Strategic Irrigation Modernization and Urgent Rehabilitation Project

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The objective of the Strategic Irrigation Modernization and Urgent Rehabilitation Project for Indonesia is to improve irrigation services and strengthen accountability of irrigation schemes management in selected areas. There are three components to the project, the first component being urgent rehabilitation of irrigation and drainage system. Urgent Rehabilitation of Irrigation and Drainage System. this component will support the Institutional strengthening and rehabilitation and revitalization of about 100,000 hectares of irrigated command area aligned with the Government’s five pillars of modernization. This includes about 84,000 hectares of gravity upland irrigation systems and 16,000 hectares of tidal gravity lowland systems. The component will include activities as: (i) assessments of water resources and schemes performance, including potential changes due to climate change; (ii) engineering surveys, investigations and designs; and (iii) rehabilitation and upgrading of the irrigation and drainage infrastructure, incorporating climate resilient designs such as incorporating rainfall variability into hydraulic drainage systems. This component includes four subcomponents: improvement and revitalization of irrigation and drainage infrastructure; irrigation management modernization; irrigation management institutions; and human resources development. The second component is the strategic modernization of irrigation and drainage system. This component will support the increase of serviceability and management of 176,000 hectares of main, secondary and tertiary networks in the East (ETC ‐ 90,230 ha) and North (NTC ‐ 85,945 ha) Tarum Canals along with two pilot projects in the ETC command area to pioneer irrigation management modernization principles. The component will also support agricultural services under JIS. This component includes three subcomponents: improvement and modernization of irrigation and drainage infrastructure; modernization of irrigation management in Jatiluhur irrigation system; irrigation management institutions; and human resources development. Finally, the fourth component is the project management. This component will provide support to overall project management and implementation through: (i) the Central Project Management Unit (CPMU) within the Ministry and Project Implementation Units (PIU) at the RBOs to provide the necessary support services for timely and effective project implementation, including monitoring and evaluation, procurement, financial management, safeguard compliance and monitoring; (ii) technical Assistance for the RBOs and other implementing entities to ensure timely and effective implementation; (iii) support to the National Steering Committee for Water Resources; and (iv) the incremental operating costs of the CPMU and the PIUs for activities related to project implementation.