The World Bank conducted a final supervision and completion mission for the Hydrology Project in Andhra Pradesh from May 7-8, 2014. The project aimed to strengthen surface water data collection networks and build institutional capacity for hydrological data management and use. Key achievements included establishing 25 additional data collection stations, procuring IT equipment, developing a project website, and providing training. Expenditures totaled Rs. 4.13 crore against the revised project cost of Rs. 8.92 crore. Moving forward, the document discusses continuing project activities in Andhra Pradesh and potential areas of focus for a phase III of the Hydrology Project.
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Water resources projects are inherited with overlapping and at times conflicting objectives. These projects are often of varied sizes
ranging from major projects with command areas of millions of hectares to very small projects implemented at the local level. Thus,
in all these projects there is seldom proper coordination which is essential for ensuring collective sustainability.
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framework is essential to evaluate the cause and effect of all the proposed actions within the drainage basins.
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Water resources projects are inherited with overlapping and at times conflicting objectives. These projects are often of varied sizes
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in all these projects there is seldom proper coordination which is essential for ensuring collective sustainability.
Integrated watershed development and management is the accepted answer but in turn requires a comprehensive framework that can
enable planning process involving all the stakeholders at different levels and scales is compulsory. Such a unified hydrological
framework is essential to evaluate the cause and effect of all the proposed actions within the drainage basins.
The present paper describes a hydrological framework developed in the form of a Hydrologic Information System (HIS) which is
intended to meet the specific information needs of the various line departments of a typical State connected with water related aspects.
The HIS consist of a hydrologic information database coupled with tools for collating primary and secondary data and tools for
analyzing and visualizing the data and information. The HIS also incorporates hydrological model base for indirect assessment of
various entities of water balance in space and time. The framework would be maintained and updated to reflect fully the most
accurate ground truth data and the infrastructure requirements for planning and management.
Keywords: Hydrological Information System (HIS); WebGIS; Data Model; Web Mapping Services
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Andhra pradesh surface water
1. Review of Hydrology Project
(Andhra Pradesh Surface Water)
World Bank's Final Supervision and Completion mission
7 to 8 May 2014
2. Hydrology Project - APSW
Brief
Introduction
Implementation Agency :Irrigation & CAD Dept, Govt. of A.P.
Date of Loan Agreement(Loan No.
4749-IN)
:19/01/2006
Date of Commencement :05/04/2006
Loan Closing Date :31/05/2014
Project Cost :
Rs.700.32 Lakhs
(at the time of commencement )
Revised Project Cost :Rs 892.08 Lakhs(As per RCT-2013)
Lender Share :78%
State Share :22%
Name of the Agency : Andhra Pradesh Surface Water Component
Web Site Address : hp-apsw-cgg.gov.in
3. Financial
Targets
&
Achievements
Transaction
Amount INR
( in Crores)
Cumulative Claims made up to March -2014 4.1366
Cumulative Reimbursement received up to March -2014 4.0558
KEY POINTS
World bank
communicated Aide
memoire vide E-mail
dt.18.11.2013
advised to drop RTTS
activity
In Crores
4. Physical
Achievements
Procured and created the environment with DSS planning Server -1,
DSS Web Publishing Server-1, DSS Work station -2 with LAN and
internet connectivity.
Civil works executed for 25 ARGs/SRGs and 4 F.C stations for data
collection network through Local Shopping in Hydrology Project
Phase-II.
Procured 36nos computers, 7 Laptops and peripherals under up
gradation of IT infrastructure.
Procured GIS and Image processing software.
Procured 5 LCD projectors and information Brochures got printed.
Website for HP was developed.
The Hydrology data is being disseminated to the users on demand.
Out of Four Reservoirs Hydrographic Survey for 1 project was
completed and report was submitted The remaining three Projects
Hydrographic Survey work was completed and reports are under
preparation and the reports will be submitted before closure of HP-II
i.e.31-05-2014.
5. Institutional Strengthening
Trainings
&
Competency
Building
Category of
Training Program
No Of Training
Programs
Domain 8
Procurement
Procedures 6
Software / GIS 12
Study Tour 2
Grand Total 28
In House Training Programs
Category of
Training Program
No Of Training
Programs
Domain 63
Procurement
Procedures 2
Soft skills 1
Software / GIS 34
Grand Total 100
External Training Programs
KEY POINTS
Officers Trained – 474
7. Institutional Strengthening
Awareness
Raising
&
Knowledge
Sharing
Developed HP Website & procured books related
to HP
Procured Infrastructure for trainings like LCD
projectors, Audio systems etc
Printed 1400 brochures and necessary training
material for circulation
Conducted 7 State level HDUG Meetings & 21
District level HDUG meeting
Conducted 23 Awareness Raising Work shops
8. Data Dissemination
The data pertaining to Hydrology, Hydro-meteorological and
Climatic station is available from July 1999 to January 2014 in
Hydrology Project circle Data storage center.
After implementation of pricing structure (in 2007) the data
Disseminated to various government, N.G.O. and private
organization covering university scholars and P.G. Students,
Irrigation, A.P Genco, WAPCOS and other private
organizations for utilization for different purposes
(Irrigation/Industry/consultancy).
