Strengthening the National Rural Transport Program (SNRTP)- Nepal

The Government of Nepal has negotiated with the World Bank for the Project for Strengthening National Rural Transport Program (SNRTP) to enhance all weather rural transport connectivity. This negotiation has been approved by the Executive Directors of the International Development Association (IDA).The bilateral financing agreement are under process This project is follow-on of ongoing Rural Access Improvement and Decentralization Project (RAIDP) under the Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads (DoLIDAR).The project has given high focus on the maintenance of the rural roads in the project participant districts. SNRTP’s envisaged technical scope includes: (i) institutional strengthening; (ii) Routine and Periodic Maintenance of existing all weather roads and river crossings; (iii) upgrading and rehabilitation of seasonal roads to provide new all weather access; (iv) construction of new river crossing structures. The proposed SNRTP project aligns with the Interim Strategy Note (ISN) for Nepal and the forthcoming World Bank Group Country Partnership Strategy (CPS). Pillar two of the draft CPS specifically highlights improving connectivity throughout Nepal as a key consideration for inclusive economic growth and rural poverty reduction. These aims are consistent with the both of the World Bank’s strategic goals to reduce extreme poverty and increase shared prosperity amongst the bottom 40%. SNRTP aims at improving rural accessibility, is funded by the World Bank (WB) grant. SNRTP will target the 30 districts that previously participated in the Bank-supported Rural Access Improvement and Decentralization Project (RAIDP) plus an additional 3 districts. The project will benefit around 15.7 million people. The project will benefit around 15.7 million people. The project will provide all-weather access to a network of 3,067 km; the average number of beneficiary population per kilometer is around 1,434 person; and most of the beneficiary population live in Terai and valley plains, and 51 percent of the beneficiary population in the hills live within 30 minutes of the road.

Project symbol

NEP/14/01/IDA

Admin unit

CO-Kathmandu

Start date

01/04/2014

End date

30/09/2019

Total allocation

7400265

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

7143253

Development Partners

World Bank, International Development Association

Country/Countries

Nepal

Outcomes

Outcome 3: Economic, social and environmental transitions for full, productive and freely chosen employment and decent work for all