The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project (SWAT) (P167596) Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project (SWAT) (P167596) MID EAST,NORTH AFRICA,AFG,PAK | Pakistan | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2023 | Seq No: 7 | Archived on 17-Feb-2026 | ISR05995 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 19-Dec-2022) To increase agricultural water productivity in Selected Farmers' Organization command areas, improve integrated water resources management, and contribute to restoring crop production by small and medium-sized farmers affected by the 2022 floods. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Component 1: Water Resources Management:(Cost 17,000,000.00) Component 2: Water Service Delivery:(Cost 128,100,000.00) Component 3: Targeted Agricultural Incentives and Investments:(Cost 65,500,000.00) Component 4: Project Coordination and Monitoring:(Cost 11,400,000.00) Component 5: Agricultural Flood Emergency Rehabilitation:(Cost 98,000,000.00) Component 6: Contingent Emergency Response:(Cost 0.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Feb 17, 2026 Page 1 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project (SWAT) (P167596) 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project is making progress on the design, procurement and implementation of various activities. The Akram Wah rehabilitation works are at bid evaluation stage. The consultant in charge of Right Bank Canal Studies was mobilized. The design of the Hydro-Agro-Informatics (HAI) program was completed. The design of the first Farmers Organization (FO) subproject was completed and bidding should start soon. Agricultural development support activities are under implementation. However, the Flood Emergency Response component is delayed. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 06 - 27 Jun Proposed Rating 19 Dec 2022 2025 Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic High High Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies High High High Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Substantial Substantial Environment and Social High High High Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Overall High High High Feb 17, 2026 Page 2 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project (SWAT) (P167596) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Increased agricultural water productivity in targeted FO command areas Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year FO subprojects in which 0.00 Oct/2022 0.00 04-Jun-2025 0.00 27-Nov-2025 12.00 Dec/2028 agricultural surface water Comments on Area Development Plan (ADP) of KGM Minor has been greatly improved. ADP of the next productivity increases by at achieving targets two canals will be submitted by the end of December and mid-January. least 20 percent (Number) 0.00 Oct/2022 0.00 04-Jun-2025 0.00 27-Nov-2025 80,000.00 Dec/2028 Acres of water thrifty crops supported through the smart Comments on The smart subsidy modality has been refined to ensure it tackles core structural challenges subsidy scheme (Number) achieving targets in the targeted value chains (Pulses, oilseed crops, and dates). As such, seed multiplication activity for water-thrifty crops will start the upcoming Kharif season. Improved institutional framework for water resources management in Sindh province Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year FO subprojects where the 0.00 Oct/2022 0.00 04-Jun-2025 0.00 27-Nov-2025 12.00 Dec/2028 AWB delivers the agreed Comments on Subproject Implementation Support Consultant (SISC) completed the designs for the first upon water volumes in achieving targets Farmers Organization (FO) subproject (for KGM Minor). Bidding of canal modernization compliance with FO-AWB works is expected to be initiated on December 15, 2025, for a contract award by the end of Water Service agreements January. (Number) Sindh Strategic Water Plan No Oct/2022 No 04-Jun-2025 No 27-Nov-2025 Yes Jun/2028 approved by the Sindh Water Comments on The REOI for SSWP was issued on July 4, 2025. The shortlisting report is to be finalized and Resources Commission