China, People's Republic of : Dali-Lijiang Railway Project (Yunnan Province)

Sovereign Project | 36432-012

The objective of the technical assistance is to assist the Government to review and strengthen the feasibility study, the environmental impact assessment, resettlement plan and the ethnic minority development plan to satisfy the requirements for ADB financing of the proposed project. The scope of the technical assistance will cover railway engineering including alignment review, intermodal traffic analysis, economic, financial and socio economic analysis, review of resettlement plan, environmental impact assessment and ethnic minority development plan. Local survey for resettlement and socio economic sampling will also be undertaken. The project envisages the construction of a 166 km Class I single track railway between Dali to Lijiang in Yunnan Province. Total project cost is estimated at $550.0 million.

Project Details

  • Project Officer
    Parkash, Manmohan
    East Asia Department
    Request for information
  • Country/Economy
    China, People's Republic of
  • Modality
  • Sector
    • Transport

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Project Name Dali-Lijiang Railway Project (Yunnan Province)
Project Number 36432-012
Country / Economy China, People's Republic of
Project Status Closed
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Technical Assistance
Source of Funding / Amount
TA 4129-PRC: Dali-Lijiang Railway Project (Yunnan Province)
Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 500,000.00
Strategic Agendas Inclusive economic growth
Drivers of Change Governance and capacity development
Knowledge solutions
Sector / Subsector

Transport / Rail transport (non-urban)

Gender
Description The objective of the technical assistance is to assist the Government to review and strengthen the feasibility study, the environmental impact assessment, resettlement plan and the ethnic minority development plan to satisfy the requirements for ADB financing of the proposed project. The scope of the technical assistance will cover railway engineering including alignment review, intermodal traffic analysis, economic, financial and socio economic analysis, review of resettlement plan, environmental impact assessment and ethnic minority development plan. Local survey for resettlement and socio economic sampling will also be undertaken. The project envisages the construction of a 166 km Class I single track railway between Dali to Lijiang in Yunnan Province. Total project cost is estimated at $550.0 million.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
Impact
Project Outcome
Description of Outcome
Progress Toward Outcome
Implementation Progress
Description of Project Outputs
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
Geographical Location
Safeguard Categories
Environment A
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
During Project Design
During Project Implementation
Business Opportunities
Consulting Services The TA will require 42 person months of consulting services comprising 24 person months of international consultants and 18 person months of domestic consultants. An international consulting firm in association with domestic consultants will be recruited in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants.
Procurement N.A.
Responsible ADB Officer Parkash, Manmohan
Responsible ADB Department East Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Transport and Communications Division, EARD
Executing Agencies
China Railway Corporation (Formerly Ministry of Railways)
Mr. Chen Xiao Xin
10 Fuxing Road Beijing 100844 People's Republic of China
Timetable
Concept Clearance 10 Mar 2003
Fact Finding 18 Mar 2003 to 26 Mar 2003
MRM -
Approval 18 Jun 2003
Last Review Mission -
Last PDS Update 06 Dec 2006

TA 4129-PRC

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
18 Jun 2003 11 Jul 2003 11 Jul 2003 31 Dec 2003 30 Jun 2004 25 Nov 2005
Financing Plan/TA Utilization Cumulative Disbursements
ADB Cofinancing Counterpart Total Date Amount
Gov Beneficiaries Project Sponsor Others
500,000.00 0.00 140,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 640,000.00 17 Jun 2022 455,963.87

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Title Document Type Document Date
Preparing the Dali-Lijiang Railway Project Technical Assistance Reports Jun 2003

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