IN: AP Water Sector Improvement Proj operates in India.
The development objectives of the Andhra Pradesh Water Sector Improvement Project for India are: (i) to improve irrigation service delivery on a sustainable basis so as to increase productivity of irrigated agriculture in the Nagarjuna Sagar Scheme (NSS), and (ii) to strengthen the state's institutional capacity for multi-sectoral planning, development and management of its water resources. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is improving irrigation service delivery in NSS. This component focuses on improving the irrigation service delivery in the NSS through the rehabilitation and modernization of the scheme's infrastructure, effective participation of Water User Organization (WUO), increased cost recovery, ensuring full provision of operations and maintenance (O&M) costs, improved delivery of irrigation water to WUOs at all levels as per their share determined by the Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Regulatory Commission (APWRRC), and implementation of improved water management practices and instruments. The second component of the project is irrigated agriculture intensification and diversification. This component aims at increasing farmer incomes in the NSS by improving productivity, diversification, and profitability of field and horticultural crops, livestock, fisheries, and other production activities. This will be achieved by adoption of improved production technologies and efficient on-farm water management practices, strengthening of agriculture support services, and by making agricultural production more demand-driven and better aligned with the emerging market opportunities. Expected results from this component are: (i) increased cropping intensity, (ii) increased crop diversity, and (iii) increased productivity of field and vegetable crops, livestock, and fish. The third component of the project is water sector institutional restructuring and capacity building. This component will focus on institutional reform and capacity building in the water sector institutions to strengthen the state's capacity for multi-sectoral planning, development, and management of water resources. The fourth component of the project is project management. This component will aim at ensuring smooth, well-coordinated and effective implementation of project activities, monitoring of implementation progress and outputs/outcomes achieved, and learning from project experience.
