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Connecting Economic Clusters for Inclusive Growth in Maharashtra The project will support the further development of the state's strategic core road network by (i) connecting underdeveloped rural communities, in particular women and other disadvantaged groups, with city centers and nearby industrial zones; (ii) providing direct and indirect opportunities to the primarily agrarian population, in particular woman and other disadvantaged groups, through improved access to markets, health and social services; (iii) improving road connectivity of border districts such as Nanded to neighboring states; (iv) improving industrial value chains for small scale industry by reducing transportation costs; and (v) improving disaster risk and climate change resilience in flood-prone areas.
Enhancing Connectivity and Sustainability in Bihar Roads Project Bihar is the 12th largest state in India by area, covering about 99,000 square kilometers (km2); the third most populous, with about 104 million inhabitants; and the sixth most densely populated. It is in the eastern region of the country, bordering Uttar Pradesh in the west, West Bengal in the east, and Jharkhand in the south. The Ganga River flows through the middle of the Bihar plain from west to east, physically dividing the state into northern and southern regions. The northern region is bordered by Nepal.
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - National Power Grid Development Investment Program - Tranche 2 The investment program is designed to benefit all grid-connected consumers with adequate and reliable supply of electricity and is expected to support the achievement of the Government's goal of Power for all by 2012 by increasing transmission capacity and enhancing the reliability and efficiency of the transmission network.
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - Jammu and Kashmir Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Subproject 1) The components proposed for financing under the Project are:
A. Urban Infrastructure and Environmental Improvements
1. The Sindh canal raw water pipeline in Srinagar
2. Sewerage and drainage in Jammu
3. The solid waste disposal facility at Srinagar
4. BC Road widening and overpass in Jammu
B. Capacity Building, Institutional Development, Governance and Investment Program Support
North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Program - Tranche 3 The North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Program will help GoK rehabilitate existing urban infrastructure facilities and construct new ones in ULBs of North Karnataka. The Investment Program will assist GoK in meeting its urban sector investment plan and providing water supply systems, sewerage systems, drainage, and urban road resurfacing and junction improvements. The living environment in slums will be improved with the provision of basic services. Firefighting capacity improvements, tourism infrastructure, and lake rehabilitation are also included. The Investment Program will introduce private sector participation (PSP) in selected subsectors in selected ULBs and support ongoing institutional reforms and training for ULB staff currently being conducted by GoK under the Nirmal Nagar Program (NNP).
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program - Project 4 The Project will finance part of the cost of a subset of the Investment Program comprising construction and upgrading of 916.77 km rural roads in the state of Assam, 1,498.58 km rural roads in the state of Orissa, and 696.27 km rural roads in the state of West Bengal that are part of the Government of India's rural roads program - Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) meaning Prime Minister's Rural Roads Program. It is expected that the proposed investment will bring about the outcome of reduced poverty and deprivation, and economic growth of rural communities in the vicinity of the subproject roads by providing them with enhanced access to markets; employment opportunities; and social services including health and education.
Karnataka Integrated Urban Water Management Investment Program - Tranche 1 Project 1 is representative of subprojects to be financed under the investment program. Under output 1, project 1  will finance Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (UWSS) infrastructure in three towns of the Tungabhadra subbasin: Byadagi, Davangere, and Harihar.
Second Jharkhand State Road Project The project will improve about 176 kilometers (km) of state roads in the state of Jharkhand. It will involve upgrading state roads to a two-lane standard. Five year performance-based maintenance will ensure sustainability. The project will also support increasing the institutional capacity of the State Highways Authority of Jharkhand (SHAJ) as an autonomous road development agency aiming to ensure long-term sustainable development and maintenance of the state road network in Jharkhand. SHAJ will become the nodal agency for promoting road safety in Jharkhand based on the road safety master plan to be developed under the project.
ORISSA Integrated Irrigated Agriculture & Water Management Investment Program - Project 1 The Project aims to (i) enhance productivity and sustainability of existing underutilized and underperforming major, medium, and minor irrigation systems with participatory irrigation management, and (ii) strengthen institutions for sustainable irrigation service delivery and associated support services, and for initiating operations for integrated water resources management on the basis of river basins. Its tentative scope includes (i) participatory scheme design and WUA strengthening; (ii) irrigation and associated infrastructure; (iii) agriculture and fishery development support; (iv) establishing sustainable O&M mechanisms; and (iv) institutional strengthening and project management.
