On-Farm Irrigation Project, Credit No. 3369 KG

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On-Farm Irrigation Project, Credit No. 3369
KG

• Presentation
• On-Farm Irrigation Project
• Prepared by N.A. Jailobaev, OIP Director
  October 2007

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On-Farm Irrigation ProjectCredit 3369 KG

• Total Project Budget US 29,0 million
• Amount of IDA Credit US 20,0 million
• Government US 6,3 million
• Beneficiaries US 2,7 million
• Date signed June 29, 2000
• Closing date May 31, 2008
• Implementation agency MAWRPI
• Executor DWR
• Team Leader Mr. Joop Stoutjesdijk
  

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Project Description

• The goal of the Project is increase of gross
  volume of agriculture production through reliable
  water supply to 120 thousand ha of irrigated
  lands.
• The Project consists of 3 components
• Services on WUA development - US 6.3 million
• Infrastructure rehabilitation and OM - US
  22,0 million
• Implementation Support - US 0,7 million

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Why a need for the On-Farm Irrigation Project
appeared in our country

• As the result of the land reform, as well as
  collapse of kolkhozes and sovkhozes, the on-farm
  irrigation network appeared to have no owner
• On-farm irrigation system had inadequate
  technical condition due to the lack of OM

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• Land plots owners suffered from difficulties,
  connected with inadequate and untimely water
  supply, because no one has been dealing with
  management of on-farm irrigation
• Government agencies, responsible for off-farm
  irrigation systems have been suffering themselves
  from lack of funds and absence of on-farm
  managerial resources

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Why the concept of WUA development has been
adopted

• Management of on-farm irrigation system is
  fulfilled by the farmers-water users, who know
  their problems and specifications best
• Mainly management is fulfilled on a transparent
  basis, because a WUA is such an organization in
  which water users make their own decisions
  without outside interference
• The government cannot effectively manage on-farm
  irrigation system. Government agencies would face
  significant financial and social defects upon
  such management

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Component 1. Establishment and Development of
WUAs.

• A wide range of WUAs support units in all oblasts
  and rayons of the republic have been established
  and are functioning. These units work locally on
  establishing and training of WUAs
• Practical training courses on all kind of
  activities of WUAs have been developed and
  introduced

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• A wide-scale propaganda of WUAs development was
  made in the form of workshops, distribution of
  information leaflets and issue of TV and
  Mass-media presentations
• A data-base on WUAs has been created and
  developed an annual form of reports on the basis
  of which monitoring of WUAs activities are
  conducted
• Legal framework has been established a Law on
  WUAs, a Water Code were adopted, and standard
  WUAs charters have been drafted
• 315 WUAs have fully taken their irrigation
  infrastructures to their balance.

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450 WUAs independently serve 714 th. ha of
irrigated lands, which equals to 70 of total
irrigated area (1043 th. Ha) in the country.
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Milestones of WUA Development

• 1. Officially established WUAs, including legal
  registration
• 2. WUA staff hired and paid, and training
  program started
• 3 WUA Council and management have prepared a
  long-term plan on OM, including plan of ISF
  development
• 4. WUA members have paid fee for all services,
  including payment to DWR starting from the WUA
  establishment date, that was no less than 30 of
  actual expenses on OM needs of their irrigation
  systems
• 5-7. WUA management together with the WUAs
  members and with the assistance of the Project
  have drafted and chosen alternative ways of
  irrigation systems rehabilitation. WUA members
  voted for taking funds to implement
  rehabilitation agreed with the repayment
  conditions.

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171 WUAs have passed 4 milestone in their
development
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Prior Issues to be focused on

• Increase of WUA Councils role
• Increase of WUAs members awareness and
  participation in decision-making process
• Explanation of establishment of real ISF
  (irrigation service fee) adoption necessity that
  can cover OM costs
• Implementation of training activities meeting the
  needs of all WUAs
• Integration of the WUAs Support Units into the
  DWR structure

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Component 2. Rehabilitation

• The Project is aimed to rehabilitate 120 thousand
  ha of irrigated lands in the selected by
  milestones achievement criteria in 63 WUAs.

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Rehabilitation results

• From 63 sub-projects rehabilitation has been
  implemented in 40 WUAs on 74 thousand ha of
  irrigated land.
• 824 km of canals and 126 km drainages network, 23
  storages, 391 hydroposts 1786 structures were
  rehabilitated .

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The Concept of Rehabilitation Component lies in
active involvement of WUA staff and members at
all stages.

• Initial Stage
• review of technical condition of WUA irrigation
  infrastructure
• identifying of WUA needs in rehabilitation
• developing financial estimation documents
• developing several rehabilitation alternatives
• selection of the most suitable alternative on
  General Assembly or Assembly of Representative.

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• Preparatory Stage
• developing design estimates with the assistance
  of Support Units, oblast Rehabilitation Teams,
  and project companies
• official resolution of WUA General Assembly on
  agreement of repayment of 25 rehabilitation
  costs sign by no less than 80 of members
• WUA signed the agreement of repayment.
• Implementation Stage
• selection of contractors
• agreeing with WUA rehab work schedule
• rehabilitation works
• joint Supervision with WUA on rehabilitation
• acceptance of completed rehab works.

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Studied WUA Groups

• Group 1 Project support and rehabilitation of
  irrigation infrastructure has been provided
• Group 2 Project support is provided
• Group 3 no support is provided

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Research results Support Unit services

• 65,5 of respondents found the training by SU
  useful
• 34,5 - found it very useful
• 40 would like to be trained on water measurement
  and distribution,
• 23,3 want to be trained on financing and
  accounting,
• 16,7 want to improve their computer skills.
• Also there is a wish to improve skills on water
  use, land-reclamation, etc.

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Sown area and crop capacity

• Average sown area
• In Group 1 increased to 5,5
• In Group 2 increased to 4,3
• In Group 3 decreased to 7,5
• Change of crop capacity in Group 1 in comparison
  to Groups 2 and 3,
• Grain crops in average increased to 60 and 90
• Cotton increased to 40
• Vegetables increased 30 and 50

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Evaluation of rehabilitation results

• 86 of farmers noted improvement of reliable
  water supply
• 82,4 of farmers noted decreased water losses
• 88 of farmers started receiving water in time
  (stick to water delivery schedule)
• 91 of farmers noted increased equity in water
  distribution

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• The Project Disbursement
• From the beginning of the Project US 24,9
  million have been utilized, which equals to 94
  of the Project Budget including the components
• Component 1. Establishment and development of
  WUAs US 4,4 million
• Component 2. Rehabilitation US 19 million
• Component 3. Implementation support US 1,5
  million
• As a result of the improved implementation of the
  Rehabilitation for the last 3 years the plans
  were over fulfilled.

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