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29472-013: Road Network Development
Project Data Sheet (PDS): Overview
Description
The principal objective of the Project is to assist the Government to improve transport efficiency and thereby enable the country to stimulate economic growth and job creation, leading to reductions in poverty. The Project will maintain about 140 km of the EWH, improve approximately 165 km of roads to all-weather paved surface, construct a district headquarters access road of about 96 km using environment-friendly, labor-based construction methods, develop and implement performance-based mainten... Read More
| Country |
Nepal |
|---|---|
| Project Number | 29472-013 |
| Project Type or Modality of Assistance |
Loan |
| Financing | Public sector (Sovereign) |
| Status | Closed |
| Approval Number |
Loan No. 1876 |
| Approval Date | 13 Dec 2001 |
| Closing Date | 11 Jan 2010 |
| ADB Financing ($ thousand) | 46,000 |
| Geographical Location | Eastern, Central, Mid-Western and Far-Western Dev. Regions. |
| Sector / Subsector Classification |
Transport and ICT / Road Transport |
| Thematic Classification | Economic growth |
| Safeguard Categories |
Environment: B Resettlement: C |
Results Delivered
| National highways and provincial, district, and rural roads built or upgraded (kilometers) | 613 |
| Beneficiaries from road projects (number) | 3,890,000 |
The results data reported above are limited to ADB's core sectors, as defined under Strategy 2020 and tracked through indicators in the ADB Results Framework. For definitions of results indicators, please see the ADB Results Framework Indicators Definition.
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Responsible ADB Officer
Sri Widowati
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Responsible ADB Department
South Asia Department
Responsible ADB Divisions
Nepal Resident Mission
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Physical Planning and Works
Mr. P. Kadariya
PDS Creation Date
28 Nov 2006
Last PDS Update
09 Aug 2011