| Project Detail |
The development objective of the Rajasthan Road Sector Modernization Project for India is to improve rural connectivity, enhance road safety, and strengthen road sector management capacity of the state of Rajasthan. The project has three components. The first component is rural connectivity improvement. This component will support construction of about 2500 kilometer (km) rural roads to provide connectivity to about 1,300 revenue villages with population between 250 and 499 people in the areas of the state not covered by Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and introduce good practices of cost effective low volume technologies. The second component is road sector modernization and performance enhancement. This component will support implementation of a road sector modernization plan (RSMP) in the following key areas: improved policy framework; modernization of engineering practices and business procedures; sustainable asset management; institutional and human resource development; preparing a pipeline of feasible projects for implementation; and enhancing governance and accountability in public works department (PWD). The third component is road safety management. This component will support the strengthening of road safety management systems in Rajasthan with the objective of reducing the number of fatalities and serious injuries from traffic accidents in the state. |
