The PPTA will identify, formulate, and prepare the proposed Project through a feasibility study which will include preliminary designs; engineering; cost estimates; technical, financial, economic, and socioeconomic analyses; social impact assessment; initial benchmark indicators; and a project administration manual.
| Project Name | Air Transport Connectivity Enhancement | ||||
| Project Number | 44239-012 | ||||
| Country | Bhutan |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Transport - Air transport |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The PPTA will identify, formulate, and prepare the proposed Project through a feasibility study which will include preliminary designs; engineering; cost estimates; technical, financial, economic, and socioeconomic analyses; social impact assessment; initial benchmark indicators; and a project administration manual. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The Project will enhance the country's air transport connectivity - improving access to regional and global markets throughout the country and supporting potential tourism development in the less developed regions. | ||||
| Impact | Prepare the proposed Project on Air Transport Connectivity Enhancement. | ||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | tbd |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Mainly a feasibility study, which will include preliminary designs and engineering, cost esstimates, technical, financial, economic, and socioeconomic analyses, social impact assessment, study for inital benchmark indicators, and a project administration manual. |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
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| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | (1) 14.5 person-months of international inputs with expertise on airport planning, airport engineering, airport operations, ATS and CNS/ATM, transport economics, financial analysis, and civil aviation management; (2) 21 person-months of national inputs with expertise on airport engineering, air transport traffic engineering, ATS and CNS/ATM engineering, cost engineering, social resettlement, and environment. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Lee, Dong Kyu |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Transport and Communications Division, SARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Information and Communications Government of Bhutan, Thimphu, Bhutan |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 05 Nov 2010 |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 05 Nov 2010 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 11 Aug 2010 |
| Last PDS Update | 08 Jul 2011 |
TA 7633-BHU
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 05 Nov 2010 | 09 Dec 2010 | 09 Dec 2010 | 30 Mar 2012 | 30 Jun 2013 | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 600,000.00 | 0.00 | 50,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 650,000.00 | 05 Nov 2010 | 573,789.85 |
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