Issuing a press statement Wednesday, the multi-national lender said the assistance was provided to help scale up Nepal´s efforts at improving all-weather road access in remote districts of the western regions and carrying out periodic maintenance of the national strategic roads network. [break]
The statement further added that the Road Sector Development Project (RSDP) began in early 2008 with an original grant of $42.26 million.
“The government of Nepal will extend and complete the upgrading of 405 kilometers of dry season roads to all-weather standard and connect the district headquarters of Darchula, Bajhang, Kalikot, Jumla, Jajarkot and Rukum to the country´s strategic road network,” it added. These roads are in addition to the 297 kilometers being upgraded in the ongoing phase of the project.
The fund will also be used to finance the rehabilitation of different section of roads in Dailekh, Darchula, Baitadi, Bajhang and Kalikot.
“This remarkable progress speaks to the fact that roads are a higher priority for people living in remote areas,” Susan Godlmark, World Bank country director for Nepal, said in the statement.
According to the statement, the project will also support the periodic maintenance of 2,100 kilometers of blacktopped strategic roads. The RSDP additional financing consists of $41.26 million of credit and a grant of $33.74 million from the International Development Association.
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