- Rationale
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The state road network requires improvement in terms of coverage and conditions. About half of the state roads are assessed to have deteriorated severely and require major rehabilitation largely because of the continuous short fall in investment on road maintenance until recently, and increasing volume of traffic and loads. The rehabilitation of 1,800 km of state roads under the Project will help complete the strategically important state road network and help meet the increased demands of road transport.
- Objectives and Scope
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The Project will improve transport efficiency of the state road network, which will contribute both to expansion of economic opportunities and poverty reduction. This will be realized by (i) improving the state road network, (ii) facilitating safe and appropriate road usage, (iii) increasing efficiency of transport services and (iv) enhancing state government capacity of road asset development and management. Improved roads will improve accessibility to social services and markets, and enhance the efficiency of road transport usage. With the central location of the state in the country, the Project will improve transport efficiency for the rest of India.
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- Environment Impact and Mitigation
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- Social Aspects and Remedies
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- Benefits and Beneficiaries
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The improved state road network management through the sector development program and the TA, and improved road network under the Project will enhance the overall road condition and usability, thus increasing travel speeds and reducing travel time, accidents, and overloading. The Project will also enhance MPPWD's capacity for road asset development and management, which will improve governance in road administration and accountability, and create an environment that encourages competition and efficiency within MPPWD and in the construction industry. This will ensure more efficient road asset development and management, and higher quality of construction and maintenance, resulting in decreased recurrent costs over the medium and long term. These will lead to overall social and economic development in Madhya Pradesh.
Poverty incidence is significantly higher in Madhya Pradesh than in India overall. The Project will improve access to socioeconomic services, increase employment opportunities, and improve means of transport services, which will in turn reduce poverty in the region, and stimulate economic growth and human development in the state. Improved mobility will provide households with better paying jobs outside of their villages.
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- Beneficiary Participation in Implementation
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- Consulting Services
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Two internationally recruited consulting firms will be engaged for construction supervision of civil works under the Project. Consultants will be selected and engaged by the execurting agency using ADB's quality- and cost-based selection procedures and in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (using the full technical proposal method). It is estimated that about 56 person-months of international staff and about 1,760 person-months of national staff will be required.
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Equipment financed under the Project will be $1 million and procured using national competitive bidding procedures acceptable to ADB if th eestimated contract is up to $1 million but equal or above $0.1 million, and Shopping if the estimated contract amount is less than $0.1 million. Equipment to enhance the capacity in road safety and overloading control will be purchaced. The specification and timing of the procurement will be identified during the project implementation.
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hyamaguchi@adb.org
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