The total number of purchasers till date are 170nos and the
amount collected so far is Rs.1,36,794/-
Application of
HIS Data
9. Vertical Extension
Purpose
Driven
Studies
Reservoir sedimentation studies are identified under PDS
Rs.60.50 lakhs allotted for Reservoir Sedimentation Studies of
four reservoirs i.e Jurala, SRSP, Kadam and Nizam sagar.
Hydro graphic survey of Priyadarshini Jurala project was
completed and report submitted
Other reservoirs Hydro graphic survey completed and report
preparation is being under progress
Key Observations:-
Priyadarshini Jurala Project constructed across the river Krisha
Storage capacity of project is 338.10 M.cum (11.94 TMC)
The first survey was conducted during the Mar-Apr 2012
Capacity of reservoir found is 273.440 M.Cum (9.657 TMC) at FRL
+318.516 m
Loss in capacity is 19.125%
The rate of sedimentation was worked out to 0.49
Ha.m/100Sq.Km/year
It is observed that % loss in capacity is in the order of high
Suggestions made :-
Take catchment area treatment as per guidelines
Construct check dams and plantation to arrest soil erosion
Conduct Hydrographic surveys at least once in 5Years when it
attains FRL
KEY POINTS
Hydrographic Survey
for SRSP, Kadam and
Nizam Sagar
completed and
report preparation
under progress
10. Vertical Extension
Decision
Support
System (P)
Development of Software model for Decision Support system planning (DSS-
P) is one of the components of Hydrology Project Phase-II. Middle Godavari
Basin(G-5), Sriram Sagar Project (SRSP) System was selected for model
development. The following scenarios tested
A.Crop selection and corresponding water requirements:
This scenario tested for multiple cropping pattern in command
area. Different combinations of crops are selected for optimum utilization of
"available water level" in the reservoir during 1st October to 1st June. to
assess the deficit of water under various cropping patterns.
B. Providing Water for all sectors based on Increasing Demands:
Effective allotment of water for various sectors (Drinking ,
Irrigation and industry ) based on Increased demands has been tested to
analyze the impact of increased demands of a particular sector on the
remaining sectors
C. Combined Management of reservoirs and Water Transfers:
Integrated reservoir operation model setup completed and
working on various possible test cases and results are yet to be analyzed.
D. Balancing Head-end and tail-end abstraction along irrigation canal:
Conjunctive use of water has been tested in this scenario.
Distributory-83(D-83) of SRSP catchment is selected as part of pilot study.
Extending the scenario for more area in association with Ground Water
11. Post Project Plan HP-II
Continuation
of HP-II
Activities
Post Project Training for updating Knowledge.
Operation and maintenance of the network stations,
Water Quality lab equipment, Hydrometry and
Hydrometeorology equipment, Computers etc.,
Awareness raising by conducting HDUG meetings.
Publication of Meta data year book and monthly bulletins
like Aquadat.
Dissemination of data to users on demand.
Completing left over activities of DSS(P) pilot study and
blending with Decision making and Awareness raising.
Dissemination of PDS results.
Application of HDA software's as per necessity after
receipt of the same.
12. Moving Towards HP-III
Exploring the
possibility of
Hydrology
Project - III
Different applications under different river basins/projects can be
taken up using DSS(P)
Scale up applications from Hydrology to water resources
Carry out the information to applications from data related to
Water resources and Hydrology
Upgrading of existing Hydro meteorological network to Real time
data acquisition system
Data processing reservoir management, flood management can
be done by real time monitoring (RTDSS)
The reservoir sedimentation studies of Nagarjun Sagar project and
Srisailam project can be taken up under HP-III through APERL /
APSRAC
Introduction of E-Swiss in Andhra Pradesh
Application of Hydrological design Aids developed by CWC
(Consultant CES) in Andhra Pradesh water resources sector
13. AP Reorganisation Act (2014)
Appointed
Day 2 June
2014.
KEY POINTS
Request for IT
Infrastructure Assets
Description Purpose
Existing
Number
s
Approxi
mate
Cost (in
INR)
Proposals
Software - DSS Software
provided by DHI along with
dongle
DSS (P)
1
Need to procure the same for
Andhra Pradesh (1 Nos)
Computers - Servers and
systems along with LAN
connection, Racks, routers
and UPS etc
1 set
25-30
Lakhs
Need to procure the same for
Andhra Pradesh (1 Set)
Laptop 1
0.75
Lakhs
Need to procure the same for
Andhra Pradesh (1 Nos)
Infrastructure – DSS room
setup
1 Room
+ 1
Server
Room
3 Lakhs
Need to procure the same for
Andhra Pradesh
Computers - Data Backup
Systems State
Data
Storage
Center
Nil
1.50
Lakhs
Need to procure for both the
states (2 Nos)
Computers – Data Storage
systems with SWDES
1
0.75
Lakhs
Need to procure for Andhra
Pradesh state (1 Nos)
Computers Data Backup
Systems
Nil
1.50
Lakhs
Need to procure for both the
states (2 Nos)