The project is designed to to reduce poverty in 23 districts of north east and central Bangladesh by expanding the economic opportunities of rural poor through the improvement of rutal infrastructure, genger development and improved local governence. Poverty reduction will be achieved by targetting poor areas and closely involving the poor and other stakeholders in implementing sub projects and maintaining rural infrastructure and strengthening the capability of local institutions.
Project Name | Rural Infrastructure Improvement II | ||||||||||
Project Number | 36224-013 | ||||||||||
Country | Bangladesh |
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Project Status | Closed | ||||||||||
Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant Loan |
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Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development |
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Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural policy, institutional and capacity development |
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Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Gender equity | ||||||||||
Description | The project is designed to to reduce poverty in 23 districts of north east and central Bangladesh by expanding the economic opportunities of rural poor through the improvement of rutal infrastructure, genger development and improved local governence. Poverty reduction will be achieved by targetting poor areas and closely involving the poor and other stakeholders in implementing sub projects and maintaining rural infrastructure and strengthening the capability of local institutions. | ||||||||||
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Efficient rural transport and supporting infrastructure are indispensable in reducing poverty and in achieving a rapid economic development of Bangladesh. Investments in the rural infrastructure sector have been made by the Government with substantial assistance from external donors including the ADB. The Project draws on experience and lessons learned from previous projects particularly in mainstreaming the participatory approach and empowering local government. The Project area consists of 23 districts in the Rajshahi, Dhaka and Chittagong divisions that were selected because of the poverty level, poor state of development of the road infrastructure, and the need for strengthening the local governance. Improving the rural roads and the associated infrastructure will provide the local inhabitants with efficient transport to markets and trading centers and access to social and welfare services. These improvements will lay the foundation for better economic opportunities and assist in reducing poverty. Strengthening the local government units will enable them to plan, manage and maintain the local infrastructure. Stakeholders from the private sectors such as bus owners and operators, rickshaw drivers, farmers, and local traders will be consulted on their transport needs. Local participation will create a sense of ownershipo and focus greater attention to effective maintance. The project is consistent with the Government's rural development strategy, which emphasizes rural infrastructure development as a prerequisite for overall development. It is in line with the Government's and ADB's poverty reduction strategies, as indicated in the Government's NPRS, and ADB's 2006-2010 country strategy and program. The proposed project forms part of the country's Master Plan for Rural Roads, which was prepared by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED). |
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Impact | Reduce rural poverty through sustainable economic growth, rural development, and improved infrastructure. |
Project Outcome | |
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Description of Outcome | Enhanced accessibility to basic services and increased farm income |
Progress Toward Outcome | According to the project's Final Performance Assessment Report, average time decreased for project households to access their preferred agritural market is 57.1% average farm income increased to Tk.186254 in the project areas comparing with the benchmark information. The Project was closed on June 2013. |
Implementation Progress | |
Description of Project Outputs | Rural Roads upgraded Growth center markets/jetties/ UPCs improved Capacity of LGED and LGIs strengthened Support for Project Management provided |
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | Based on the project as of June 2013, 100% women members participate in the Union Council meetings; 40 Women Market Sections (WMSs) have been completed and handed over to female shop owners; and 55 UCCs constructed and started functioning and the process of relocating all union level government offices in the UCC compound completed. Physical progress in 100%. LGI training by institutional capacity building consultants were completed in December 2010. LGED Engineers and other staff in the project areas were trained on technical, management, monitoring and participary process related to the project. 137 LGED Engineers were also trained on Result Based Management (RBM) concept and application for project management. |