achieving targets submitted for approval by December 5th, and the RFP for the shortlisted firms is to be issued (Yes/No) by December 15, 2025. Feb 17, 2026 Page 3 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project (SWAT) (P167596) Facilitate the recovery of small farmers from the 2022 floods Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Farmers who receive cash 0.00 Oct/2022 234,855.00 04-Jun-2025 234,855.00 27-Nov-2025 800,000.00 Apr/2023 transfers and resume Comments on No new FERC has been made since June 2024 agricultural production in achieving targets 2023 (Number) 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Water Resources Management Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Draft water bill submitted to No Oct/2022 No 04-Jun-2025 No 27-Nov-2025 Yes Jun/2027 Sindh Provincial Assembly by Comments on The draft water resources bill has been prepared and was reviewed by the Irrigation the Sindh Law and achieving targets Department. The Minister raised some concerns, calling for consensus within the Parliamentary Affairs Department. Further discussions are scheduled in December 2025 to finalize. Department (Yes/No) PBC Irrigation Department No Oct/2022 No 04-Jun-2025 No 27-Nov-2025 Yes Jun/2028 Transformed into Irrigation Comments on PCMU will mobilize institutional specialist through FAO contract to advise the Irrigation and Water Resources achieving targets Department on the reoganization by January 2026. Department (Yes/No) No Oct/2022 No 04-Jun-2025 No 27-Nov-2025 Yes Dec/2028 Functional Hydro-Agro Informatics Program Comments on Final design for the HAI program completed by consultants. Implementation is expected to established (Yes/No) achieving targets start in first quarter 2026. Component 2: Water Service Delivery Indicator Name Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Feb 17, 2026 Page 4 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project (SWAT) (P167596) Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Water pricing reform study No Dec/2022 No 04-Jun-2025 No 27-Nov-2025 Yes Jun/2026 completed and Abiana rates Comments on A water pricing study was completed at Federal Level. The recommendations will be increased by the Sindh achieving targets presented to the Sindh Irrigation Department for consideration. The Sindh water pricing Irrigation Department study would be incorporated in the ToR for the Sindh Strategic Water Plan. (Yes/No) PBC Preparation studies for Right No Oct/2022 No 04-Jun-2025 No 27-Nov-2025 Yes Jun/2027 Bank investments completed Comments on The Right Bank TA consultant are now mobilized. The study is expected to be completed in (Yes/No) achieving targets two years. Akram Wah Canal physical 0.00 Oct/2022 0.00 04-Jun-2025 0.00 27-Nov-2025 100.00 Jun/2028 works completed Comments on BId evaluation in progress for works contract. (Percentage) achieving targets Groundwater actively No Oct/2022 No 04-Jun-2025 No 27-Nov-2025 Yes Dec/2028 managed in conjunction with Comments on FOs with groundwater management issues yet to be identified. surface water supplies in at achieving targets least 2 pilot FOs (Yes/No) 0.00 Oct/2022 0.00 04-Jun-2025 0.00 27-Nov-2025 110,000.00 Apr/2029 Acres supported with Comments on Progress will come with implementation of FO subproject. improved on-farm water achieving targets All land in a WCA is counted if: (i) flows are recorded at the corresponding FO's command management measures area inlet (ii) flows are recorded at each WCA inlet in the FO and (iii) at least 50 percent of (Number) the WCA area has on-farm water management improvements. Representation of women in No Oct/2022 Yes 04-Jun-2025 Yes 27-Nov-2025 Yes Dec/2028 leadership increased in Comments on The first three pilot FOs have met this requirement. agriculture and water achieving targets resources management organizations (Yes/No) Target FOs with at least 0.00 0.00 0 80.00 two women on the Comments on Two of seven board positions held by women. board (Percentage) achieving targets Feb 17, 2026 Page 5 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project (SWAT) (P167596) Target WCAs with at 