38350-013: SASEC Road Connectivity Project (formerly Road Connectivity Sector II; Strategic Roads Improvement Project)

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Description

Nepal is a landlocked country with more than 70% mountainous terrain, and road transport is central to its economic and social development. Road transport accounts for almost 90% of the country s passenger and freight movement; however, poor road connectivity is a major development constraint for Nepal with low density of roads of about 14 km per 100 sq-km of land area or 0.9 km per 1,000 people. The Strategic Road Network (SRN) provides lifeline of Nepal s road network. With total length of abo... Read More

Country Nepal
Project Number 38350-013
Project Type or Modality of Assistance Loan
Financing Public sector (Sovereign)
Status Proposed
ADB Financing ($ thousand) 75,000
Sector / Subsector Classification Transport and ICT
/ Road Transport
Thematic Classification Capacity development
Economic growth
Regional cooperation and integration
Gender Mainstreaming Categories Effective gender mainstreaming
Safeguard Categories Environment: A
Resettlement: A
Indigenous People: A

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Responsible ADB Officer
Witoon Tawisook
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Responsible ADB Department
South Asia Department

Responsible ADB Divisions
Transport and Communications Division, SARD

Executing Agencies
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport

Last PDS Update
15 Apr 2013

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