North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program - Tranche 2 The Program assists the North Eastern states in achieving improved environment and well-being of urban residents in Agartala, Aizawl, Gangtok, Kohima and Shillong. Tranche 2 of the Program continues to support physical improvement of urban infrastructure in water supply systems, sewerage and sanitation systems, and solid waste management in these cities. Tranche 2 will also support the program cities to achieve improved urban governance and financing, municipal financial reform, improved service delivery and improved capacity to manage the Investment Program in Aizawl, Gangtok, and Kohima.
Mizoram Public Resource Management Program The program seeks to help the state government of Mizoram (SGM) to create fiscal space by (i) enhancing tax and nontax revenue measures and rationalizing expenditures; (ii) bringing about service improvements in two key sectors (health and education) in a cost-effective manner; (iii) ensuring better debt management; (iv) reforming the state pension system; and (v) restructuring public sector enterprises, including through closure, as needed.
Uttarakhand Climate Resilient Power System Development Project The proposed Uttarakhand Power Transmission Strengthening and Distribution Improvement Project will expand the coverage and strengthen the capacity of the transmission network to improve the reliability of power supply to support the distribution network , better utilize the state's indigenously available hydropower resources. It will developa disaster- and climate-resilient distribution system in the capital city of Uttarakhand. It will also support in developing community-based energy generation and livelihood opportunities.
Orissa Integrated Irrigated Agriculture and Water Management Investment Program - Project 2 ADB and the Government of India are working together to make irrigation systems in the state of Odisha more productive, efficient and sustainable. The Orissa Integrated Irrigated Agriculture and Water Management Investment Program is improving irrigation systems in four northern river basins and a part of the Mahanadi River Delta in Odisha state. The program is renovating and extending irrigation systems; helping to form community water user associations that help manage local water resources; and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of government agencies that deal with water issues in the state. About 1.7 million people are benefiting from the program through the improvement of irrigation systems that serve 215,000 hectares of farm land. The reliable water supply obtained from improved irrigation systems is increasing the outputs of farmers; creating jobs in agriculture; improving nutrition; increasing incomes; and lowering poverty.
Accelerating Infrastructure Investment Facility in India - Tranche 3 The facility was designed to have two tranches. ADB approved tranche 1 amounting to $400 million in October 2013 which supported 17 subprojects. Tranche 2 amounting to $300 million was approved in October 2015.  However, due to the higher guarantee fee tranche 2 was cancelled in 2016. The government, however, agreed to return the guarantee fee to 0.25% and submitted a periodic financing request letter on 6 September 2018. Because tranche 2 has expired, this tranche is designated as tranche 3. Tranche 3 amounting to $300 million was approved on October 2018 and it is expected to support at least 13 subprojects.
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - Uttarakhand State-Road Investment Program (Subproject 1) The Project will help the State of Uttarakhand to: (i) improve a sub-network of roads, totaling about 570 km; (ii) initiate business process reengineering of PWD; and (iii) increase PWD staff's asset management skills.
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - North Eastern State Roads Investment Program - Tranche 1 The project comprises (a) Investment Component  consisting of  improvements of about 200 km state roads in the States of Assam, Meghalaya and Sikkim, and associated consulting services for construction supervision; and  (b) Project Management and Capacity Development Component consisting of (i) assistance to the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDONER) and the public works departments (PWDs) in implementing the Investment Subprojects, and (ii) capacity development of the PWDs for improved road asset management.
Climate Adaptation in Vennar Subbasin in Cauvery Delta Project ADB and the Government of India are working together to reduce flood risks and improve the distribution of water for irrigation in the Cauvery Delta of the state of Tamil Nadu. The Climate Adaptation in Vennar Subbasin in Cauvery Delta Project aims to protect coastal districts from cyclones and flooding that is being made worse by climate change. The project is upgrading infrastructure and resectioning and strengthening embankments of six main channels totaling 235 kilometers. More robust flood control structures will reduce the frequency and impact of flooding. Thirteen pump stations are also being upgraded. The management systems of the Water Resources Department will also be strengthened, with greater participation by stakeholders in the planning and delivery of water services, better assessment of water resources, development of a decision support system, and training of officers.
Supporting Human Capital Development in Meghalaya The proposed project will help in enhancing the employability of Meghalaya's youth by improving the quality and delivery of its skill development and secondary education programs.
Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Transmission Investment Program - Tranche 2 The Project proposed for financing under the requested PFR consists of: 

1.	New Transmission System Assets

A.	Transmission Line Construction
i.              66 kV D/C Line from 66 kV Switching station at Urni to Wangtoo Sub station.
ii.	220 kV Line from 33/220 kV Lahal sub station up to 220 kV Yard of Budhil HEP.
iii.	220 kV D/C (Twin MOOSE) Transmission Line from Sunda to Hatkoti.
iv.             132 kV D/C (PANTHER) Transmission Line from Kangra to Dehra.
v.	220 kV D/C line (Twin MOOSE) from Charor to 400/220 kV Banala sub station of PGCIL.

