TAHAL CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED

THIRD PARTY QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE CONSULTANCY

(UNIT-I) FOR REHABILITATION TO TANK SYSTEMS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF
TANK SAFETY REMEDIAL WORKS UNDER ANDHRA PRADESH COMMUNITY BASED
TANK MANAGEMENT PROJECT(APCBTMP)

QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT

ENDING September 2012(July, Aug & Sept)

Submitted to:
IRRIGATION & CAD DEPARTMENT
GOVT. OF ANDHRA PRADESH
Prepared by : M/s TAHAL Consulting Engineers Ltd.,
TAHAL CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED

HYDERABAD OFFICE;

H.NO:

4-1-1240/B/4,

2nd

Floor,
King Koti Road,
Hyderabad - 500 001
No.: Unit-I /TAHAL /APCBTMP/QPR-2/2012

Dated: 1-10-2012

To
The State Project Director,
APCBTMP, I&CAD Department
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
Sub: Consultancy Services for Third Party Quality Control and Quality Assurance
Consultancy (Unit-I) for Rehabilitation of Tank Systems and Implementation of Tank Safety
Remedial Works under A.P. Community Based Tank Management Project (APCBTMP)Quarterly Progress Report.
Dear sir,
We are pleased to submit herewith the Quarterly progress report ending September- 2012
(JulyAugust,September-2012) in 2 copies for your kind perusal and necessary action.
Thanking you and assuring you of our best professional services at all time.
With Warm Regards,
Your Sincerely,

Team Leader
Unit I
1. Copy submitted to the Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation, I & CAD, Errumanzil, Hyderabad
for favour of information and necessary action.
2. Copy submitted to the Superintending Engineer, I.C. Nizamabad for favour of information
and necessary action.

THIRD PARTY QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

CONSULTANCY (UNIT-I) FOR REHABILITATION TO TANK SYSTEMS AND

IMPLEMENTATION OF TANK SAFEY REMEDIAL WORKS UNDER ANDHRA

PRADESH COMMUNITY BASED TANK MANAGEMENT PROJECT(APCBTMP)
QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT
ENDING SEPTEMBER 2012

INDEX
Section No

Title

Page

I.
II.
II.1
II.2
II.3
II.4

PROJECT LOCATION MAP1

PROJECT DETAILS...2
Project description2
Appointment of consultant...3
Objectives of services3
Scope of services4

III.

PROJECT DATA..7

IV.
IV.1
IV.2
IV.3
IV.4
IV.5

PROJECT ORGANIZATION.8
Contract Management Framework..8
Mobilisation & Establishment of office...9
Consultants Team.10
Consultants Team chart...11
Name Designation & Contact Number of the client12

V.
V.1
V.2
V.3
V.4
V.5

PROGRESS REPORT
Our Team.
Site visit.
List of Tanks.
Summary of Tests.13
Result of Tests...15

VI.

SITE PHOTOGRAPHS..

TAHAL CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED

THIRD PARTY QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

CONSULTANCY (UNIT-I) FOR REHABILITATION TO TANK SYSTEMS AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF TANK SAFETY REMEDIAL WORKS UNDER ANDHRA
PRADESH COMMUNITY BASED TANK MANAGEMENT PROJECT (APCBTMP).

PROJECT LOCATION MAP

UNIT I
Adilabad,Nizamabad and Medak Districts.

