The Second Phase Hydrology Project (Phase 2) for India aims to extend and promote the sustained and effective use of the Hydrological Information System by all potential users concerned with water resources planning and management, both public and private, thereby contributing to improved productivity and cost-effectiveness of water-related investments in the 13 States and eight Central agencies. The closing date for the project will be extended from June 30, 2012 until May 31, 2014. The extension is necessary to complete those activities already started and committed and to focus on providing technical support to ensure long-term sustainability of project outputs in the 13 States and eight Central agencies. This strategy allows for sufficient time for all agencies to troubleshoot the newly installed hardware and software systems and tools with continued access to technical support by the Project Coordination Secretariat (PCS), the Technical Management Consultancy (TMC) and Bank teams. The generation of public awareness (through agency websites and various forums) and the consolidation of various research studies will also be critical during this extension period to ensure full impact. A work program of about Rs. 275 crore (about USD50 million including incremental staff costs of about Rs. 60 crore) is currently outstanding and committed and will be completed during the extension period. There is an additional Rs. 50 crore (about USD10 million) that may be taken on depending on the availability of resources and in the case of any slippage in the program. These amounts under the final program are very likely to be expended by the end of the extension period (May 31, 2014) and will thus exhaust the Project loan.