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 least two women on the Comments on Two of five board positions held by women. board (Percentage) achieving targets Target AWBs with at 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 least two women on the Comments on Two of fourteen board positions held by women. board (Percentage) achieving targets Component 3: Targeted Agricultural Incentives and Investments Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year People benefiting from 0 Oct/2022 0 04-Jun-2025 0 28-Nov-2025 climate resilient Comments on This indicator is linked to Akram Wah Canal physcial work and on-farm water management infrastructure (Number of achieving targets activities. people) CRI People benefiting from 0 Oct/2022 0 04-Jun-2025 0 28-Nov-2025 climate resilient infrastructure - Female (Number of people) CRI People benefiting from 0 Oct/2022 0 04-Jun-2025 0 28-Nov-2025 climate resilient infrastructure - Youth (Number of people) CRI People benefitting from 0 Oct/2022 0 04-Jun-2025 0 28-Nov-2025 climate resilient planning, preparation, surveillance, and/or response (Number of people) CRI Feb 17, 2026 Page 6 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project (SWAT) (P167596) People benefitting from 0 Oct/2022 0 04-Jun-2025 0 28-Nov-2025 climate resilient planning, preparation, surveillance, and/or response - Youth (Number of people) CRI People benefitting from 0 Oct/2025 0 04-Jun-2025 0 28-Nov-2025 climate resilient planning, preparation, surveillance, and/or response - Female (Number of people) CRI People fed as a result of 0 04-Jun-2025 0 28-Nov-2025 350,000 Dec/2028 increased agricultural/food production (Number of people) CRI People fed as a result of 0 04-Jun-2025 0 28-Nov-2025 175,000 Dec/2028 increased agricultural/food production - Female (Number of people) CRI People fed as a result of 0 04-Jun-2025 0 28-Nov-2025 59,500 Dec/2028 increased agricultural/food production - Youth (Number of people) CRI No Oct/2022 No 04-Jun-2025 No 28-Nov-2025 Yes Dec/2028 Feb 17, 2026 Page 7 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project (SWAT) (P167596) Sindh Food Department Comments on The SFD puts in place a wheat market monitoring system to increase transparency and Wheat Strategic Reserve achieving targets predictability, and publishes an annual report based on said system for at least two years in Monitoring System functional a row. (Yes/No) PBC No Oct/2022 No 04-Jun-2025 No 28-Nov-2025 Yes Jun/2026 New policy on Sindh Comments on The Sindh Cabinet adopts a program that: (i) increases the provincial budget for agriculture agriculture research and achieving targets and livestock research as a percentage of Sindh agriculture GDP; and (ii) establishes an extension adopted by the autonomous SARB with representatives from government, academia, private sector, ad Sindh Cabinet (Yes/No) PBC farmers to plan, allocate funds, and monitor the provincial R&E system. No Oct/2022 No 04-Jun-2025 No 04-Jun-2025 Yes Apr/2029 Sindh Crop and Market Comments on The capacities of the Crop Reporting Service are being strengthened to combine remote Monitoring System Improved achieving targets sensing and standard field measurement for crop assessment. (Yes/No) A feasibility study is being developed to define the new information system needed to monitor price and volume of marketed agri-commodities. Waterlogging and Salinity No Oct/2022 No 03-Oct-2024 No 28-Nov-2025 Yes Jun/2028 management capacity Comments on The project will support applied research activities and rehabilitation of water logging and strengthened (Yes/No) achieving targets research labs . Acres of applied 0.00 0.00 60 520.00 research activities Comments on R&D activities implemented: (Number) achieving targets - 60 acres of demo plots on Climate-Smart Agriculture (30 wheat, 20 cotton and 10 rice) 0.00 10.00 0 6.00 Labs rehabilitated Comments on See parent indicator (Number) achieving targets Farmers and agricultural small 0.00 Oct/2022 0.00 04-Jun-2025 0 28-Nov-2025 2,100.00 Apr/2029 and medium enterprises Comments on Small- and medium-sized farmers and agribusinesses will be supported through grants with supported to