Description
The Project aims to bring about sustainable urban development in the nine urban areas outside Kathmandu Valley (Bharatpur, Hetauda, Banepa, Dhukilhel, Panauti, Bidur, Ratnanagar, Kamalamai and Kathmandu) by improving essential urban and environmental infrastructure and services, and strengthening the relevant institutions. As a result of the Project, personal hygiene, environmental sanitation, and overall quality of life are expected to improve in the nine areas. The Project has five main compon... Read More
| Country |
Nepal
|
| Project Number |
32239-013 |
| Project Type or Modality of Assistance |
Loan
|
| Financing |
Public sector (Sovereign) |
| Status |
Closed |
| Approval Number |
Loan No. 1966
|
| Approval Date |
10 Dec 2002 |
| Closing Date |
14 Dec 2011 |
| ADB Financing ($ thousand) |
30,000 |
| Geographical Location |
Banepa, Dhulikhel, Panauti, Bharatpur, Ratnanagar, Hetauda, Bidur, Kamalamai, and Kathmandu |
| Sector / Subsector Classification |
Water supply and other municipal infrastructure and services
/ Water and Other Municipal Infrastructure and Services |
| Thematic Classification |
Environmental sustainability
Social development
|
| Safeguard Categories |
Environment: B
Indigenous People: B |
Results Delivered
| Expressway built or updgraded (kilometers) |
14 |
| Beneficiaries from road projects (number) |
151,193 |
| Water supply pipes installed or upgraded: length of network (kilometers) |
359 |
| New households served with water supply (number) |
6,032 |
| Wastewater treatment capacity created (m3) |
7,665 |
| New households served with sanitation (number) |
4,719 |
| Land improved through irrigation services, drainage, and flood management (hectares) |
75 |
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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