Geographical Location | Aranagar, Aruail, Ashuganj, Bakila, Bakshinganj, Bhadeswar, Bhater Char, Brahmanbaria District, Chandpur District, Comilla, Delduar, Dhaka District, Dinajpur District, Feni District, Gaibandha District, Gobindapur, Jamalpur, Jamalpur District, Jonail, Katakhali, Khulna, Koyra, Kuchiamora, Kurigram District, Lakshmipur District, Latabdi, Latifpur, Manikganj District, Mohamaya, Mohanganj, Munshiganj District, Mymensingh District, Naogaon, Narayanganj District, Natore S., Netrakona, Nilphamari District, Rampur, Rangpur District, Ruhea, Sarail, Sherpur District, Sirajdikhan, Sylhet, Tangail District, Thakurgaon S. |
Safeguard Categories | |
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Environment | B |
Involuntary Resettlement | A |
Indigenous Peoples | B |
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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Environmental Aspects | An Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) for the project was undertaken following ADB guideline to identify position and negative impacts, suggest mitigation needs and outline monitoring process. The interventions under this project deals primarily with road improvement. No new roads will be constructed. Hence adverse environmental impacts are minimal, and further reduced through appropriate mitigation measures. The potential negative impacts during construction phase are minimized by (i) limiting earthworks during dry season, (ii) careful planning and operating drainage diversions, (iii) restoration/rehabilitation of borrow pits, (iv) safe transport and storage of construction materials, (v) spraying water to reduce dust hazard and (vi) prohibition of machinery use after sunset to reduce sound pollution. In the long term the project will benefit the environment by tree plantation along the roadside, improve regional hydrology through restructuring/rehabilitating cross drainage structure, reducing dust pollution, facilitating improved access to markets, easy movement of motorized and non motorized traffic and improving the aesthetic quality of the region. |
Involuntary Resettlement | The project was classified by ADB as category A for Involuntary Resettlement (IR) that refers to significant involuntary resettlement impact. The draft Resettlement Plan (RP) prepared during the project design identified 213 Project Affected People (PAPs), either for physical displacement or having significant impact of resettlement, in Monipur Dugdugir Haat Road subproject in Rangpur. It was anticipated that many of the similar subprojects would have significant impacts of involuntary resettlement. However, the subproject location and alignment was changed from the alignment of the RP, and most other project roads were constructed or improved on the existing alignment of LGED's earthen/HBB road, which did not require any new land acquisition or physical displacement of PAPs. So, the RP prepared during PPTA was not required for implementation, and no more resettlement plan was required for other road sub-projects. Other infrastructures (i.e. Haat Bazar, Cyclone Shelters, River Ghats, UPS etc.) were also constructed on the existing available lands, leading to minimal physical displacement. Despite nominal impact of IR due to the project's intervention, the Resettlement Framework was translated in Bangla and distributed to all project offices up to upazila level, as a part of information disclosure scheme and compliance of the Project's safeguard requirement. Total 8.646 acres of land was acquired for 7 subprojects at Comilla, Gazipur, Jamalpur, Narayanganj, Narshingdi, and Rangpur. So far, total BDT31,982,912 was paid for the land acquisition. No grievance was reported related to land acquisition or any type of IR. The cumulative number of PAPs with significant impact of resettlement due to the project's intervention did not exceed 200 people for the whole project. As a result, the project could be reclassified to category B for IR safeguard. |
Indigenous Peoples | No indigenous people are found to live on the roadsides of the core sub-project areas. |
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
During Project Design | To involve the local people and other stakeholders in the decision making process for design and development of different components, the bottom up participatory and consultation approach was adopted. The positive benefot s of the interventions undertaken, any negative impacts and their possible mitigation measure, land acquisition and resettlement if required were consulted. All alternate proposals suggested by the stakeholders were duly taken into account. The The Sub-project Appraisal report preparation team completed participatory meetings in all the project districts. |
During Project Implementation | Participatory meetings/consultations were held to account for changes in the design and implementation process. For the GCMs meetings are conducted with the stakeholders for participatory contribution, maintenance, formation of management committee. During the review missions project team regularly hold consultations with local stakeholders about progress, local issues and concerns. |
Business Opportunities | |
