7th ADB Business Opportunities Fair

Environment, Natural Resources

and Agriculture South Asia
By: Takashi Matsuo
16 March 2016

Country Strategy
BANGLADESH
Country Partnership Strategy, 2011-2015
Country Operations Business Plan, 2016-2018

-- supporting the government's Seventh Five-Year Plan (FY2016-2020)

* climate resilience through support for integrated water resource management
* rural infrastructure development
* flood control and riverbank erosion mitigation
* crop and value chain infrastructure

* irrigation system infrastructure

Country Strategy
INDIA
Country Partnership Strategy, 2013-2017
Country Operations Business Plan, 2016-2018

-- supporting the government's Twelfth Five-Year Plan

* agribusiness
* agricultural policy, institutional reforms, and capacity development

* surface and groundwater irrigation

* irrigation systems management

* flood-risk management
* marine ecosystem and coastal resources

Country Strategy
NEPAL
Country Partnership Strategy, 2013-2017
Country Operations Business Plan, 2016-2018

-- supporting the government's Three-Year Plan

* irrigation and drainage

* water-based natural resource management

* agricultural policy, institutional reforms, and capacity development
* flood protection
* public-private partnerships

Country Strategy
SRI LANKA
Country Partnership Strategy, 2012-2016
Interim Country Partnership Strategy, 2015-2016
Country Operations Business Plan, 2016-2018

-- supporting the government's development policy framework

* new, rehabilitated, and modernized irrigation schemes

* water resources management
* fisheries production

Active Loan & Grant Portfolio

Sri Lanka
$151M 13%

As of 16 March 2016
Total of 39 loans and grants
Bangladesh
$444M 40%

Nepal $230M
21%

49% of projects administered by

ADB Resident Missions

India $295M
26%

2016 Lending Pipeline

Country

Project Name

1
2

Firm
BAN
BAN

IND

Rural Infrastructure Maintenance Program (PDA)

Crop Diversification and Value Chain Infrastructure Development
(PDA)
Assam Integrated Flood and River Erosion Management (Tranche 2)

IND

Climate Adaptation in Vennar Sub-basin in Cauvery Delta

IND

SRI

Standby
6
IND
7

IND

NEP

NEP

Amount
($M)

Source

2.0
2.0

ADF
ADF

70.1

OCR

101.0

OCR

Sustainable Coastal Protection & Management Investment Program

(Tranche 2)
Mahaweli Water Security Investment Program (Tranche 2)

75.0

OCR

80.0
50.0

OCR
ADF

National Water Use Efficiency Improvement Project (TA loan)

15.0

OCR

Agribusiness Infrastructure Development Investment Program

(Tranche 3)
Agriculture Sector Development Program

15.0

OCR

50.0

ADF

Bagmati River Basin Improvement (Additional Financing)

Total 2016 (excluding standby)
Total 2016 (including standby)

40.0
380.1
500.1

ADF

Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines are
subject to change.

2017 Lending Pipeline

Country
1

BAN

Project Name
Rural Infrastructure Maintenance Program

BAN

Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment Program

(Tranche 2)

BHU

Amochhu River Training and Flood Protection

Amount
($M)

Source

130.0

OCR

50.0

ADF

100.0

ADF

15.0

ADF

45.0

OCR

15.0

OCR

IND

Agribusiness Infrastructure Development Investment Program

(Tranche 3)

IND

Karnataka Integrated and Sustainable Water Resource Management

Investment Program (Tranche 2)

119.0

OCR

IND

Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Efficiency Investment Program (Tranche 1)

315.0

OCR

MLD

Laamu Gan-Fonadhoo Community Connectivity Project

NEP

Bagmati River Basin Improvement (Additional Financing)

15.7
40.0

ADF
ADF

NEP

Large Scale Irrigation Scheme in Terai (PDA)

Total 2017

2.0
846.7

Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines
are subject to change.

ADF

2016 Non-Lending Pipeline

Country

Amount
($M)

Project Name

Source

BAN

PPTA: Preparing Ganges-Kobadak and Teesta Barrage

0.2 TASF-V

BHU

CDTA: Improving Agribusiness (One Village One Product)

0.5 TASF-V

BHU

PPTA: Amochhu River Training and Flood Prevention Project

0.5 TASF-V

NEP

CDTA: Implementation of Water Resource Commission Act

0.5 TASF-V
Total 2015

1.7

Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines are
subject to change.

