Nepal: Urban Governance and Infrastructure Project (AIIB-000282)

Countries
  • Nepal
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Birtamod, Damak, Uralabari, Sundarharaicha, Mechinagar, Itahari, Rajbiraj, Triyuga and Dhankuta
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Financial Institutions
  • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Borrower
Government of Nepal
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Infrastructure
  • Law and Government
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 150.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 300.00 million
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AIIB website

Updated in EWS Jun 29, 2020

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Project Description
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According to the bank document, "the proposed project will supportNepal’s urban development througha bi-pronged approach of: (i) financingstrategic infrastructure investment; and (ii) providing institutional and capacity development support to the participating Urban Local Governments(ULGs).The project consists of three components:

Component 1: Municipal Infrastructure Investment.Strategic infrastructure investments, including improvements in municipal roads, storm water drainage, drinking water supply, wastewater, and solid waste management.

Component 2: Institutional Capacity Development.Capacity building to strengthen participating ULGsas well as provincial and federal governmentsin strengthening their institutional capacity for improved design, supervision, operation andmaintenanceof municipal infrastructure investments.

Component 3: Project Management, Coordination and Monitoring.This will provide technical assistance to strengthen the capacity of aProject Coordination Office(PCO) and Project Implementation Units(PIUs)for managing and coordinating project activities.

The project will include17participating ULGsin the Eastern-Terai Cluster (9): Birtamod, Damak, Uralabari, Sundarharaicha, Mechinagar, Itahari, Rajbiraj, Triyuga and Dhankuta in Provinces 1 and 2; and the Central-Hill Cluster (8):Pokhara-Lekhnath, Byas, Putalibazar, Baglung, Shuklagandki, Tansen, Ramgram and Tilottama in Provinces 4 and 5."

Investment Description
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Co-financing:

World Bank US$ 150 million


Contact Information
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AIIB
Mr. Sangmoo Kim, Investment Operations Specialist (Urban)

sangmoo.kim@aiib.org

World Bank

Ms. Yoonhee Kim, Senior Urban Economist
ykim3@worldbank.org

Government of Nepal

Mr. Dil Bhadur Chhetry, Under Secretary, Ministry of Finance
chhetrydb@mof.gov.np

Mr. Padma Mainalee, Project Director, PMU / Joint Secretary, DUDBC
pkmainalee@hotmail.com

 

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF AIIB

The AIIB has established the Accountability Mechanism for Project-Affected People (PPM).  The PPM provides “an opportunity for an independent and impartial review of submissions from Project-affected people who believe they have been or are likely to be adversely affected by AIIB’s failure to implement the ESP in situations when their concerns cannot be addressed satisfactorily through Project level GRMs or AIIB Management processes.” Two or more project-affected people can file a complaint.  Under the current AIIB policy, when the bank co-finances a project with another development bank, it may apply the other bank's standards. You can refer to the Project Summary Information document to find out which standards apply.  You can learn more about the PPM and how to file a complaint at: https://www.aiib.org/en/about-aiib/who-we-are/project-affected-peoples-mechanism/how-we-assist-you/index.html.

The complaint submission form can be accessed in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bengali, Chinese, English, Tagalog, Hindi, Nepali, Russian, Turkish, or Urdu. The submission form can be found at: https://www.aiib.org/en/about-aiib/who-we-are/project-affected-peoples-mechanism/submission/index.html.



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