IND: Preparing the Dedicated Freight Corridor Project-Railway

Project Details

Country: India

Detailed Narrative Description of the Project:

To provide assistance for efficiency improvement to MOR and DFCCIL in making investments on the DFC sustainable.

Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by SAMES:

(i) undertake rapid diagnostic reviews covering (a) DFCCIL capacity for planning, engineering, investigations, detailed project report preparation, supervision, monitoring, and financial management; (b) DFCCIL business process (also refer to item (ii) below); and (c) availability of contracting capacity and consulting services. This includes institutional assessment of DFCCIL such as the project management organization, staff allocated, project management tools available, provide advice to strengthen the DFCCIL and identify needs for training.

(ii) review the envisaged framework for approvals and acceptance of documents and completed sections of the DFC, provide suggestions for optimized interfaces between the parties involved and the allocation of sufficient decision-making power to all levels in the project organization.

(iii) analyze the current regime of operation and maintenance (O&M), and review initiatives taken by MOR and GOI in ensuring sustainable O&M; provide contract options for O&M and recommend the best alternative for the proposed project; and propose furtherance of the initiatives taken by MOR.

(iv) assess the adequacy of existing railway-related legislation, regulations, operations manuals, and other legal provisions for DFC construction and O&M, including safety.

(v) develop a set of options for institutional strengthening to support efficient implementation of DFC; hold workshops to develop consensus on the institutional issues and options, and to support formulation of institutional strengthening action plans for DFCCIL.

(vi) develop a framework for a comprehensive medium-term institutional development program for DFCCIL, including training needs assessment, and framework for training.

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