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Rural Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Project
Nepal
Borrower | Nepal |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Project Loan |
Focus Area | Multisectoral |
Approved | 04.12.2007 |
Signed | 21.04.2008 |
Status | Completed |
Loan Administrator | ADB |
Executing Agency | Ministry of Local Development (MLD) |
Co-financiers | ADB, UK Government, Nepalese Government |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 10.00 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 104.70 |
Poverty in Nepal is largely a rural phenomenon, accounting for around 95% of the country’s poor. The project will cover 38 districts located in the western, central and eastern mountainous regions of Nepal, benefiting some 2.6 million people. Works will include:
- rehabilitation of infrastructure such as water supply and sanitation networks, irrigation schemes, schools and health posts;
- implementation of community empowerment initiatives;
- carrying out of institution strengthening measures;
- rehabilitation and upgrading of 825 km of rural roads;
- construction of around 50 bridges totaling 1,260 m; and
- provision of road markings and signs.