Areas of Business Opportunities

CONSULTING SERVICES
* project preparation
* project design
* institutional reforms and capacity building
* project implementation and management support

PHYSICAL WORKS
* irrigation facilities
* river training
* flood protection
* dam and channels
* coastal protection
* rural roads
* agribusiness infrastructure

Opportunities
Works Packages

Estimate
($ million)

Method

Bangladesh
Irrigation Management Improvement Project
Upgrading of electrical distribution
Farmer distribution, pumps and prepayment meters-stage 2: 5,000 ha

3.1
13.5

NCB
ICB
(3 packages)

4.0

NCB

Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment Program (Tranche1)

Geobags
6.0

ICB

New structures, rehabilitation of structures, rehabilitation of BWDB buildings

Riverbank protection works

Embankment construction/rehabilitation

Emergency riverbank protection

5.2
12.4

NCB
NCB
(5 packages)

3.6

NCB
(2 packages)

Southwest Area Integrated Water Resource Planning and Management Project - Additional Financing
Construction and/or rehabilitation of water management structures
6.6
NCB
Local riverbank protection works
Embankment construction or resectioning

1.3
2.6

NCB
NCB

Khal (canal) re-excavation

Construction of PMP, SMO and WMO office buildings

4.8
1.6

NCB
NCB

Opportunities
Works Packages

Estimate
($ million)

Method

India
Orissa Integrated Irrigated Agriculture& Water Management Project - Tranche 2
Civil works packages for rehabilitation, extension and modernization of canal Various
embankments
Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management - Tranche 2
For approval in 2016; civil works on shoreline protection and management
Various

NCB

ICB / NCB

Nepal
Bagmati River Basin Improvement Project
Construction of Upper Bagmati River Environment Improvement Works

17.2

ICB

Opportunities
Works Packages

Estimate
($ million)

Method

Sri Lanka
Mahaweli Water Security Investment Program - Tranche 1
Heightening of Minipe Anicut Including Water Control & Measurement
Facilities for LB & RB Canals

5.6

ICB

Rehabilitation of Minipe LB Canal from 30+140 km to 49+820 km - stage 2

1.3

NCB

Construction of Upper Elahera Canal From 0+100 km to 6+226 km

24.8

ICB

Construction of Main Canal from Nebadagahawatta Wewa to Mahakitula

Wewa

21.4

ICB

5.6

NCB

Construction of Mahakithula Inlet Tunnel, Mahakithula & Mahakirula

Reservoirs, Feeder Canal Length 3.66 km from Mahakithula to Mahakirula
Reservoir

48.0

NCB

Rehabilitation of Minipe LB Canal from 49+820 km to 63+650 km - stage 3

5.2

NCB

Rehabilitation of Minipe LB Canal from 63+650 to 73+960km - stage 4

2.4

NCB

Irrigation Control Gates

1.4

ICB

Wemedilla LBMC from 0+000 Km to 5+250 km & New Sluice and Tail Canal

Opportunities
Consulting Services Packages

Estimate
($ million)

Method

Bhutan
Amochhu River Training and Flood Prevention Project
For approval in 2016; consulting services packages to be determined.
Improving Agribusiness (One VillageOne Product)
For approval in 2016; consulting services packages to be determined.
Nepal
Water Resources Project Preparatory Facility
Preparing Flood Risk Management Projects

0.4

QCBS

1.4

QCBS

Sri Lanka
Mahaweli Water Security Investment Program - Tranche 1
Improving System Efficiencies and Water Productivity Consultants

Contact Us
ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES
AND AGRICULTURE DIVISION (SAER)
SOUTH ASIA DEPARTMENT
Takashi Matsuo
Director
tmatsuo@adb.org
Cindy Malvicini
Principal Portfolio Management Specialist
cmalvicini@adb.org
BANGLADESH RESIDENT MISSION
Kazuhiko Higuchi
Country Director
khiguchi@adb.org
Oleg Tonkonjenkov
Deputy Country Director
otonkonjenkov@adb.org
BHUTAN RESIDENT MISSION
Tshewang Norbu
Senior Country Coordination Officer
tnorbu@adb.org

INDIA RESIDENT MISSION

M. Teresa Kho
Country Director
mtkho@adb.org

L. Boenwanan Sondjaja
Deputy Country Director
lsondjaja@adb.org
NEPAL RESIDENT MISSION
Kenichi Yokoyama
Country Director
kyokoyama@adb.org
Tika Limbu
Portfolio Management Specialist
tlimbu@adb.org
SRI LANKA RESIDENT MISSION
Sri Widowati
Country Director
swidowati@adb.org
Taisuke Miyao
Senior Portfolio Management Specialist
tmiyao@adb.org

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