THE WORLD BANK IBRD*IDA I WOPDBANKGROUP OFFICIAL World Bank Office, Beijing DOCUMENTS December 5, 2018 Mr. Chen Shixin Director-General International Economic and Financial Cooperation Department Ministry of Finance Beijing People's Republic of China RE: China: Sichuan Wudu Irrigated Agriculture Development Project (Loan No. 8122-CN) Amendment to the Loan Agreement Dear Mr. Chen: We refer to the loan agreement (the Loan Agreement) dated May 8, 2012 between the People's Republic of China (the Borrower) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) and the Project Agreement of the same date between the Bank and the Sichuan Province, both for the above-referenced project (the Project). We also refer to the communications from the Ministry of Finance, dated April 18, 2017 and May 15, 2017 requesting a restructuring of the Project, which requires certain amendments to the Loan Agreement and the Project Agreement. We are pleased to inform you that the Bank concurs with the request, and accordingly agrees to amend the Loan Agreement as follows: 1. The description of project development objectives in the first paragraph of Schedule 1 to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: "The objectives of the Project are to: ((a) increase the command area for irrigation in the project area; (b) increase bulk water supply capacity for small rural communities and industries in the project area; (c) introduce community-based participatory approach in the management of water facilities and infrastructure in the demonstration areas. 2. Section II.A.1 of Schedule 2 to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: The Borrower shall monitor and evaluate, and shall cause the Project Implementing Entity (Sichuan) to monitor and evaluate the progress of the Project and prepare Project Reports in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.08 of the General Conditions and on the basis of the indicators agreed with the Bank and set forth in the Project Implementation Plan. Each Project Report shall cover the period of one (1) calendar semester, and shall be furnished to the Bank not later than February 15 and August 15 in each year, beginning on August 15, 2012. 16th Floor, China World Office 2, No.1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Beijing 100004, P. R. Chi i m inm k 1 -tM 1 V T 2 A 16(100004) Tel. ti : (86-10) 5861-7600; Fax. .J-: (86-10) 5861-7800 Mr. Chen Shixin Page 2 December 5, 2018 Except as specifically amended this letter, all other terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The Project Agreement is similarly being amended as reflected in an amendment letter to the Project Agreement of even date herewith. Please confirm your agreement to the foregoing on behalf of the Borrower by countersigning and dating the corresponding form of confirmation set forth below, and returning one countersigned original of this letter to us for our files. This amendment letter shall become effective as of the date of the last countersignature of the two amendment letters (including this one) prepared further to the above-mentioned request, upon receipt by the Bank of: (i) a duly countersigned original of this letter by the authorized representative of the Borrower; and (ii) a duly countersigned original of the amendment letter to the Project Agreement by the authorized representative of Sichuan Municipality. Yours Sincerely, Bert Ho Country Director, China CONFIRMED: PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA By: Authorized Representative Name:IA w7hota.M Title: ybi____0____6nml________0 PV11 l-f Date: ,)g (2 . ? Cc: Mr. Yin Li Governor Sichuan Province 37 Nanxin Street, Chengdu City Sichuan Province People's Republic of China Mr. Chen Shixin Page 3 December 5, 2018 Cc: Ms. Lv Xia, Director Mr. Peng Xiang, Deputy Director IFI Div. I, International Economic and Financial Cooperation Department Ministry of Finance Email: IFIDlproject@163.com Mr. Li Junyuan, Director Mr. Feng Baoshan, Director Foreign Loans Division, Foreign Fund Utilization Department National Development and Reform Commission Email: lijy@ndrc.gov.cn; fengbsh@126.com Ms. Zhang Hua, Division Director Mr. Li Yonggang, Deputy Director Sichuan Provincial Finance Bureau Email: zhanghuaanan@126.com; scloan@l26.com Mr. Huang Zhengzhang, Director Ms. Kan Zelan, Deputy Division Director Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission Email: huangzz@sc.cei.gov.cn; kzl@sc.cei.gov.cn Mr. Gou Chengjian, Director Wudu Water Diversion Management Bureau Mianyang City, Sichuan Province Email: mywyshb@163.com