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Pakistan
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LOAN: PAK 29603-01
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Malakand Rural Development
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Location
Malakand Division in North West Frontier Province (NWFP)
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Sector
Multisector /Multisector
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Initial Listing
1 March 1996
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Most Recent Update
16 February 2007
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Executing Agency(ies)
Planning, Environment and Development Department, NWFP
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- Missions
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| TA Fact-Finding |
Loan Fact-Finding |
Pre-Appraisal |
Appraisal |
| 25 Feb-18 Mar 1996 |
17 Sep-9 Oct 1997 |
TBD |
2-18 Dec 1997 |
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Loan Approval Date
18 March 1999
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Estimated Completion Date
June 2006
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- Cost and Financing Plan (in US$ million)
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| Source |
Foreign Cost |
Local Cost |
Total |
| Bank |
15.40 |
25.60 |
41.00 |
| Cofinancing |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Borrower |
0.00 |
12.10 |
12.10 |
| Beneficiaries |
0.00 |
8.80 |
8.80 |
| Others |
0.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Project/Program Cost |
15.40 |
47.50 |
62.90 |
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OCR |
ADF |
Total |
| Loan Amount |
0.00 |
41.00 |
41.00 |
- Description
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The Project will comprise (i) village development services, including agricultural support services, community-managed infrastructure development, and development of community-based health services targeted specifically to women; (ii) rural financial services; (iii) improvement and expansion of the road network in the Project area, and introduction of a toll management and roads maintenance system for annual maintenance of the road network; and (iv) implementation support and capacity building services, to reduce rural poverty in Malakand Division in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in Pakistan.
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| Strategic Development Objectives |
- Primary
- Poverty Reduction
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- Secondary
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- Rationale
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The Project area has largely been neglected in the development of infrastructure, and in the generation of employment and income earning opportunities. It is estimated that 72 percent of the population in the Project area is below the poverty line of $150 per capita. Human development status is also low due to lack of education and health care services. The previous development projects implemented in Malakand and Government service delivery have reached only a small proportion of the rural population, especially in the remote mountainous areas. Beneficiary consultations in the area indicate that the rural poor request a better road network, irrigation improvement, improved access to agricultural inputs, agricultural extension advice and credit, access to improved livestock breeds and veterinary services, better health care and education, and potable water supply. The Project is designed to meet these beneficiary needs, and policy dialogue conducted with the Government of NWFP focused on institutional innovations to create a rural support organization to sustain institutional support to the village organizations beyond the Project implementation period.
- Objectives and Scope
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The Project aims to reduce rural poverty in Malakand by enhancing household incomes and living standards, particularly for the smallholder and tenant farmers, and the landless, who constitute the rural poor in the Project area. Women's human resource development and improvement of their income earning potential are specifically aimed at. At the same time, by assisting to create a semi permanent structure to support village-level development and by providing capacity- building assistance and training support, the Project will contribute to institutional reforms for devolution of powers to the local level. The Project comprises village development services, rural financing services, road development, and implementation support and capacity-building services.
- Policy Dialogue
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Policy dialogue will focus on institutional reforms to improve implementation of rural development and devolution of powers to the local level.
- Environment Category:
B
- Environment Impact and Mitigation
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Overall positive as per appraisal. The Project incorporates environmental awareness raising and training for implementing agencies, and safeguard measures.
- Social Aspects and Remedies
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Institutional reforms to be undertaken will contribute to empowerment of local residents and women.
- Benefits and Beneficiaries
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The Project will directly benefit approximately 80,000 rural households in 1,000 settlements (villages) in the Project area (close to 50 percent of the rural population). Two thirds of the beneficiaries are expected to be from households below the poverty line. The social mobilization process and annual Benefits Monitoring and Evaluation surveys are the targeting mechanisms. The beneficiaries will include all direct users of the Project area transport network; and the region's consumers and producers, who will benefit from lower costs and improved markets as a result of the transport network improvement; farmers and farm families, who will benefit from irrigation, agriculture, and livestock activities; village families, who will benefit from irrigation, agriculture, and livestock activities; village households, who will benefit from rural electrification, drinking water and sanitation improvements, financial services, and strengthened village institutions; and the Project area female population who will benefit particularly from improved health services, access to credit, and improved agricultural and livestock extension services as well as membership in women's organizations and subsequent empowerment as decision makers.
- Public Consultation
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- Date for Consultation :
- Groups Consulted : Extensive consultations with various stakeholder groups were held during project preparatory technical assistance.
- Beneficiary Participation in Formulation
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Three thousand potential beneficiaries in 68 villages of the Project area were consulted through a formal survey, rapid appraisals were conducted, and a series of village dialogues were carried out (separately for women and for men).
- Beneficiary Participation in Implementation
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Beneficiaries will take part in decision making on design, construction, operation and maintenance, and overall management of the village development schemes.
- Consulting Services
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All consulting services will be engaged in accordance with the Bank's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants and other arrangements satisfactory to the Bank on the engagement of domestic consultants.
- Procurement
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All procurement under the Project will be carried out in accordance with the Bank's Guidelines for Procurement. Civil works under the Project are small and scattered over a wide area. The civil works for rural access roads will be carried out by prequalified contractors through local competitive bidding in accordance with procedures acceptable to the Bank. International competitive bidding (ICB) procedures will be followed for the rehabilitation and improvement of the provincial highways. Civil works for community-managed rural infrastructure, including irrigation schemes; jeepable tracks, drinking water and sanitation schemes, and micro hydropower schemes will be carried out by village organizations, which will procure materials directly from local suppliers according to procedures acceptable to the Bank. Procurement of vehicles and office equipment for Project Administration Unit and Rural Support Program will be undertaken through international shopping procedures and direct purchase, as appropriate.
- Contacts
- Bank
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- Executing Agency
- Planning, Environment and Development Department, NWFP
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Contact Person
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Mr. Iftikhar Ali Shah
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Tel. No.
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921-0332
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Fax. No.
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92-91-921-0379
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- Remarks
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High priority for the Government.
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