The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gujarat Resilient Cities Partnership: Ahmedabad City Resilience Project (P175728) Gujarat Resilient Cities Partnership: Ahmedabad City Resilience Project (P175728) SOUTH ASIA | India | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2023 | Seq No: 5 | Archived on 11-Sep-2024 | ISR01434 Implementing Agencies: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Gujarat Urban Development Mission, Urban Development and Urban Housing Department 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 21-Nov-2022) To strengthen institutional, financial and service delivery performance in Ahmedabad Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Strengthening Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) institutional and financial systems:(Cost 15,000,000.00) Improving wastewater management services:(Cost 366,300,000.00) Developing state level institutional systems and capacities:(Cost 18,000,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS Sep 11, 2024 Page 1 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gujarat Resilient Cities Partnership: Ahmedabad City Resilience Project (P175728) 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions Project has picked up pace. Notably, contract for wastewater investment worth US$ 91.7 million has been signed, and additional investment worth US$ 217.4 million is expected to be awarded by September 30, 2024. The Project has also achieved its first Performance-Based Conditions (PBC) linked to the disclosure of annual accounts on time. In addition, project management systems are in place, and the Project has clocked its first disbursement on August 02, 2024. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 04 - 28 Mar Proposed Rating 22 Nov 2022 2024 Political and Governance Low Low Low Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Low Low Low Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Sep 11, 2024 Page 2 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gujarat Resilient Cities Partnership: Ahmedabad City Resilience Project (P175728) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Enhance resilient and sustainable service delivery, institutional and financial systems in Ahmedabad Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year People with access to 0.00 Apr/2022 0.00 31-Oct-2023 0.00 28-Aug-2024 1,500,000.00 Nov/2028 improved, climate-resilient Comments on Climate indicator: Measures the number of people accessing sustainable and climate-resilient wastewater services achieving targets wastewater services that will contribute to reduction of GHG emissions. The indicator is likely (Corporate Results Indicator to be achieved before the due date. [CRI], Climate indicator) (Number) properties are Apr/2022 Same as 31-Oct-2023 Same as 28-Aug-2024 At least Nov/2028 not geo-tagged baseline baseline 900,000 active in GIS for tax properties Improved performance of administration have been geo- AMC's property tax systems purposes coded in the (Text) PBC database by AMC. Comments on This indicator measures the number of active properties in the existing property tax database achieving targets geo-referenced in the GIS by AMC. The indicator is likely to be achieved before the due date. Fragmented Apr/2022 Same as 31-Oct-2023 Same as 28-Aug-2024 Certified Nov/2028 Improved performance of capital baseline baseline accounts of AMC's wastewater planning, O&M wastewater management systems (Text) planning and operations of revenue the previous Page 3 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gujarat Resilient Cities Partnership: Ahmedabad City Resilience Project (P175728) management year published system with consolidated actual capital and O&M expenditure and revenue including tax, user charges; and subsidy. Comments on This indicator aims at measuring AMC's performance in improving its wastewater achieving targets management systems including preparation and publishing of certified accounts of wastewater operations. The indicator is likely to be achieved before the due date. 