Motorable Local Roads Bridge Programme (MLRBP) – Phase I

The Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads of the Ministry of Local Development (DoLIDAR/MoLD) is responsible for construction and maintenance of motorable bridges in addition to local roads but it has limited capacity to shoulder this responsibility. DoLIDAR is desirous of a) developing norms and standards appropriate to local roads and b) strengthening its capacities as well as that of the private sector so that these pilots can be replicated. In this regard, GoN has requested SDC to support them with technical assistance. Switzerland has gained significant recognition and visibility in Nepal over the last 4 decades through its engagement in the transport sector, particularly in the trail-bridge and local road sectors.

Das Projekt in Kürze

Hintergrund	The Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads (DoLIDAR) estimates that there are 50,943 kms of local roads in Nepal, out of which only 16,000 kms (32%) are of all-weather standard, and more than 50% are in non-operable conditions. As a result, most of the roads are not pliable during monsoon (for 4 months when farmers need them most for cultivation). While the issue of maintenance of local roads is being addressed in all the major road sector programmes, the motorable bridges remain a major bottleneck for better connectivity. As a result, benefits of investments made in the roads sector has not been optimal and an intervention on motorable bridges is a priority in order to make roads all-weather.
Ziele	The goal of MLRBP aims at contributing to ‘improving livelihoods of the local people by providing them with better access to essential services’.
Zielgruppen	The major target beneficiaries are rural isolated people and DAGs through their involvement in labour (unskilled, semi-skilled and even skilled after training) for bridge construction and maintenance works. In addition, DoLIDAR, the programme district authorities (DDCs) and the national/local private sector will benefit from increased capacities.
Mittelfristige Wirkungen	Outcome 1: The people have improved access to resources and opportunities from all-weather motorable access; Outcome 2: National and local institutions adopt appropriate local bridge strategy.
Resultate	Erwartete Resultate:   Originally it was planned to prepare the detail design reports (DPRs) for 165 bridges which will now increase to 265 bridge DPRs. The remaining outputs of the phase remain unchanged as follows: Output 1: DAGs[1] within the zone of influence of the motorable bridge benefit from employment in bridge construction works. Output 2: Local Bridge Section in District Development Committees (DDCs)/District Technical Offices (DTOs) build around additional 25 local road bridges with appropriate technology[2]. Output 3: Local Bridge Section/ Department of Local Infrastrucure Development and Agricultural Roads (DoLIDAR) pilot new type of bridges and approaches Output 4: Local Bridge Section/ DoLIDAR have the capacity to develop Standards, Norms and Procedures Output 5: Private sector has the capacity for the construction of local road bridges.   [1] Disadvantaged Groups (DAGs) are defined as groups suffering simultaneously from poverty and discrimination [2] Cost-effective, technically sound, labor based and locally adaptable Resultate von früheren Phasen:   Being an umbrella technical assistance programme MLRBP has carried out walk-over surveys of 536 bridges across the country. Similarly, detailed designs of 160 bridges and design review and verification of 114 bridges have been conducted. The programme has been supporting offices of District Development Committees (DDCs) and DoLIDAR in the construction supervision of 193 bridges, out of which, 36 bridges have been completed and vehicles are now plying year-round along 700 kms of roads. More than 400’000 person days of employment were generated from the construction of these bridges, out of which 70% went to Disadvantaged Groups (DAGs) from the Zone of Influence (ZoI). Within the short period of operation of 4 years, MLRBP has already gained the confidence of the Government of Nepal due to its support provided in the areas of bridge planning, designing, and construction supervision. The biggest achievement is the preparation of a comprehensive Bridge Information Management System (BIMS) with Bridge Screening and Prioritization Criteria (BSPC) and pursuading its application by the districts and DoLIDAR for the rational selection of the local roads bridges in the country.
Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt	DEZA
Kreditbereich	Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Projektpartner	Vertragspartner Privatsektor Schweizerischer Privatsektor Andere Partner DoLIDAR of the Government of Nepal, District Development Committees, Private sector and Institutes of Engineering
Koordination mit anderen Projekten und Akteuren	MLRBP works in coordination/collaboration with the Government of Nepal, specifically the DDCs. The programme also assists with technical inputs specifically for bridge technical design and review and support as needed by other GoN’s projects funded by other development partners including ADB, DFID, OFID, WB.
Budget	Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF    19’335’000 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF    19’269’451
Projektphasen	Phase 4 01.01.2021 - 30.06.2025   (Laufende Phase) Phase 3 01.03.2017 - 31.12.2020   (Completed) Phase 2 01.06.2016 - 28.02.2018   (Completed) Phase 1 01.10.2010 - 31.05.2016   (Completed)

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• Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD	TRANSPORT UND LAGERUNG OTHER MULTISECTOR OTHER SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
  Sub-Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD	Politik und Verwaltung im Handelsbereich Ländliche Entwicklung Politik und Verwaltung im Beschäftigungsbereich
  Querschnittsthemen	Projekt berücksichtigt die Geschlechter-Gleichstellung als Querschnittsthema. Projekt berücksichtigt Demokratisierung, gute Regierungsführung und Menschenrechte als Querschnittsthema. Projekt unterstützt auch Verbesserungen in der Partnerorganisation
  Art der Unterstützung	Öffentliche Entwicklungshilfe (ODA)
  Zusammenarbeitsform	Bilaterale Zusammenarbeit
  Finanzierungsform	Zuwendung ohne Rückzahlung
  Unterstützungsform	Projekt- und Programmbeitrag
  Gebundene/ungebundene Hilfe	Ungebundene Hilfe
  Projektnummer	7F07595