8th ADB Business Opportunities Fair

Environment, Natural Resources

and Agriculture Division South Asia
By: Arnaud Cauchois
22 March 2017
 Region/Country Strategy
INDIA
Country Partnership Strategy, 20142018
Country Operations Business Plan, 20172019

Flood control and river erosion, improved water use efficiency in large scale
irrigation, IWRM, coastal erosion management and agribusiness

NEPAL
Country Partnership Strategy, 20132017
Country Operations Business Plan, 20172019

IWRM reforms, rural connectivity, agriculture development, irrigation development

(including ground water), Flood management

SRI LANKA
Interim Country Partnership Strategy, 20152016
Country Operations Business Plan, 20172019

Water resources development, IWRM, irrigated agriculture, fisheries development

 Region/Country Strategy
BANGLADESH
Country Partnership Strategy, 20162020
Country Operations Business Plan, 20172019

Flood control and river bank erosion, irrigation modernization, rural connectivity
and value chains climate resilience and private sector involvement

BHUTAN
Country Partnership Strategy, 20142018
Country Operations Business Plan, 20172019

Irrigation development, river training and flood control

 2017 Lending Pipeline
Amount
Country Project Name Source
($M)
Firm
1 BHU Amochhu Land Development and Township Project (Phase 1) 18.53 COL
26.47 ADF Grant
2 IND Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Program 65.50 OCR
Project 2
3 SRI Mahaweli Water Security Investment Program Tranche 2 170.00 OCR
25.00 COL
155.00 Cofin
Standby
4 BAN Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment Project 2 100.00 COL
5 IND Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Efficiency Improvement Project 368.00 OCR
6 NEP Targeted Value Chain Development Project 30.00 COL
90.00 Cofin
7 NEP Rural Connectivity Improvement Project 80.00 COL
30.00 Cofin
Total 2017 (excluding standby and cofinancing amount) 305.50
Total 2017 (including standby but excluding cofinancing amount) 883.50
Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines are
subject to change.
 2018 Lending Pipeline
Amount
Country Project Name Source
($M)
Firm
1 BAN Rural Infrastructure Maintenance Program 130.00 OCR
64.00 COL
2 BAN Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment 100.00 COL
Project 2
3 IND Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Efficiency Improvement Project 368.00 OCR
4 IND Karnataka Integrated and Sustainable Water Resources 119.00 OCR
Management Investment Program Tranche 2
5 NEP Bagmati River Basin Improvement Project - Additional Financing 40.00 COL
20.00 Cofin
6 NEP Targeted Value Chain Development Project 40.00 COL
90.00 Cofin
7 NEP Rural Connectivity Improvement Project 80.00 COL
30.00 Cofin

Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines are
subject to change.
 2018 Lending Pipeline
Amount
Country Project Name Source
($M)
Standby
8 BAN Market and Value Chain Infrastructure Development Project 70.00 COL
9 IND Assam Integrated Flood and River Erosion Risk Management 71.50 OCR
and Investment Program Project 2
10 IND Maharashtra Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management 100.00 OCR
Project
11 SRI Mahaweli Water Security Investment Program (Phase 2) TA 30.83 OCR
loan
12 SRI Mahaweli Water Security Investment Program - Tranche 3 16.00 OCR
92.00 COL
Total 2018 (excluding standby and cofinancing amount) 941.00
Total 2018 (including standby but excluding cofinancing
1,321.33
amount)
Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines are
subject to change.
 2017 Nonlending Pipeline
Amount
Country Project Name Sour2ce
($M)
Firm
1 BAN Market and Value Chain Infrastructure Development Project 0.500 TASF-6
(Supplementary TA9146)
2 NEP Support for Value Chain Development under the Nepal Agriculture 1.000 JFPR
Development Strategy
Standby
3 BHU Integrated Irrigated Agriculture Development Project 0.785 TASF-6
0.715 TASF-
Others
4 IND Maharashtra Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management 0.225 TASF-
Others
5 NEP Implementation Support for Rural Connectivity Improvement Project 0.800 TASF-6
(piggyback)
6 NEP Bagmati River Basin Improvement Project 0.225 TASF-6
Total 2017 (including standby) 4.250

Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines are
subject to change.
 2018 Nonlending Pipeline
Amount
Country Project Name Source
($M)
1 IND Agriculture Value Chain Infrastructure Program 0.500 TBD
2 NEP Support for Bagmati River Improvement Project (Supplementary) 0.300 TASF-V
3 NEP Implementation Support for Agriculture Development Program 0.400 TASF-V
(piggyback)
4 SRI Revival of Rural Economy Project 0.800 TAFS-6
5 BAN Preparing Teesta Barrage Irrigation Modernization Project 0.225 TASF-6
Total 2018 2.225

Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines are
subject to change.
 Opportunities
Design-Build-Operate Estimate Method Planned
($ million) Advertisement
Date
INDIA
Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Improvement Project
Design, Supply, Installation and Operation of 218.00 ICB Q1 2017
Kundalia Irrigation Project Left Bank
Design, Supply, Installation and Operation of 238.00 ICB Q2 2017
Kundalia Irrigation Project Right Bank
 Opportunities
Work Packages Estimate Method Planned
($ million) Advertisement
Date
BANGLADESH
Irrigation Management Improvement Project
CW-4: Upgrading of electrical distribution 5.55 ICB Q4 2017
CW-5: Farmer distribution, pumps and prepayment 4.00 ICB Q4 2017
meters-stage 2: 5,000 ha
Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment Program (Tranche1)
Riverbank protection works (package W-11) 2.53 NCB Q4 2017
Embankment construction/rehabilitation (W-01 to 05) 15.241 NCB Q1 2017

BHUTAN
Amocchu River Training and Flood Prevention Project
River training and land reclamation 37.2 ICB Q2 2017
 Opportunities
Work Packages Estimate Method Planned
($ million) Advertisement
Date
SRI LANKA
Mahaweli Water Security Investment Program - Tranche 1
MLBCR-ICB-1 Heightening of Minipe Anicut Including 6.91 ICB Q2 2017
Water Control & Measurement Facilities
NWPCP-ICB-1: Construction of Mahakithula and 47.97 ICB Q2 2017
Mahakirula tanks, feeder canal and inlet
NWPC-ICB-02: Construction of Main Canal from 21.25 ICB Q2 2017
Nebadagahawatta Wewa to Mahakitula Wewa inlet
tunnel (from 5+250 km to 22+460 km)
Mahaweli Water Security Investment Program - Tranche 2
UEC-ICB-2 Upper Elahera Canal (Tunnel 3) 220.0 ICB Q2 2017
UEC-ICB-2B Upper Elahera Canal (KMTC) 40.0 ICB Q2 2017
UEC-ICB-3 Upper Elahera Canal (6+226 km to 17+900 km) 45.0 ICB Q2 2017
 Opportunities
Consulting Services Packages Estimate Method Planned
($ million) Advertisement
Date
BANGLADESH
Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment Program (Tranche1)
Community capacity development support for 0.100 CQS Q2 2017
participatory O&M (08-A)
Livelihood development support (09-A) 0.100 CQS Q2 2017
Underwater river survey (10-A) 0.225 CQS Q3 2017

BHUTAN
Amocchu River Training and Flood Prevention Project
Independent environmental monitoring expert 0.25 ICS Q4 2017
Preparation of Emergency Management Plan 0.50 QCBS Q3 2017
 Opportunities
Consulting Services Packages Estimate Method Planned
($ million) Advertisement
Date
INDIA
Climate Adaptation in Vennar Subbasin in Cauvery Delta Project
CS-2: Project Technical Assistance Consultants (PTAC) 1.100 QCBS Q1 2017
CS-5: Topography Survey- Vennar 0.400 QCBS Q1 2017
CS-6: Topography Survey- Cauvery 0.475 QCBS Q1 2017
Karnataka Integrated and Sustainable Water Resources Management Investment Program Project 1
EFFM-5: Effects Monitoring 0.180 QCBS Q2 2017
Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Efficiency Improvement Project
CS-1 to 7, 10 and 11: 1 team leader, 1 engineer and 7 1.815 ICS Q2 2017
specialists
Sanjay Sanovar Project Preparation Consultant 5.000 QCBS Q2 2017
 Opportunities
Consulting Services Packages Estimate Method Planned
($ million) Advertisement
Date
NEPAL
Water Resources Project Preparatory Facility
Package 13: Rajapur Intake Remodeling Study 0.131 ICS
(5 experts: 2 Intl & 3 Natl)
Package 7: Priority River Basins Flood Risk 0.900 QCBS
Management Project
 Issues for your consideration

Quality of consulting services is declining

too many freelance too many
replacements;
Need more involvement of private sector
in irrigation management : management
contracts, DBOs, long term leases;
Where is the new generation of
international irrigation engineers?
 Contact person:
Arnaud Cauchois, Principal Water
Resources Specialist
acauchois@adb.org