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
the MNP
[2D]
Project
management
1. Nearly all SPMU staff appointed including staff of the operations unit,
communication unit, finance and procurement unit. The State Steering
Committee has met and approved annual action plan.
2. SPMU office was established; office space refurbished and repaired,
the minimum office infrastructure has been created.
3. The Project was launched at Dandi in presence of the Union Minister
for Environment and Forests.
4. The Procurement and Financial management cell is now fully
operational– with recruitment of consultants for (i) procurement and
financial management support; (ii) internal audit; (iii) development of
an integrated management information system; and, (iv) preparation of
a dedicated website for SPMU. 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 SPMU and at PEAs. Statutory
audit report for 2010-11 has been prepared and is under review of
SICOM.
5. The Communication Unit has started working full steam. The Cell led
publication of a monthly newsletter (“Sagarika”), 3 such monthly
issues have been published until now. The website for SPMU is under
development, and is expected to run as a full-fledged website by end-
July 2011. Currently, all documents are available in a Project-specific
webpage in the GEC website. A toll-free telephone line is operational
to record grievances.
6. All PEAs have opened bank accounts, nominated nodal officers, signed
MoU with SPMU, put in place computerized accounting system;
recruited staff. Additionally, all audit backlog of JMC has been
updated, and the entity audit is now up to date.
7. SPMU has organized several workshops: (i) a two day workshop for
district judges and judges of the High Court on CRZ Notification 2011,
ICZM Project and the proposed grievance redress procedures in the
Project; (ii) a two day National ICZM workshop, (ii) a three day PRA
training workshop; (iii) an orientation workshop with MNPS; (iv) a
procurement workshop; (v) a communications workshop, and (vi) a
1. The State Project Director has recently retired. The Government of
Gujarat is in the process of selection of a new State Project Director to
be chosen from among the senior officials of the State. Until such new
State Project Director is nominated by the State, the Principal
Secretary, Forest and environment department will act as the State
Project Director.
2. Nil.
3. Nil.
4. SPMU will finalize the format for Quarterly Progress report, and the
QPR for the period of April-June 2011 will be submitted using this
finalized format.
5. Nil.
6. Nil.
7. Nil.
8. See Annex 5 for a detailed discussion on State share of Financing.
IMPORTANT: Please note the specific agreements related to the
improvements required in the Procurement and the Financial
Management Systems – described in detail in Annex 5 and Annex 6.
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