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Strengthening Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) institutional and financial systems Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0 Apr/2022 0 20-Mar-2024 0 28-Aug-2024 AMC has Nov/2028 completed at least two billing User Charges for wastewater cycles of introduced (Text) PBC wastewater user charges for commercial Page 4 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gujarat Resilient Cities Partnership: Ahmedabad City Resilience Project (P175728) customers. Comments on This indicator will check if AMC has introduced wastewater user charges and measure if at achieving targets least two billing cycles for commercial customers are completed. The indicator is likely to be achieved before the due date. 0 Apr/2022 0 20-Mar-2024 0 28-Aug-2024 IFMS system Nov/2028 generates complete Balance Sheet / Annual Accounts for IFMS system upgraded for timely better budgeting and finalization of accounting systems (Text) municipal accounts (within three months of FY closure) Comments on This indicator measures overall financial management performance of AMC. The indicator is achieving targets likely to be achieved before the due date. External audits Apr/2022 Same as 20-Mar-2024 Same as 28-Aug-2024 AMC has Nov/2028 are not done baseline baseline disclosed in its annually and website audited reports are not annual Disclosure of financial disclosed accounts for performance of AMC publicly 2021-22 and improved (Text) PBC unaudited annual accounts for 2022-23 Comments on Disclosure of AMC's audited annual accounts in public domain. The indicator has been Page 5 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gujarat Resilient Cities Partnership: Ahmedabad City Resilience Project (P175728) achieving targets achieved. Wastewater Apr/2022 Same as 20-Mar-2024 Same as 28-Aug-2024 At least [1700] Nov/2028 assets are not baseline baseline of wastewater available in pipelines, digital form for [6000] O&M planning manholes, [20] pumping stations, [6] STPs and AMC's wastewater assets [750000] digitized in GIS (Text) PBC wastewater connections digitized in GIS and ground truthing completed Comments on AMC has digitized in GIS and completed ground truthing of at least [1700] kms of wastewater achieving targets pipelines, [6000] manholes, [20] pumping stations, [6] STPs and [750000] wastewater connections. The indicator is likely to be achieved before the due date. Percentage of consumers 0.00 Apr/2022 0.00 20-Mar-2024 0.00 28-Aug-2024 75.00 Nov/2028 satisfied with waste water Comments on This indicator will measure the level of consumer satisfaction with regard to the waste water and storm water achieving targets and storm water management services provided by AMC. The indicator is likely to be achieved management services before the due date. (Percentage) Improving wastewater management services Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Percentage of informal 0.00 Apr/2022 0.00 20-Mar-2024 0.00 28-Aug-2024 15.00 Nov/2028 women workers skilled and Comments on This indicator measures informal women informal who received on-the-job training, technical provided access to technical Page 6 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gujarat Resilient Cities Partnership: Ahmedabad City Resilience Project (P175728) job roles in AMC's achieving targets certification and are performing a technical job role. (examples of job roles: masons, pump wastewater services operators. the indicator is likely to be achieved before the due date. (Percentage) Wastewater Apr/2022 Same as 20-Mar-2024 Same as 28-Aug-2024 At least 90 Nov/2028 discharge from baseline baseline percent of AMC's wastewater treatment effluent facilities is not samples in Environmental compliance for compliant with previous wastewater treatment regulatory quarter comply systems achieved (Text) PBC standards for with disposal treated standards in wastewater identified STPs. discharge Comments on Compliance of wastewater effluent samples with disposal standards. The indicator is likely to achieving targets be achieved before the due date. There is no Apr/2022 Same as 20-Mar-2024 Same as 28-Aug-2024 AMC has Nov/2028 wastewater baseline baseline disclosed at quality and least two pollution consecutive monitoring quarterly Wastewater pollution and system effluent quality monitoring system monitoring strengthened (Text) PBC reports on wastewater network in a financial year. Comments on Disclosure of reports from the wastewater quality and pollution control/monitoring system. achieving targets The indicator is likely to be achieved before the due date. Performance orientation AMC's Apr/2022 Same as 20-Mar-2024 Same as 28-Aug-2024 At least 4 Nov/2028 Page 7 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gujarat Resilient Cities Partnership: Ahmedabad City Resilience Project (P175728) introduced in wastewater wastewater baseline baseline consecutive services (Text) PBC management quarterly contracts do performance not include reviews of performance contractors indicators and carried out for monitoring [list of mechanisms contracts] and payments to respective contractors are determined based on the findings of performance review reports Comments on Performance reviews of wastewater service operators. The indicator is likely to be achieved achieving targets before the due date. Additional quantity (MLD) of 0.00 Apr/2022 0.00 20-Mar-2024 0.00 