II-1

SECTION II
PROJECT DETAILS
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The CAD wing of I& CAD Department Government of AP in partnership with
Government of India and world bank is implementing Andhra Pradesh Community
Based Tank Management Project (APCBTMP) for improvement and management of
minor irrigation tanks through monitoring to promote self sustaining water
management by the WUAs for maximizing the economic returns through increased
water use efficiency. The project adopts to assist selected tank based ayacutdars to
improve agricultural productivity and water use associations to manage tank systems
effectively.
There are about 11,300 tanks in a Andhra Pradesh each with a culture able command
area (CCA) of 40 hectares or more. Of these about 3000 tanks with CCA varying
between 40 to 2000 hectares having a total command area of 2.5 lakhs ha are
proposed to be rehabilitated under the project (spread across 21 districts of the
state).The project will be implemented in phased manner over a period of five years
from 2007-12.
The major components of the project are:
Institutional Strengthening: The objective of this component is to enable community
based institutions Water User Associations (WUAs), Fishing Cooperative
Societies (FCSs), Farmer Interest Groups (FIGs) assume greater responsibility for
tank system management and for improvement of tank based agricultural livelihoods.
Minor irrigation system improvements: The overall objective of this component is to
enhance the efficiency of water use in tank areas selected under this project.
Activities to be undertaken fall under two sub-components.
Tank Systems Improvements: The objectives of this sub-component are to:(i)
improve the physical and operational performance of selected tank systems (which
includes feeder channels above the tank reservoir, the tank complex, and the
irrigation channels in the command area) through a range of interventions identified
and executed in partnership with tank WUAS, (ii) secure the safety of the tank
structure, and (iii) improve on-farm water management and water use efficiency.
Participatory Ground water Management: The objective of this sub-component is to
enable groundwater users in those tank systems that are subject to groundwater stress,
to improve the management of their groundwater resources, and thereby enhance
their agricultural productivity and livelihoods.
Agricultural Livelihood support services: The objective of this component is to
enhance tank-based livelihoods by increasing production, productivity and
profitability of agriculture, horticulture, fisheries, livelihood and other significant
productive activities.
This would be achieved through improvements in production technologies and
management practices, better input and output market linkages, more efficient and
effective delivery of key support services, and augmentation of community level
productive capacities as well as infrastructure.

Project Management: The objective of this component is to ensure smooth

implementation of project activities, monitoring of project implementation progress
and outputs/outcomes achieved, and learning from project experience.
The scope of work under this project consists of Tank Systems Improvements in
Unit-III which includes the Districts of Adilabad, Nizamabad and Medak
The consultants will carry out Quality Control & Quality Assurance work for sample
of these tanks.
S.No. District
Approximate No of
Actually
CCA of the Tanks in ha
No. of tanks tanks to be identified
likely to fall monitored
in the
and
category
reported
by the
agency
1
Adilabad
More than 500
1
1(100%)
1
100 to 500
19
10(49.2%)
10
Less than 100
25
10(20%)
10
Total
45
21
21
2
Nizamabad
More than 500
1
1 (100%)
1
100 to 500
22
17
17(53.5%)
Less than 100
59
6(20%)
6
Total
82
15
24
3
Medak
More than 500
1
1 (100%)
1
100 to 500
52
26(46.8%)
26
Less than 100
138
29(20%)
29
Total
191
56
56
Total
101
343
101
Tanks

II-2 APPOINTMENT OF CONSULTANT

M/s Tahal Consulting Engineers Ltd ,Isrieal appointed as the Third Party Quality
Control and Quality Assurance Consultancy (Unit-I) For rehabilitation of tank
systems and implementation of tank safety remedial works under APCBTMP . The
agreement for the consultancy services signed on 27-10-2010 & on the date of
commencement of services fixed at 1st January 2011 ied the day consultant started
work on the project.

II-3 OBJECTIVES OF SERVICES

The objectives of the assignments are:
To assure that the quality of works along with workmanship is conforming to
technical specifications ,contract designs/drawings, relevant Indian standards
To ensure sound construction procedures including deployment of the state
of the art/improved devices/engineering instructions to expedite quality
control testing .
To undertake monitoring of the quality of materials used ,construction

II-4

procedures as per the agreed designs and quality of outputs at various

construction stages as per the bid specifications.
To carry out the field tests required for assuring the quality in presence of the
regular QC staff and WUA committee members
To give expertise measures for rectifying the defects observed during the
inspection .
To inspect the works in design aspects and suggest for quality and
sustainability.
To test check the accuracy of the methodology and equipment used in the QC
labs/ in situ.

