Nepal : Urban and Environmental Improvement

Finance / Infrastructure finance and investment funds

Health / Health sector development and reform

Transport / Road transport (non-urban)

Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Other urban services - Urban flood protection - Urban policy, institutional and capacity development - Urban sewerage - Urban water supply

The Project intends to support the Government's priorities in (i) provision of urban and environmental infrastructure and services; (ii) poverty reduction; (iii) decentralization of authority; and (iv) strengthening of municipal institutional capacities.

Self-sustainable urban development, compatible with environmental improvement, in all project towns (Banepa, Dhulikhel, Panauti, Bharatpur, Ratnanagar, Hetauda, Bidur, Kamalamai, and Kathmandu).

Self-sustainable urban development, compatible with environmental improvement, in all project towns.

Construction of sewer and RBTPs completed in 6 municipalities and a total quantity of 6,240.7 m3 wastewater per day is expected to be treated.

13.69 kms of road upgraded.

Water supply schemes completed in Bharatpur and Hetauda muncipalities.

3 subprojects works needs to be completed before the loan closing date of 31 March 2011.

Component 1: Increase urban management and revenue generating

Component 2: Improve and expand urban and environmental infrastructure

Component 3:

(a) Improve small urban community facilities (public toilets, places of worship, sports ground, small public creation parks, etc.)

(b) Increase revenue generating urban facilities (bus parks, market places, recreation facilities, etc)

Component 4: Increase health awareness in the communities through community development program

Component 1: Base map completed in all eight municipalities. Trainings on human resources, organization development and revenue mobilization and financial management completed in all eight municipalities.

Component 2: Construction of sewerage system and RBTP completed in 6 municipalities. The physical progress of sewer and RBTP in Ratnanagar is 90% and 68%.

Water supply schemes completed in Bharatpur and Hetauda municipalities.

Land development through land pooling completed in Kamalamai, Bharatpur and Banepa.

13.69 kms of road upgraded in Dhulikhel, Ratnanagar, Banepa and Bishnumati Link Road.

River embankment works are 100% completed in Bharatpur,Hetauda and Kamalamai.

Component 3: Construction of public toilets in Dhulikhel, Hetauda and Bidur are completed. 100% work completion of Triveni Ghat Improvement in Panauti, Layaku Area Improvement Works in Banepa, Public Park in Kamalamai and Bus Bays in Ratnanagar and recreation park in Hetauda.

Progress of bus park improvement in Bharatpur and Hetauda, Banepa, Bidur, and Panauti; vegetable market at Lion's Chowk (wholesale) and at Balkumari (retail) in Bharatpur; meat market and vegetable market in Hetauda and vegetable market in Ratnanagar; and mini market in Kamalamai is 100% completed.

Component 4: Training on leadership, awareness, health, urban planning, community development, women empowerment, waste management for a total 2,328 (1,006 males and 1,322 females) municipality staff, local leaders, users' committee members, CBOs, TOLs,, motivators/health volunteers, clubs, organizations , mothers' groups including 4 dalits and 32 janajatis;

Training on income generation for a total 928 (370 males and 558 females) for poor, disadvantaged, dalit, janajati and backward groups including 62 dalits, 61 janajatis, 17 disabled, 122 poor;

Training on health education for a total 294 school teachers (147 males and 147 females) including 5 dalits and 30 janajatis.

Construction of i) 38 community toilets benefitting 2,612 people (1,231 males and 1,381 females) including 758 people (374 males and 384 females) from poor, dalit and marginalized groups ii) 77 school toilets benefitting 26,725 students (13,120 boys and 13,605 girls) iii) water supply at 11 schools benefitting 3,612 students (1,810 boys and 1,802 girls) and 10 communities benefitting 1,302 people (590 males and 712 females) which includes 115 Janajati and 35 Dalits iv) 13 public stand posts benefitting 904 people (445 males and 459 females); distribution of health/sanitary tools to 38 schools and 35 communities; and improvement/rehabilitation works of drainage, pavement, pond, kuwa, pati, stairs etc. in public places .