The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Capacity Augmentation of the National Waterway- 1 (JAL MARG VIKAS) Project (P148775) Capacity Augmentation of the National Waterway- 1 (JAL MARG VIKAS) Project (P148775) SOUTH ASIA | India | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2017 | Seq No: 14 | Archived on 28-Jun-2024 | ISR01089 Implementing Agencies: Inland Waterways Authority of India 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 11-Apr-2017) The Project Development Objective is to enhance transport efficiency and reliability of National Waterway- 1 and augment institutional capacity for the development and management of India's inland waterway transport system in an environmentally sustainable manner. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Component A: Improving the navigability of NW-1 (Haldia to Varanasi):(Cost 574,500,000.00) Component B: Institutional Strengthening and improving the investment climate, vessel design and construction framework:(Cost 33,500,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS Jun 28, 2024 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Capacity Augmentation of the National Waterway- 1 (JAL MARG VIKAS) Project (P148775) 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions 1. Project has progressed 65% and all terminals and new navigation lock works have been completed. Contractors have mobilized in five out of the seven critical dredging contracts and are expected to be mobilized in remaining two by October 2024. Two terminals and navigation lock have been operationalized and procurement for O & M concessioning of the third terminal is in advanced stages. 49 out of 60 off-shore passenger jetties have been commissioned. 2. The original loan period expired on December 31, 2023. The loan is being extended to December 24, 2025 through a two-phase extension. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 013 - 24 Mar Proposed Rating 12 Apr 2017 2024 Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Low Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social High Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Jun 28, 2024 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Capacity Augmentation of the National Waterway- 1 (JAL MARG VIKAS) Project (P148775) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes To enhance transport efficiency and reliability of NW-1 Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Supporting navigation of 1,000.00 Dec/2016 2,000 15-Jun-2024 2,000 15-Jun-2024 2,000.00 Dec/2023 higher Vessel Sizes on NW1 (Metric ton) Reduction in cost of cargo 1.11 Dec/2016 1.05 15-Jun-2024 0.89 Jun/2023 traffic transported by inland water transport between Haldia and Varanasi (INR per ton-km) (Amount(USD)) Improved reliability of 270.00 Dec/2016 300.00 15-Jun-2024 330.00 Jun/2023 navigation on NW-1 (days available for transport operations per year) (Days) Net Annual GHG Emission 0.00 Dec/2016 0.00 15-Jun-2024 108,660.00 Dec/2023 avoided (Metric ton) Study for IWT Dec/2016 Agency has 15-Jun-2024 Agency has 15-Jun-2024 Full staffing Jun/2023 sector capacity been been and skill mix Enhanced IWT sector enhancement mobilized for mobilized for target for IWAI capacity through improved launched modernising modernising achieved and institutional structure and NINI and NINI and 50% target for operational framework for upgrading as a upgrading as a sector capacity sector institutions (Text) Center of Center of building Excellence. A Excellence. A achieved Jun 28, 2024 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Capacity Augmentation of the National Waterway- 1 (JAL MARG VIKAS) Project (P148775) strategic strategic training and training and capacity capacity building plan building plan has also been has also been launched. launched. 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component A: Improving the navigability of NW-1 (Haldia to Varanasi) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Direct project beneficiaries 0.00 Dec/2016 10,000.00 15-Jun-2024 25,000.00 Jun/2023 (Number) Female beneficiaries 0.00 0.00 5.00 (Percentage) Performance-based contracts 0.00 Dec/2016 4.00 15-Jun-2024 3.00 Jun/2023 for navigation improvement signed (Number) Least Available Depth (LAD) 1.50 Dec/2016 2.50 15-Jun-2024 4.00 Jun/2023 in mtr. maintained on Navigation Fairway (Meter(m)) Least Available Depth 3.