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Consulting Services | Two packages of consulting services for support project management and to strengthen the capacity of LGED and the Local Government Institututes (LGIs). Under infrastructure management 132 person-months (pms) of international and 1,618 pms of national consultants will assist LGED in engineering design, monitoring and supervision of project works. An international firm in association with domestic firm(s) are providing the services. In addition, 450 pms of national consultants provided institutional support to LGED and LGI. LGED engaged consulting services in accordance with ADB's Guidelilnes . |
Procurement | Goods, related to services, and civil works financed by ADB are procured following ADB's Guidelines for Procurement. All the civil work contracts are procured on the basis of local competitive bidding among qualified contractors in accordance witht he Public Procurement Regulations, 2003 of GOB acceptable to ADB. There was a provision for advance procurement action for recruiting the implementation consultants from 2006 (depending the date of effectiveness of loan) to facilitate the start up project implementation. |
Responsible ADB Officer | Morsheda, Elma |
Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
Responsible ADB Division | Bangladesh Resident Mission |
Executing Agencies |
Local Government Engineering Department [email protected] LGED Bhaban (Level 6), Agargaon Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh Local Govt Div,Min of Local Govt Rural Devt & Coop *Syed Mahbubur Rahman [email protected] Bangladesh Secretariat Dhaka |
Timetable | |
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Concept Clearance | 10 Mar 2004 |
Fact Finding | 19 Aug 2005 to 08 Sep 2005 |
MRM | 31 Dec 2005 |
Approval | 18 Aug 2006 |
Last Review Mission | - |
PDS Creation Date | 27 Feb 2006 |
Last PDS Update | 27 Jan 2014 |
Grant 0053-BAN
Milestones | |||||
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
18 Aug 2006 | 31 Jul 2007 | 31 Jul 2007 | 31 Dec 2011 | 30 Jun 2013 | 07 Oct 2013 |
Financing Plan | Grant Utilization | ||||
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Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
Project Cost | 6.85 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
ADB | 0.00 | 18 Aug 2006 | 0.00 | 4.51 | 93% |
Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
Cofinancing | 6.85 | 18 Aug 2006 | 0.00 | 4.51 | 93% |
Status of Covenants | ||||||
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Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
Rating | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | - | Satisfactory | - | Satisfactory |
Loan 2254-BAN
Milestones | |||||
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
18 Aug 2006 | 17 Sep 2006 | 05 Dec 2006 | 31 Dec 2011 | 30 Jun 2013 | 26 Dec 2013 |
Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
Project Cost | 178.30 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
ADB | 100.00 | 18 Aug 2006 | 97.69 | 0.00 | 100% |
Counterpart | 78.30 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
Cofinancing | 0.00 | 18 Aug 2006 | 97.69 | 0.00 | 100% |
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Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
Rating | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | - | Satisfactory | - | Satisfactory |
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Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project: Project Completion Report | Project/Program Completion Reports | Sep 2015 |
Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project | Procurement Plans | Jan 2012 |
Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project | Proactive Integrity Reviews (PIR, formerly known as PPRR) | Aug 2011 |
Loan Agreement for Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project between People's Republic of Bangladesh and ADB | Loan Agreement (Special Operations) | Dec 2006 |
Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project | Reports and Recommendations of the President | Jul 2006 |
Rural Infrastructure Improvement II | Documents Produced Under Grant/Loans/TA | Sep 2005 |
Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
Safeguard documents provided at the time of project/facility approval may also be found in the list of linked documents provided with the Report and Recommendation of the President.
None currently available.
Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Bangladesh: Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project | Validations of Project Completion Reports | Dec 2016 |
Related Publications
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Gender Equality Results Case Studies: Bangladesh | Reports | Nov 2010 |
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Bangladesh: Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project II (RIIP-II) - 2011
Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project II (RIIP-II) aims to contribute to poverty reduction by expanding the economic opportunities of the rural poor in Bangladesh.
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Procurement Plan
Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project | Procurement Plans | Jan 2012 |