B.	Construction of Sub Stations
i.	66 kV Switching station at Urni.
ii.	33/220/400 kV, 50/63 MVA P.S at Lahal.
iii.	132/220 kV, 2x100 MVA Pooling Station at Sunda.
iv.	132/220 kV, 1x80/100 MVA Sub Station at Charor.
Ahmedabad Peri-urban Livability Improvement Project The project will support planned urban development of peri-urban areas surrounding Ahmedabad city to help control urban sprawl by providing basic infrastructure in five growth centers surrounding Ahmedabad as identified by the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA). The project will mainly improve stormwater drainage; sewerage, including sewage treatment with recycling of sewage for industrial use through public private partnership; and water supply in one project town. The project is also supporting 10 junction improvements along the existing Sardar Patel Ring Road (SPRR) surrounding Ahmedabad city to improve connectivity with Ahmedabad city. The project will benefit the projected population of 3.23 million by the year 2040 in project area, including about 1.55 million women, urban poor, and/or migrant workers, through the provision of climate- and disaster-resilient urban services and improved urban governance.
Uttarakhand Urban Sector Development Investment Program - Tranche 2 Project 2 will develop improve water supply infrastructures to cater for the demand up to 2026 at the government service standards in Almora, Dehradun, Haldwani, Nainital, Pithoragarh, Ramnagar, and Rookee, and sewerage infrastructures to cater for needs up to 2026 in Ramnagar and Rookee. The works in Dehradun and Nainital is continuation of project 1.
Bihar State Highways III Project The project will rehabilitate and upgrade about 230 kilometers of state highways in Bihar state and improve road transport connectivity in line with the state's road development plan for 2015-2035.  It will involve (i) upgrading state highways to standard two-lane width with paved shoulders; and (ii) reconstructing, widening, and strengthening culverts and bridges. The project will include building institutional capacity in the state for road design and maintenance and incorporating appropriate new technologies in the state's road subsector.
Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Investment Project - Tranche 3 The investment project finances the first of three prioritized rail corridors of the planned RRTS network in the National Capital Region (NCR) of India. The Delhi–Meerut RRTS will pass through densely populated sections of the NCR, connecting Delhi to Meerut in the state of Uttar Pradesh. With a design speed of 180 kilometers (km) per hour and high-frequency operations of 5−10 minutes, the 82 km corridor is expected to reduce journey time from 3–4 hours to about 1 hour. It will provide safe, reliable, and high-capacity commuter transit services.
West Bengal Drinking Water Sector Improvement Project The project will provide safe and sustainable drinking water as per the standards set by the Government of India to about 1.65 million people in the arsenic, fluoride, and salinity- affected selected areas of Bankura, North 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur districts of West Bengal (project districts). It will introduce an innovative and sustainable institutional framework and advanced technology for smart water management to enable efficient service delivery in project districts.
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Program - Tranche 2 The North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Program will help GoK rehabilitate existing urban infrastructure facilities and construct new ones in ULBs of North Karnataka. The Investment Program will assist GoK in meeting its urban sector investment plan and providing water supply systems, sewerage systems, drainage, and urban road resurfacing and junction improvements. The living environment in slums will be improved with the provision of basic services. Firefighting capacity improvements, tourism infrastructure, and lake rehabilitation are also included. The Investment Program will introduce private sector participation (PSP) in selected subsectors in selected ULBs and support ongoing institutional reforms and training for ULB staff currently being conducted by GoK under the Nirmala Nagar Program (NNP).
Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Investment Project - Tranche 1 The Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Project will finance a new, dedicated, high-capacity, rail-based commuter transit corridor. The estimated 82 kilometer (km)-long corridor will pass through the densely populated sections of the National Capital Region (NCR) connecting Delhi to Meerut via Ghaziabad. The project will finance rail track, signaling, electrical and mechanical works, station buildings and maintenance facilities. The project will also support capacity and institutional development for setting up an operation and maintenance organization. The first tranche of the MFF will cover the initial civil works, including construction of viaducts for part of the elevated section of the corridor and a depot. Other contracts for underground sections, track works, traction, signaling etc. will be awarded in quick succession and the remaining tranches will gradually fund these contracts, as they progress.
ReNew Clean Energy Project ADB will provide funding to seven SPVs established by ReNew for the purposes of developing 709 MW of solar and wind projects in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Telangana.
Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Program - Tranche 2 The Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Program aims to address immediate coastal protection needs and coastal instability using environmentally and socially appropriate solutions, with a focus on softer options such as artificial reefs, beach nourishments, and dune management. The program also aims to protect the coastline from erosion and in so doing enhances income-generating opportunities for coastal communities. Tranche 2 will support nine subprojects consisting of six coastal protection subprojects designed to address the issues of medium to severe coastal erosion and three community subprojects for areas of low erosion resulting in the protection of approximately 54 km of coastline in Karnataka. Activities will include: (i) addressing immediate coastal protection needs; (ii) capacity building and institutional development; (iii) modeling and other analytical works to assess the impacts of climate change on selected sections of the coast; and (iv) comprehensive nearshore sea bed sand resources analysis designed to assess the issues of sand deficits of selected Karnataka beaches. It will continue to support strengthening of the executing agency on the long term activities on coastal planning and management that would continue after the end of the project period.
Rural Cooperative Credit Restructuring and Development Program The goal of the Program is to develop a sustainable CCS and the objective is to help the Government carry out its CCS reform agenda. Its impact is enhanced income and employment growth for the rural poor, while its purpose is to improve rural households' access to affordable financial services through an efficient CCS. The scope is comprehensive CCS reform in five states (from among Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Orissa) that have concurred with the reform agenda. The estimated adjustment cost of implementing the Program in the five participating states (PS) is about $1.43 billion.
Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Efficiency Improvement Project The Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Efficiency Improvement Project is designed to support higher irrigation efficiency and expansion of irrigation in Madhya Pradesh. It will focus on developing 125,000 hectares of new, highly efficient and climate resilient irrigation networks and productive command area under the Kundalia Irrigation Project. It will also finance a feasibility study and detailed designs for modernizing the existing Sanjay Sarovar Irrigation Project
Maharashtra Rural Connectivity Improvement Project - Additional Financing Maharashtra Rural Connectivity Improvement Project (Additional Financing) is programmed as a 2022 firm project for $150 million in ADB?s country operations business plan 2020-2022 for India.  The Government of India requested to advance the loan to 2020 and increase the amount to $300 million during the tripartite portfolio review meeting and the ensuing reconnaissance mission in October 2019.
Karnataka Integrated and Sustainable Water Resources Management Investment Program - Tranche 2 The investment program will improve water availability in selected river basins in Karnataka by implementing integrated water resources management (IWRM). Output 1 of Project 2 will: (i) prepare the middle Krishna Basin Plan; (ii) expand the state water resources information system; and (iii) continue strengthening WRD staff with IWRM training. Output 2 will modernize the Vijayanagara Channels subproject to: (i) reduce irrigation water consumption; and (ii) improve water delivery service to allow farmers to increase cropping intensities. Under Output 2, the project will also establish and strengthen 30 water user cooperative societies and provide gender sensitization training to WRD staff and WUCS.
Uttarakhand Emergency Assistance Project The emergency loan will help economic and social recovery in Uttarakhand in the aftermath of the June 2013 disaster. The outcome will be the rehabilitation of basic public and social infrastructure, as well as improvements to disaster preparedness, project management and institutional effectiveness.
Himachal Pradesh Subtropical Horticulture, Irrigation, and Value Addition Project Himachal Pradesh is a small state with more than 50% of its areas in mountains and less than 10% in cultivation. The state's economic growth in the 1990s was driven by agriculture and its allied activities, but has gradually shifted to the industrial/manufacturing and services sectors. Still, Himachal Pradesh is the only state in India where 90% of the state's population live in rural areas and nearly 62% of the state population relies on agriculture and its allied sectors for employment. Despite the importance of agriculture in the livelihood of large rural population, there is a distinct agricultural development gap between the northern (or temperate horticulture areas) and southern (or subtropical horticulture areas) parts of Himachal Pradesh. Subtropical horticulture farmers earn only $116 per month while temperate horticulture farmers earn about $1,550 per month. Temperate horticulture in northern Himachal Pradesh has been dominated by the production of apple, which is the most important fruit crop for the state accounting for 79% of the state's fruit production in 2017 -2018. The state recognizes the need to diversity horticulture production. This is because apple production fluctuates due to weather and changing markets, and the potential to reduce income disparity between the northern and southern parts of Himachal Pradesh, benefiting from accessing off-season markets of other fruits and vegetables in the subtropical area. The State Government of Himachal Pradesh requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support development of horticulture in subtropical areas of the state, and reduce income gap between farmers in subtropical and temperate horticulture regions.