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The overall goal of the Programme is: ‘People in the programme districts have improved livelihoods’.
Target groups 1.2 million people will directly benefit from improved physical access. DAGs in the project areas will receive more than 1 million person days of short term employment.
Medium-term outcomes Outcome 1: People, especially DAGs use motorable access provided by all-weather roads to services and opportunities. Outcome 2: National and local institutions apply and enforce appropriate local road bridge strategy.
Results Expected results: Output 1: People in the project areas have more all-weather roads through the construction of 200 additional bridges. Output 2: DAGs within the zone of influence of the motorable bridge get 1 million person-days of employment in bridge construction works. Output 3: DAGs are represented in Users Committees, construction and maintenance groups and hold at-least one key decision making position in each committee. Output 4: The Local Bridge Section (LBS)/DoLIDAR strengthens its capacity to produce Norms, Standards, standard type designs and piloted new type of bridges/river crossings and approaches. Output 5: The Local Bridge Sections (LBS) in District Development Committees (DDCs)/District Technical Offices (DTOs) strengthen their capacities to build local road bridges with appropriate technology. Output 6: The private sector strengthens its capacity to survey, design and construct local road bridges.
Results from previous phases: With the completion of 95 bridges, vehicles are now operating year round along 1525 kms of roads in 75 districts benefitting more than 600’000 people. More than 400’000 person days of employment were generated, out of which, a total of 280’000 person days (70%) of work went to DAGs from the Zone of Influence (ZoI). Traffic and freight volumes on the completed bridges have increased by 37% and 42%, respectively. Though it is still early days, it is reported that the freight costs (transporting goods) have decreased by 5.1%, after the construction of the bridges. The Government’s confidence in local bridge building has increased due to the support provided by MLRBP in the areas of bridge planning, designing, and construction supervision. A comprehensive Bridge Information Management System (BIMS) with Bridge Screening and Prioritization Criteria (BSPC) has been prepared, persuading a rational selection of the local roads bridges by the districts and Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Road (DoLIDAR). |
