Maritime Board will prepare and implement a oil-spill risk management plan for the Gulf of Kachchh. It needs to be noted that at the Project Concept Note stage of project preparation, this was indeed indicated by the MOEF and the Government of Gujarat as a priority activity. However, this activity was not included in the Project as there was lack of agreement about whether the Government of India or the Government of Gujarat were to take a lead. The Government of Gujarat now requested the Bank to include this in the Project. 2. The Bank agreed that preparation of a comprehensive plan is important; and depending on the final plan proposals, a decision can be taken to include some activities in the Project at, say, mid-term review. including detail description of public outreach, incentives and disincentives, changes in municipal byelaws, etc. Both plans should be ready by December 2011. 3. Sewage treatment plant: [A] JMC shall immediately install fencing of the entire site available for STP. A brief site plan including the important and aesthetic features on and around the site and photographic records of these features should be compiled, to be used as part of the design brief for the PPP investment. [B] PMC will prepare a short note on the relative advantages and disadvantages of EPC contract versus DBO contracts, and a final decision will be made based on this by August 2011. SPMU will appoint individual PPP experts to support the process of finalization of the DBO documents including norms, performance standards, environmental standards, and compliance to any other requirement that JMC/SPMU may have. Extensive consultation with potential investors will be needed, and should be completed by September 2011, before the bid documents are finalized. In addition, the JMC will examine options for constructing a world-class STP with suitable landscaping so that the opportunities presented by the STP site is not lost, and the site does not fall in to a state of disuse or abuse in future. These additional standards, relevant and specific to the site will be incorporated in the bid document. 1. Bank agreed in principle to include preparation of a plan for comprehensive oil-spill management in the Gulf of Kachchh in the Project. Such a plan should be prepared tier 1, tier 2 and tier 3 facilities (as defined by the national policy). Once the comprehensive plan is prepared, depending on plan proposals, some tier 2 facilities can be financed by the Project (or the follow-up project), subject to the agreement that the Government will continue to build capacity for tier 3 facilities and capabilities, and subject to confirmation that GMB and all the individual ports and foreshore facilities have adequate and fully functional tier 1 facilities, and pledge these tier 1 facilities to be coordinated by the GMB (during tier 2 oil-spill and for mock drill purposes). 2. SPMU will procure the consultancies, if required, to prepare the 32
INDIA Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project (P007985) First Implementation Support Mission, June 2011 Activity Current Progress Agreed Next Steps & World Bank Recommendations [2C-C1] Livelihood improvement activities by the GEC [2C-C2] Eco-tourism and livelihood improvement by 1. GEC has nominated a senior officer as the nodal officer for the livelihood improvement activities. [Others covered in item 2C-A1.] 2. Highly satisfactory progress has been achieved in this activity. A major factor in this has been recruitment of a group of 38 motivated and qualified young graduates and post-graduates specializing in rural development or social work. One field worker has been posted on-site for a group of 5 villages; and 3 senior professional is coordinating these activities. 3. In total, 48 participatory rural appraisals, 140 gram sabha meetings and 411 village meetings were completed. Coastal dependency surveys conducted for Jamnagar, Gandhidham and Naliya. Eco-development committees have been organized in 30 villages, CBOs formed in 70 villages, and SHGs have been created in 196 villages. These have been completed in parallel to the implementation of 42 entry-point activities related to mangrove plantation activities. All CBOs and SHGs have a majority of women members, and either the president or the secretary of each of the CBOs or SHGs is a woman. 4. Each of the newly formed CBOs, SHGs, and EDCs has been provided with initial orientation training. Most of the SHGs have been covered by exposure visits to elsewhere in the state. Wherever solar lighting has been already provided, training on maintenance of the solar lighting systems have been imparted to the CBOs. Further substantial training is planned. 5. An important workshop was organized on the occasion of the centenary of International Women’s Day at Gandhinagar, where more than 500 women involved in implementation of the Project participated, and pledged to the State Minister for Environment that their livelihood development activities will be closely linked to protection of environment. comprehensive oil-spill management plan, subject to the provision that the GMB will manage and guide the consultants. 1. Nil. 2. Nil. GEC and SPMU is encouraged to prepare a brief description of how the field workers and coordinators are implementing the activity, and share with SICOM and the other Project States. GEC is also encouraged to provide additional transportation support to the filed workers if required. 3. Nil. 4. Nil. The training program (which will be a total of around 800 training sessions) should start without delay. 5. Nil. 1. No progress so far. 1. MNP will immediately start taking actions on this. No work should be done through force accounts. The next QPR should clearly show the schedule of activities planned. SPMU and MNP will discuss all corrective measures required, and SPMU will provide necessary support to MNP as required. 33
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