28-Aug-2024 650.00 Nov/2028 wastewater treated as per Comments on Additional MLD of wastewater treated (as per NGT norms). The indicator is likely to be National Green Tribunal achieving targets achieved before the due date. (NGT) norms (Number) Developing state level institutional systems and capacities Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0 Apr/2022 0 20-Mar-2024 0 28-Aug-2024 IT based project Nov/2028 GUDM’s project and fiduciary lifecycle management system management operationalized (Text) system Page 8 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gujarat Resilient Cities Partnership: Ahmedabad City Resilience Project (P175728) operationalized in GUDM and in at least 50 percent of municipalities Comments on Operationalizing project lifecycle management system in GUDM and municipalities. the achieving targets indicator is likely to be achieved before the due date. Project Apr/2022 PIU is staffed 20-Mar-2024 PIU is staffed 28-Aug-2024 Project Nov/2028 implementation and fully and fully implementation Project implementation arrangement to operational operational arrangement arrangement fully be has been fully operationalized and staffed at operationalized operationalized AMC and GUDM (Text) and staffed Comments on This indicator will measure if the project implementation staff and arrangements have been achieving targets fully operationalized in AMC and GUDM for implementing the project. indicator achieved. 6.3 Performance Based Conditions (PBC) Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) PBC Name Baseline Closing Period Value Date Value Date Wastewater 1:Environmental discharge from compliance for Value AMC's treatment Same as baseline 20-Mar-2024 Same as baseline 28-Aug-2024 wastewater facilities is not treatment systems compliant with Page 9 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gujarat Resilient Cities Partnership: Ahmedabad City Resilience Project (P175728) achieved (Text) regulatory standards Not Due for treated wastewater discharge Allocated 0.00 0.00 0.00 Amount PBC allocation 20,000,000.00 2:Wastewater There is no pollution and wastewater quality Value Same as baseline Same as baseline quality monitoring and pollution monitoring system 20-Mar-2024 28-Aug-2024 system strengthened (Text) Allocated Not Due 0.00 0.00 10,000,000.00 Amount PBC allocation 20,000,000.00 AMC's wastewater management 3:Performance contracts do not orientation Value include performance Same as baseline Same as baseline introduced in indicators and 20-Mar-2024 28-Aug-2024 wastewater services monitoring (Text) mechanisms Not Due Allocated 0.00 0.00 20,000,000.00 Amount PBC allocation 20,000,000.00 4:Improved properties are not performance of Value geo-tagged in GIS for Same as baseline 31-Oct-2023 Same as baseline 28-Aug-2024 AMC's property tax tax administration Page 10 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gujarat Resilient Cities Partnership: Ahmedabad City Resilience Project (P175728) systems (Text) purposes Not Due Allocated 0.00 0.00 0.00 Amount PBC allocation 10,000,000.00 Wastewater assets 5:AMC's are not available in wastewater assets Value Same as baseline Same as baseline digital form for O&M digitized in GIS planning 20-Mar-2024 28-Aug-2024 (Text) Not Due Allocated 0.00 0.00 20,000,000.00 Amount PBC allocation 20,000,000.00 6:User Charges for Value 0 0 0 wastewater Allocated 20-Mar-2024 28-Aug-2024 introduced (Text) 0.00 0.00 0.00 Not Due Amount PBC allocation 15,000,000.00 AMC has disclosed on 7:Disclosure of External audits are its website audited financial not done annually Value Same as baseline annual accounts for performance of and reports are not 20-Mar-2024 FY 2021-22 for FY 28-Aug-2024 AMC improved disclosed publicly 2022-23 (Text) Achieved Allocated 0.00 0.00 0.00 Amount PBC allocation 15,000,000.00 Page 11 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gujarat Resilient Cities Partnership: Ahmedabad City Resilience Project (P175728) Page 12 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gujarat Resilient Cities Partnership: Ahmedabad City Resilience Project (P175728) 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-94490 Effective 280.00 280.00 0.00 0.90 279.10 0.32% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IBRD-94490 Effective 22-Nov-2022 08-Mar-2024 15-May-2024 31-Dec-2028 31-Dec-2028 8. KEY DATES Sep 11, 2024 Page 12 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gujarat Resilient Cities Partnership: Ahmedabad City Resilience Project (P175728) Key Events Planned Actual Approval 22-Nov-2022 22-Nov-2022 Effectiveness 05-Jun-2024 15-May-2024 Mid-Term Review No. 01 18-Nov-2025 Operation Closing/Cancellation 31-Dec-2028 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Sep 11, 2024 Page 13 of 13