SCOPE OF SERVICES
Quality control testing services:
The consultant should be conversant with relevant I.S and USBR codes for
quality management and quality evaluation system to be implemented on the
proposed APCBTMP works and to also Bid Documents &Drawings for
ensuring its follow up .
The consultant should also study and use the technical and quality control
manuals prepared for APCBTMP, while carrying out their task.
The consultant should also study relevant dam safety panels
recommendations in the tank estimate to be made on the quality aspects and
rectifications carried on the recommendations of the safety panel in the
particular to these tanks.
Visit tanks where rehabilitations works are on going at least once per week
during periods of substantial construction works to inspect the works under
construction with special emphasis on, but not limited to, quality control,
proper recording of works and quantities carried out ,performance and
capacity of field supervisors ,accuracy of payment certificates .
The consultant should develop in consultation with GOAP, check lists of all
items of works and monitor the implementation through OK card system or
other similar means, the system should be such that the implementing
agency ,WUA and consultant representative and department representative
sign off during periodic inspections on the works that have been done and
confirm they are satisfactory .If deficiencies are found, they should be
recorded in writing in the OK card or similar system and reported to DPD/SE
and Chief Engineer MI
To develop and establish system for monitoring and reporting of progress of
works and their associated quality control and quality assurance aspects ,
acceptable to DPU, PMU, GoAP and the bank.
The consultant need to conduct quality control tests as per Appendix-l. The
consultant can establish own base lab or can get the QC tests done at any
reputed lab on payment.
To agree with Chief Engineer (MI),GOAP on frequency of tests, in respect of
earthwork ,plain & reinforced concrete ,cast-in-situ cement concrete lining,
masonry, shortcrete, epoxy concrete ,and any other tests specified by the
Chief Engineer, M.I.
To inspect on the regular basis the laboratories used by the QC sub-divisions
for testing of materials and to review the results of the tests made in such
laboratories in presence of the departmentstaff todetermine the accuracy and

reliabilityofthevarious tests.

Enforcement of specifications:
To monitor the quality of works in time bound manner to ensure that the
works executed are per the approved designs ,drawing specifications sound
construction procedures / practices and goods workmanship with due
emphasis on fulfillment of environmental safeguards.
To ensure , through perusal of the designs/drawings that the actual
construction in the field confirms strictly to the detailed designs/drawing
issued by the competent authority.
To promptly (within 24hours by e-mail/letter /fax)bring any deviations and
variations observed from the approved designs /drawings to the notice of the
contractor and also the concerned Engineer/superintending engineer and chief
engineer for appropriate action. The Project Engineer at work site shall also be
informed of such deviations ,duly discussed with him ,and also make an entry
to this effect in the site instructions register recommending stoppage of work
till such time the deviations/variations are set right.
Whenever constructions material not conforming to the acceptance quality
test criteria are observed to be used in the works the consultant promptly
(within 24 hours by e-mail/fax/letter)bring such variation/cases events to the
notice of the contractor as well as to the engineer-in-charge to recommending
stoppage of use of such materials , and entry to this effect duly made by
Quality Control Engineer (Dept) in the site instructions register ,based on the
above recommendation of the consultant the DPD is required to take a
decision on resuming the work based on his satisfaction to the effect that the
remedial actions have taken and duly recorded in register and okayed by the
Quality Control Engineer.
Execution of works:
Rehabilitation of tank system under the project involves resectioning and
strengthening of bund and channel comprising earth fill placement with each
layer to be compacted to the specified density before the next layer can be
allowed to be placed. In view of the wide spread out of works and in order
that the progress of earth fill placement does not suffer want of conducting the
density tests to the required speed with conventional core cutter or sand
replacement method. The consultant should provide Density Testers to
enabled rapid on site determination of compaction parameters (moisture
content ,wet density ,dry density ,and degree of compaction in terms of
proctor density).such a state-of-the art devices shall be of immense practical
utility in expediting the process of quality control testing relating to earth
work and CNS compaction.
Proctor tests need to be carried out in a laboratory by using core cutter and
replacement operations .Typically compaction is controlled by measuring the
dry density and the water content of the compacted soil and checking that
target values have been achieved .The direct dry density is typically measured
by Rapid Moisture Metre.