enhance value achieving targets preference given to those located in FO subprojects. chain for high value water thrifty crops (Number) Feb 17, 2026 Page 8 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project (SWAT) (P167596) 0.00 Oct/2022 0.00 04-Jun-2025 900 28-Nov-2025 80,000.00 Apr/2029 Comments on The project will provide training to male and female farmers in climate smart agriculture, achieving targets value chain development, and waterlogged and salinity management. Farmers trained (Number) As of Nov 2025: - 750 farmers trained on CSA (and selected for replication) - 150 farmers trained and selected for soil salinity reclamation. 0.00 Oct/2022 0.00 05-Jun-2024 0.00 28-Nov-2025 10,500.00 Apr/2029 of which female Comments on see parent indicator (Number) achieving targets 0.00 Oct/2022 0.00 04-Jun-2025 0.00 28-Nov-2025 15.00 Jun/2026 Agriculture Extension offices Comments on The rehabilitation need assessment and condition surveys are being carried out for R&D rehabilited (Number) achieving targets facilities/ offices. Farmers satisfied with 0.00 Oct/2022 0.00 04-Jun-2025 0.00 04-Jun-2025 70.00 Dec/2028 development/implementation Comments on Independent surveys will assess farmer satisfaction (disaggregated by gender) with the of Area Development Plan achieving targets development or implementation of the FO Area Development Plan. (Percentage) Component 5: Agricultural Flood Emergency Rehabilitation Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year People with strengthened 0 Oct/2022 1,076,275 04-Jun-2025 1,076,275 28-Nov-2025 1,500,000 Dec/2028 food and nutrition security Comments on This indicator is linked to the cash payments made to farms as part of the Flood Emergency (Number of people) CRI achieving targets Response Component. People with 0 Oct/2022 182,967 04-Jun-2025 182,967 28-Nov-2025 255,000 Dec/2028 strengthened food and nutrition security – Youth (Number of people) CRI Feb 17, 2026 Page 9 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project (SWAT) (P167596) People with 0 Oct/2022 538,138 04-Jun-2025 538,138 28-Nov-2025 750,000 Dec/2028 strengthened food and nutrition security – Female (Number of people) CRI 6.3 Performance Based Conditions (PBC) Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) PBC Name Baseline Closing Period Value Date Value Date 1:Draft water bill Value No No No submitted to Sindh Provincial Assembly by the Sindh Law Allocated 03-Oct-2024 03-Oct-2024 and Parliamentary 0.00 0.00 5,000,000.00 Affairs Department Amount (Yes/No) Not Due PBC allocation 5,000,000.00 2:Water pricing Value No No No reform study completed and Abiana rates increased by the Allocated 03-Oct-2024 03-Oct-2024 Sindh Irrigation 0.00 0.00 5,000,000.00 Amount Department (Yes/No) Not Due Feb 17, 2026 Page 10 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project (SWAT) (P167596) PBC allocation 5,000,000.00 3:Sindh Food Value No No No Department Wheat Strategic Reserve Allocated 03-Oct-2024 03-Oct-2024 Monitoring System 0.00 0.00 5,000,000.00 functional (Yes/No) Amount Not Due PBC allocation 5,000,000.00 4:New policy on Value No No No Sindh agriculture research and extension adopted Allocated 03-Oct-2024 03-Oct-2024 by the Sindh 0.00 0.00 5,000,000.00 Amount Cabinet (Yes/No) Not Due PBC allocation 5,000,000.00 Feb 17, 2026 Page 11 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project (SWAT) (P167596) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Historical % Disbursed Disbursed IDA-72540 Effective 98.00 105.24 0.00 101.06 4.18 98.00 96.03% IDA-72550 Effective 194.00 194.00 0.00 28.11 165.89 28.11 14.49% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IDA-72540 Effective 19-Dec-2022 06-Jan-2023 10-Jan-2023 31-Dec-2028 31-Dec-2028 Feb 17, 2026 Page 12 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project (SWAT) (P167596) IDA-72550 Effective 19-Dec-2022 06-Jan-2023 10-Jan-2023 31-Dec-2028 31-Dec-2028 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 19-Dec-2022 19-Dec-2022 Effectiveness 10-Jan-2023 10-Jan-2023 Operation Closing/Cancellation 31-Dec-2028 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Feb 17, 2026 Page 13 of 13