Abstract
Purpose: The government of Nepal (GoN) is implementing many small, medium, and large types of Irrigation Projects. Sikta Irrigation Project (SIP) is the National Pride Project implemented by the GoN. The command area of the project has 42766.00 ha and beneficiaries of the project have 46715 households consisting of 449588 population of Banke district. The paper aims to assess the contract performance in terms of the Time and Cost of the Sikta Irrigation Project, Banke, Nepal. Design/Methodology/Approach: Using secondary data of contract, content Analysis of Project documents review and Key Informant Interviews were used for assessing the contract performance. Findings/Result: Sikta Irrigation Project has a total of 52 contracts out of which consider for study based on documentation, only 18 contracts completed based on schedule time whereas 16 contracts behind schedule. However, 16 contracts are still on going far behind the schedule and one contract terminated. The actual expenditure of the project has 16.26 billion (64.90% of estimated cost) and the allocated budget was 18.26 billion (72.99% of estimated cost) whereas the estimated cost has 25.032 billion. It indicates that the progress of the project was 64.90% and fails to complete the scheduled time 2076/077. The client should prepare the project well before implementation with proper planning, designing, and detailed study from the beginning. Originality/Value: It is empirical research to assure the project performance based on lessons from Sikta Irrigation Project. Paper Type: Analytical Policy Research
Highlights
SILENT FEATURE OF SIKTA IRRIGATION PROJECT : The concept for the Sikta Irrigation Project (SIP) was first formulated in prefeasibility studies conducted from 1975 to 1976 and contained in the report on the proposed Western Rapti Multipurpose Development, which comprised the construction of a high dam at Bhalubang in the West Rapti Basin and ad The German company Lahmeyer International GmbH completed a feasibility study for SIP in August 1980 based on a run-of -the-river diversion gravity irrigation scheme
5.3 Assessment of Schedule Contract: Out of a total of 52 contracts, only 18 contracts were completed based on schedule time whereas 16 contracts behind the schedule
5.5 Ongoing Contracts Status: Out of a total of 52 contracts, only 18 contracts were completed based on schedule time whereas 16 contracts behind the schedule
Summary
According to Mishra et al, (2021) [1], Sikta Irrigation Project was selected for the study purpose. It is located in the Banke district. Lack of education and so forth are seen in Banke locale, where Sikta Irrigation Project is under development. The general objective of the Sikta water system project is to add to the National Development destinations of the Government. A significant test of the task is the dispersive soil structure in the trench. The dispersive soil is seen where the trench and different designs were built. As per the master, cutting of existing soil and filling by sweet soil is essential before the development of the trench and other design according to the necessity of the site state of the task. It is always discussed to complete project on time within budget using Value Management and even crashing could be done if cost allows but in practice time extension is norms not an exception in Nepal [3]
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