SECTION III
PROJECT DATA
III

PROJECT DATA
S.No. Important Parameter
1
Project name

Employer

Third Party Quality

Control Consultant
Date of agreement
Period of contract
Date of
commencement of
services
Number of districts to
be covered
No. of tanks to be
covered/Total no. of
tanks in the district
Adilabad
Nizamabad
Medak
Total number of test
to be done
Total no. of test done
upto previous
Quarter
Number of test done
in this quarter
Commutative no. of
test done
Bankers details

4
5
6
7
8
a
b
c
9
10
11
12
13

Description
Third Party Quality Control And Quality
Assurance Consultancy (Unit-I) for rehabilitation
of tank system and implementation of tank safety
remedial works under APCBTMP
Irrigation CAD Department, Govt of Andhra
Pradesh.
M/s Tahal Consulting Engineers Ltd.
27-10-2010
29 months
01-01-2011
3( Adilabad,Nizamabad &Medak)
101/343
21/45
24/82
56/191
1009

The Hong Kong and Shanghai banking

corporation limited.
25,Bharkamba Road, New Delhi -110001
Payable at par at all HSBC branches in India.

SECTION IV
PROJECT ORGANIZATION
IV-

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (CMF)

M/s Tahal Consulting Engineers Ltd.,

CLIENT/EMPLOYER

APCBTMP
Department I & CAD
Irrigation Department
PM

RESIDENT PROJECT
MANAGER HEAD
OFFICE(USA &INDIA)

CONSULTING
TEAM

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

FINANCING INSTITUTION

World Bank
TEAM LEADER/
GEOTECHNOLOGY

KEY PROFESSIONALS

ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Third Party Quality
Control Expert
Geotechnical Expert
Irrigation Expert

SUPPORT
PROFESSIONALS
Lab-Technician-I
Lab-Technician-II
Field Engineer-I
Field Engineer-II

For Client :
State Project Director, APCBTMP, Department of I & CAD
Chief Engineer(MI) Dept of I & CAD
Chief Engineer(CDO), Irrigation Department.
Superintending Engineer, Technical Unit / PMU
Engineering Consultant, Technical Unit, PMU
For Consultant :
Consultant team headed by Team Leader/Geotechnical Expert
The Team Leader
For Financial Institution :
World Bank

Office Manger
Word Processor

Civil
Works/Construction
Management Expert-I
Civil
Works/Construction
Management Wxpert-II
Testing/Quality Control
Specialist

IV-I

PROJECT ADMINISTRATION
The Project team has been mobilized for undertaking various tasks in order to fulfill the project
objectives. The team is headed b Dr. Pratap Singh, Country Manger, M/s TAHAL Consulting
Engineers Ltd, in case if any special services are required Specialist in that field will be utilized for
discharging quality service. The Unit-I Office has been opened at Nizamabad. The address is given
below:
Project office at Nizamabad,
M/s Tahal consulting engineers ltd.,
H.No. 5-6-535, Saraswathi nagar, Nizamabad-A.P.
The Team Leader ,with large experience in area of third party testing will manage the project by
undertaking overall responsibility for the project from state project Director, APCBTMP . He will also
liaise with client and the World Bank representatives.
In corporate terms, the Team Leader will liaise with resident manager of Tahal Consultant Engineer
Ltd. Dr. Pratap Singh who is director of projects and responsible for M/s Tahal in India operation will
be the resident project manager he is stationed at Delhi in the Head office in India and will ensure that
the consultant team in A P is properly resourced and has all nessesary head office support to fulfil its
functions.
Project office will be located at with consultant on with client an administrative clerical member of
staff will be attached to the team leader / project coordinator to assist him in managing the project.
For quality, the project will be reviewed quarterly, at Team Headquarters in India by an advisory
committee made of experts in field of third party testing ,geotechnical and irrigation.

