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Report on the Statement of Expenditure in respect of the World Bank
Assisted Nationect Loan No.8725-IN for the year 2017-18
The National Hydrology Project aims to improve and expand the water
resources monitoring system, strengthen water resources operation and planning
systems and enhance institutional capacity for water resources management.
Government of Kerala (GoK) , vide GO (MS) No.54/2016 WRD dated 01.08.2016,
accorded Administrative Sanction for the implementation of National Hydrology
Project (NHP) Phase- Ill with financial assistance from World bank and Government
of India. A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was entered into between Ministry of
Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (Government of
India) and Water Resources Department (Government of Kerala) on October 2016
for the implementation of the NHP from 2016-17 to 2023-24 as a Central Sector
Scheme. NHP in Kerala is being implemented by Water Resources Department
through Irrigation Department (for Surface Water) and Ground Water Department
(for Ground Water), as per para 3 (ii) of the MoA, a Central assistance of Rs.42 crore
and Rs.40 crore would be given as Grant-in-Aid to the Surface Water and Ground
Water Department respectively. The project would be monitored by the World Bank
and the Implementing Agencies have to follow the World Bank guidelines in
procurements and in financial management.
An amount of Rs.1,36,11,325/- was utilized during the period under Audit
from the above grants. Hence, the admissible amount of expenditure for the
financial year ending 31 March 2018 is 1,34,22,202
The report is issued without prejudice to C&AG's right to incorporate the
audit observations in the report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India for
being laid before Parliament /State Legislature.
Dy. Accountant Geheral (ES II)


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