Abstract:
The major objectives of the study were to critically review
the different methodologies developed and proposed for performance
evaluation of irrigation projects and to provide an insight into
the present monitoring and data collection status of the projects
in Bangladesh through studying seven representative projects. In
the face of increasing cost of irrigation and limiting available
resources in our country: the proper performance evaluation of the
existing projects is a must in order to take necessary measures to
attain maximum possible benefits and to learn lessons for future
project planning and development.
The several approaches and methodologies for irrigation
project performance evaluation are discussed. They should be
developed and adapted depending not only on the objectives of the
evaluation: but also on the resources and time allocation for the
purpose: the scope and limitation of data and information
generation: the diverse local settings: project type and cost
effectiveness. However for rapid evaluation RRA technique and for
long term and full evaluation PIE methodology can be used
effectively.
The findings of the study was that the present monitoring and
data collected by the concerned authorities are not quite
sufficient for evaluation of the project performance and it is
recommended that the monitoring and evaluation should be an
integral part of the irrigation project management and emphasis
should be given on intensive data collection by the project
authority through regular monitoring for the completed projects.