IV-2

A senior staff member of the advisory committee will visit the project once every year to meet with
client and consultant team to discuss consultant team performance and how that may further by
improved.
MOBILISATON AND ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE
The project team has been mobilized for undertaking various tasks in order to fulfill the project
objectives .The team is headed by Sri A.Damodar Team leader services of Mr J.Venkat ram reddy ,
N.Nageshwar rao and Chandra Reddy and other specialized senior consultants services shall also be
made use .
The third party quality control consultant has established project office and site offices as indicated
below:
Project Office at Hyderabad.
M/s Tahal consulting engineers ltd.,
H.No.4-1-1240/B/4, 2nd Floor ,
King Koti Road,
Hyderabad.500 001
Mobile no:+91 7702944550
Project office at Nizamabad,
M/s Tahal consulting engineers ltd.,
H.No.5.3.535 Saraswathi nagar Nizamabad-A.P.
Mobile No:+91 9394581122

CONSULTANTS TEAM
KEY PROFESSIONAL STAFF
S.No

Name

Position

Sri Dr. Pratap Singh

Director

Date of
Mobilization
01-01-2011

SriA.Damodar

Specialist-Geo Technical expert

01-01-2011

Sri Chandra Reddy

Specialist(Civilworks/Constructi
on Management)
Specialist(Civilworks/Constructi
on management)
Specialist(Testing & Quality
control)

01-06-2012

Sri J.Venkat ram

reddy
Sri N.Nageshwar rao

01-06-2012
01-06-2012

SUB KEY PROFESSIONAL STAFF

1

Sri L.Lingaiah

Lab Engineer

01-03-2012

Field Engineer

01-01-2011

Sri L.Barath Bushan

Reddy
Sri.S.Srikant

Field Supervisor

01-01-2011

Sri.Ch.Dinesh

Lab echnician

01-01-2011

Sri.L.Anil

Lab Supervisor

01-01-2011

Sri.A.Jagdish

Field Supervisor

01-01-2011

Sri.Md.Sulthana

Field Supervisor

01-01-2011

SUPPORTING STAFF
1

Sri.B.Srinivas

Billingual Secretary

1-1-2011

Sri.G.Gangadhar

Office Boy

1-1-2011

IV-4

CONSULTANTS TEAM CHART

Irrigation & CAD Department
Government of Andhra Pradesh

Administrative,
Accounts & Support
Staff

TeamLeader
A.Damodar

Client

Director Projects
Dr. Pratap Singh

Key Staff
Support Staff

Construction
Management Expert-I
J.Venkat ram reddy

Administrative
Staff

Contruction Management Expert-I

N.Nageswar rao
Quality Control Specialist
Chandra reddy

Lab Engineer
L.Lingaiah

Lab Supervisor
L.Anil

Lab Assistant
Sultana
Bilingual Secretary
B.Srinivas

Field Supervisor
L.B.B.Reddy

Lab Technician
Ch.Dinesh

Field Technician
S.Srikanth

Field Assistant
Jagdish

Office Boy
G.Gangadar

Field Assistant

IV-5

NAME DESIGNATION & CONTACT NUMBER OF THE CLIENT

The name designation and contact number of the client are given as under:

Adilabad District
S.No Name of the Officer

Designation &
Address

Sri. K. Yellareddy

Sri. Ramesh Rathod.

Sri. VenkatKrishna Rao

Superintending
Engineer I C
E E/District Project
Director
DEE-QC/QA

Phone
numbers
office
9440814799

Phone
numbers
Personnel
9440814799

9440814798

9440814798

9963990486

9963990486

Nizamabad District
1

Sri. K. Bagawanth rao

Sri. Badraiah

Sri Uday kumar

Superintending
Engineer I C
EE/District project
director
DEE-QC/QA

8008567775

8008567775

9440814830

9440814830

9059119378

9059119378

Superintending
Engineer I C
EE/District project
director
DEE-QC/QA

9440816444

9440816444

9440816447

9440816447

9490129329

9490129329

Medak District
1

Sri. Shyam sunder

Sri. Bal raju

Sri. Surender

SUMMARY OF TESTS:
Progress Report July 2012
S.No

Important Parameter

Description

Name of the Districts

1

ADILABAD
No. of Tanks
No. of Tanks covered in July
No. of Tests performed in July
No. of Tests on Soil
No. of Tests on Cement
No. of Tests on Cement / Concrete
No. of Compaction Tests

