THE COMMUNITY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT
Sub- Component A 1:
This Sub- Component will assist Government of Sindh efforts to: improve and rehabilitate tertiary distribution level water courses. Activities under this component will include farmer mobilization, establishment of Water Courses Associations (WCAs) and their registration, survey and design, and construction.
About 5,500 water courses will be improve through the provision of lining (corresponding to 30 percent of water course length) . The farmers will co-finance 24 percent of the costs through provision of skilled and unskilled labour.
Sub- Component A 2:
This sub –component will finance the provision of supervision and implementation assistance consultants (PSIAC) for project design and construction supervision for activities under Component A. PSIAC will assist the Project Implementation Unit ( PIU) in construction supervision, engineering and designs, procurement , financial management , quality control, and timely completion of strategic studies and pilot projects.
Mechanism for improvement of Water Courses
| S.No | Activity | Responsible / Action taken by |
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| The Khatedars/Farmers of concerned watercourse approaches Irrigation Department for Irrigation documents required for improvement of watercourse. i.e 1 Command Area Map 2 Sharelist of Khatedars /Farmers 3 Sanctioned discharge | Khatedars / Farmers and Field Team | |
| 2 | Registration of Water Course Association | |
| After formation of Watercourse Association the Field staff approaches to Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA) for registration of Watercourse Association | Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA) and Field Team | |
| 3 | Signing of agreement | |
| After Registration of watercourse Association with SIDA the Agreement signed between Assistant Director (Field) and Chairman of watercourse | Field team and chairman of watercourse | |
| 4 | Opening of joint account | |
| After signing of mutual agreement, the WCA opens joint account in a commercial bank and the same will jointly operate by chairman and treasurer of WCA and submit Bank Certificate with concerned Field Team | Chairman and Treasurer | |
| 5 | Survey, design and cost estimates | |
| The field staff surveys the watercourse from head (Mogha) to tail alongwith WCA and identifies total length of kacha watercourse for 30% lining of total length and WCA identifies their Nuccas, Check Structures and Culverts. The field staff designs and cost estimate watercourse. | Field Team and Khatedars, /Farmers. |
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| 6 | Authentication of Survey, design and cost estimates | |
| The Deputy Director (F) submits complete case folio of watercourse through Director SIAPEP (Concerned) to Incharge Field Team Project Supervisory Implementation Assistance Consultants (PSIACs), then Field Team Incharge / Staff PSIAC authenticates Survey, Design and Cost Estimates of watercourse. | Project Supervisory Implementation Assistance Consultants (PSIAC) |
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| 7 | ISSUANCE OF TECHNICAL SANCTION | |
| On the basis of authentication of Survey, Design and Cost Estimates the Director SIAPEP (Concerned) issues Technical Sanction of watercourse. | Director SIAPEP (Concerned) |
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| 8 | Demolishing of existing earthen (katcha) and earth work of watercourse | |
| After issuance of Technical Sanction, the Field Staff approaches to WCA for levelling and dressing of existing Earthen (Katcha) water course and to complete earthwork as per designed parameters. | Khatedars / Farmers and Field Team |
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| 9 | Issuance of earth work certificate from consultants | |
| After Kachta improvement of earthen watercourse the field staff approaches to PSIAC for issuance of earthwork certificate. | Project Supervisory Implementation Assistance Consultants |
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| 10 | Demand/Request for issuance of 1st Milestone (40%) | |
| On receipt of 1st Interim Completion Report (ICR-I) from the PSIAC the Director (concerned) approaches to Project Director PIU for issuance/release of 1st Milestone (40%) of total cost. | Director (Concerned) | |
| 11 | Issuance/release of 1st milestone (40%) | |
| On receipt of demand from Director (Concerned) Project Director issue/release of 1st Milestone (40%) of total cost. | Project Implementation Unit (PIU) |
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| 12 | Disbursement of 1st milestone (40%) | |
| On receipt of 1st Milestone (40%) of total cost from Project Director (PIU), the Director (concerned) issues cheque in favour of Chairman/Treasurer WCA. | Director (Concerned) | |
| 13 | Implementation of lining work | |
| On receipt of 1st Milestone (40%) from Department the WCA starts execution of lining of watercourse. | WCA | |
| 14 | Supervision of quality control and technical assistance | |
| The field/PSIAC staff provide Technical assistance and supervise the quality of execution of lining work of watercourse. | Field Team /PSIAC | |
| 15 | Interim completion report of 1st Milestone (40%) | |
| The PSIAC staff after visit and authenticate the execution of lining of watercourse and issue 2nd Interim Completion Report (ICR-II). | PSIAC | |
| 16 | Demand/Request for issuance of 2nd Milestone (40%) | |
| On receipt of 2nd Interim Completion Report (ICR-II) from the PSIAC the Director (concerned) approaches to Project Director (PIU) for issues/release 2nd Milestone (40%) of total cost. | Director SIAPEP (Concerned) |
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| 17 | Implementation of lining work | |
| On receipt of 2nd Milestone (40%) from Department the WCA executes lining of watercourse for 2nd Milestone and completes 60% of lining along with structures (Nuccas, Check Structures, Culvert and Signboard of watercourse . | WCA | |
| 18 | Supervision of quality control and technical assistance | |
| The field/PSIAC staff provide Technical assistance and supervise the quality of execution of lining work of watercourse. | Field Team /PSIAC | |
| 19 | Issuance of final completion report | |
| On completion of lining along with structures (Nuccas, Check Structures, Culvert and Signboard of watercourse, the in charge field team/staff PSIAC issues Final Completion Report of watercourse. | PSIAC | |
| 20 | Demand / request for issuance of 3rd milestone (20%) | |
| On receipt of Final Completion Report duly signed by concerned chairman WCA, Assistant Director(F), In charge Field Team, PSIAC and Deputy Director (F). The Director (concerned) approaches Project Director PIU for issuance / release of Final 20% of total cost. | Director |