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 (LAD) in mtr. maintained on Navigation Fairway- Jun 28, 2024 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Capacity Augmentation of the National Waterway- 1 (JAL MARG VIKAS) Project (P148775) Haldia to Tribeni (Meter(m)) Least Available Depth 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 (LAD) in mtr. maintained on Navigation Fairway, between - Tribeni to Farakka (Meter(m)) Least Available Depth 2.50 2.50 3.00 (LAD) in mtr. maintained on Navigation Fairway, between - Farraka and Barh (Meter(m)) Least Available Depth 2.00 2.00 2.20 (LAD) in mtr. maintained on Navigation Fairway, between Barh to Ghazipur (Meter(m)) Least Available Depth 1.50 1.50 1.50 2.20 (LAD) in mtr. maintained on Navigation Fairway- Ghazipur to Varanasi (Meter(m)) Multi-modal Cargo terminals 0.00 Dec/2016 4.00 15-Mar-2024 6.00 Jun/2023 built (Nos.) (Number) Ro-Ro Terminal (Number) 0.00 Dec/2016 0.00 15-Mar-2024 0.00 15-Mar-2024 10.00 Jun/2023 Jun 28, 2024 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Capacity Augmentation of the National Waterway- 1 (JAL MARG VIKAS) Project (P148775) Number of Navigation Locks 0.00 Dec/2016 1.00 15-Mar-2024 1.00 15-Mar-2024 1.00 Jun/2023 Built or rehabilitated (Number) Operationalization of 0.00 Jul/2020 49.00 15-Jun-2024 49.00 15-Jun-2024 60.00 Dec/2023 community jetties (Number) Component B: Institutional Strengthening and improving the investment climate, vessel design and construction framework Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year N.A. Dec/2016 (i) Vessel 15-Jun-2024 (i) Vessel 15-Jun-2024 Yes Jun/2023 designs are designs are published on published on website - Sept website - Sept 2018 (ii) 2018 (ii) Completed Completed Study on Study on Effects of Effects of Project-supported Navigational Navigational organization(s) publish Activities on Activities on reports on effect of Dolphin in the Dolphin in the collaboration on project NW-1 (year NW-1 (year (Text) 2020)(iii) 2020)(iii) Completed Completed Study on Risk Study on Risk Assessment Assessment and Disaster and Disaster Management Management Plans for NW-1 Plans for NW-1 (year 2020) (year 2020) Jun 28, 2024 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Capacity Augmentation of the National Waterway- 1 (JAL MARG VIKAS) Project (P148775) Grievances responded and/or 80.00 Dec/2016 96.00 15-Jun-2024 90.00 Jun/2023 resolved within the stipulated service standards for response times (Percentage) Study Dec/2016 Strategic plan 15-Jun-2024 Study Jun/2023 Commissioned for IWAI recommended Undertake review of IWAI staffing and skill mix and institutional structure and capacity staffing staffing (Text) building achieved and adopted maintained Revisions Dec/2016 Legal 15-Jun-2024 New legal Dec/2023 Undertaken framework for framework for Undertake review and vessel inland vessels alignment of the legal operation operation as framework in respect of IWAI revised in the well as operations (Text) form of new logistics Inland Vessels established Act Jun 28, 2024 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Capacity Augmentation of the National Waterway- 1 (JAL MARG VIKAS) Project (P148775) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed IBRD-87520 Effective 375.00 294.48 80.52 175.92 118.56 59.74% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IBRD-87520 Effective 12-Apr-2017 02-Feb-2018 23-Mar-2018 31-Dec-2023 24-Dec-2025 8. KEY DATES Jun 28, 2024 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Capacity Augmentation of the National Waterway- 1 (JAL MARG VIKAS) Project (P148775) Key Events Planned Actual Approval 12-Apr-2017 12-Apr-2017 Effectiveness Not Available 23-Mar-2018 Mid-Term Review No. 01 30-Dec-2020 08-Dec-2020 Operation Closing/Cancellation 24-Dec-2025 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 20-Dec-2023 Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 18-Jun-2024 Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 31-Jul-2020 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Jun 28, 2024 Page 9 of 9