Monitoring and Evaluation of Activities under IWRMP & Additional Financing to IWRMP

Project Description

The World Bank has provided grant in the amount to Government of Nepal for Irrigation and Water Resource Management Project (IWRMP). The main theme of IWRMP is to improve irrigated agriculture productivity and management of selected irrigation schemes, and enhance capacity for integrated water resource management. IWRMP focuses on four inter-related project components; Component A: Irrigation infrastructures development and improvement; Component B: Irrigation management transfer reforms; Component C: Institutional and policy support; and Component D: Integrated crop and water management (ICWMP). Furthermore, the Component -D have divided into three sub-components viz.; (a) Integrated crop and water management; (b) Improvement of water distribution structures at field level; and (c) Investment support for community and productive assets. Altogether, 2113 sub-projects had been completed under Department of Agriculture (DOA) and Department of Irrigation (DOI) combining sub-projects both from Additional Financing to IWRMP and on-going IWRMP, under Component D. The review would be carried out on some samples of all communities types under the ICWMP and IWRMP additional Financing program area (approximately at least in 100 sub-project sites) that created and acquired assets under the project since its inception and up to the end of Fiscal Year 2009/10. The verification is carried out in accordance with the general principles and standards. Under Component D1 of Additional Financing for Irrigation and Water Resources Management Project, approximately US$ 6.8 million has been allocated for rehabilitation and improvements of farmer-managed small irrigation schemes and non-conventional irrigation technologies.

Assignment Description

Assess and verify input delivery program, implementation process and immediate outcome of the projects. • Verify that the assets created/acquired under the programs are as per the specified and identified during their inception phase and they are properly at their specified location. • Verify that the user groups/associations are properly involved and associated with the asset’s use, up keeping, safety and security. • Verify that the asset are being put to their specified uses and properly maintained and thereof adequate records are also maintained. • Verify the participation of all target beneficiaries in decision making process in acquiring and maintenance of these assets. In doing so verify and confirm whether books of accounts as well as expenditure statements have been made available to all members for viewing, information on scheme approval, award of contracts, funds received, payments made and balances, have been shared with the group members and prominently displayed in the village at all time and updated regularly. • Verify the approximate valuation of assets at the field level. Verify whether proper accounting was done of contribution received from the members of WUAs and farmers group. • Check if the funds flows from the implementing departments (DoA and DoI) were adequate and timely and corresponded with the plan prepared by the WUAs/Groups. • Check all necessary supporting documents, records and books and statements of accounts are and/or have been maintained • For every asset verified, a checklist filled in and signed by the Consultant. • Based on these verification, make as far as possible, recommendations and suggestions to overcome the challenges of ICWMP and IWRMP Additional Financing implementation • Preparation and submission of Inception, Draft and Final Reports.