NIZAMABAD
No. of Tanks
No. of Tanks covered in July
No. of Tests performed in July
No. of Tests on Soil
No. of Tests on Cement
No. of Tests on Cement / Concrete
No. of Compaction Tests

4
5
6

21
15
27
13
1
4
9
24
5
4
2
1
1
NIL

MEDAK
No. of Tanks

56

No. of Tanks covered in July

No. of Tests performed in July

16

No. of Tests on Soil

No. of Tests on Cement

No. of Tests on Cement / Concrete

No. of Compaction Tests

Total Number of Tests to be done

Number of Tests done in July
Cumulative No. of Tests done

1009
47
501

SUMMARY OF TESTS:
Progress Report August 2012
S.No

Important Parameter

Description

Name of the Districts

1

ADILABAD
No. of Tanks
No. of Tanks covered in August
No. of Tests performed in August
No. of Tests on Soil
No. of Tests on Cement
No. of Tests on Cement / Concrete
No. of Compaction Tests

NIZMABAD
No. of Tanks
No. of Tanks covered in August
No. of Tests performed in August
No. of Tests on Soil
No. of Tests on Cement
No. of Tests on Cement / Concrete
No. of Compaction Tests

4
5
6

21
11
32
15
4
9
4
24
3
4
NIL
1
2
1

MEDAK
No. of Tanks

56

No. of Tanks covered inAugust

No. of Tests performed in August

19

No. of Tests on Soil

No. of Tests on Cement

No. of Tests on Cement / Concrete

No. of Compaction Tests

Total Number of Tests to be done

Number of Tests done in August
Cumulative No. of Tests done

1009
55
556

SUMMARY OF TESTS:
Progress Report September 2012
S.No

Important Parameter

Description

Name of the Districts

1

ADILBAD
No. of Tanks
No. of Tanks covered in September
No. of Tests performed in September
No. of Tests on Soil
No. of Tests on Cement
No. of Tests on Cement / Concrete
No. of Compaction Tests

NIZAMABAD
No. of Tanks
No. of Tanks covered in September
No. of Tests performed inSeptember
No. of Tests on Soil
No. of Tests on Cement
No. of Tests on Cement / Concrete
No. of Compaction Tests

4
5
6

21
16
47
14
1
19
13
24
5
9
4
3
1
1

MEDAK
No. of Tanks

56

No. of Tanks covered inSeptember

10

No. of Tests performed in September

13

No. of Tests on Soil

No. of Tests on Cement

No. of Tests on Cement / Concrete

No. of Compaction Tests

Total Number of Tests to be done

Number of Tests done in September
Cumulative No. of Tests done

1009
69
625

Progress Report for the Quarter ending September 2012

Summary of test conducted
(I)
S.No

Adilabad-District

Particulars of test

No. of test
conducted
upto previous
quarter

No.of test
conducted
during the
quarter

Cummulative
no. of test
conducted

Borrow area tests

143

42

185

Compaction test

63

26

89

Cement mortar tests

37

43

Cement concrete tests

42

32

74

Lining Core tests

Nil

Nil

Nil

Total

285

106

391

Progress Report for the Quarter ending September 2012

Summary of test conducted

Nizamabad-District
S.No

Particulars of test

No. of test
No.of test
conducted upto conducted
previous quarter during the
quarter

Cummulative
no. of test
conducted

Borrow area tests

21

27

Compaction test

19

21

Cement Mortar tests

Cement concrete tests

Lining Core tests

Nil

Nil

Nil

Total

49

17

66

Progress Report for the Quarter ending September 2012

Summary of test conducted

(II)

Medak-District

S.No

Particulars of test

No. of test
No.of test
conducted upto conducted
previous quarter during the
quarter

Cummulative
no. of test
conducted

Borrow area tests

61

15

76

Compaction test

23

14

37

Cement motor tests

16

23

Cement concrete tests

20

12

32

Lining Core tests

Nil

Nil

Nil

Total

120

48

168