Description
The Project s objectives are to enhance access to land, water, markets, services, agricultural inputs, technologies, and employment among the population living in barani areas in order to increase incomes, improve the quality of life and, ultimately, reduce poverty among vulnerable groups within the project area. At the same time, the Project will strengthen governance structures, aid the process of devolution, and build capacity within local governments to plan and implement development activit... Read More
| Country |
Pakistan
|
| Project Number |
34331-013 |
| Project Type or Modality of Assistance |
Loan
|
| Financing |
Public sector (Sovereign) |
| Status |
Approved |
| Approval Number |
Loan No. 2134
|
| Approval Date |
14 Dec 2004 |
| Closing Date |
25 Feb 2013 |
| ADB Financing ($ thousand) |
41,000 |
| Geographical Location |
The project area will be the barani areas of the 10 districts of Bhakkar, Chakwal, Gujrat,Jhelum, Khushab, Layyah, Mianwali, Narowal, Rawalpindi, and Sialkot, and that have yet to be taken up by a barani or area development project. |
| Sector / Subsector Classification |
Agriculture and natural resources
/ Agriculture and Rural Sector Development |
| Thematic Classification |
Economic growth
Governance
|
| Gender Mainstreaming Categories |
Effective gender mainstreaming |
| Safeguard Categories |
Environment: C
|
Results Delivered
| Transmission lines installed or upgraded (kilometers) |
29 |
| New households connected to electricity (number) |
581 |
| Microfinance loan accounts opened / end borrowers reached (number) |
161,525 |
| National highways and provincial, district, and rural roads built or upgraded (kilometers) |
125 |
| Beneficiaries from road projects (number) |
31,703 |
| Water supply pipes installed or upgraded: length of network (kilometers) |
47 |
| New households served with water supply (number) |
14,670 |
| Land improved through irrigation services, drainage, and flood management (hectares) |
27,654 |
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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