UK to Provide $ 55 Million for Roads
THT Online
Kavre, June 22
United Kingdom (UK) has agreed to provide financial help worth $55 million (Rs 3.74 billion) to Nepal for road constructions over the next four years.
"The United Kingdom has agreed to provide $55 million over the next four years to help the government link all of rural Nepal with roads," said UK Minister for International Development for Asia Shahid Malik who is on a three-day visit to Nepal.
Malik was speaking during his inspection visit to a section of a rural road constructed with British aid in Kavre.
Malik is in Kathmandu to observe development works carried out with British support and to meet political leaders.
Over the past five years the government and donors have invested around $300 million in developing over 3,000 km of road network and connecting six million people. In the next five years, donors will provide an additional $550 million to upgrade almost 2,500 km of rural roads and provide around 40 millions days employment.
Malik added, "I'm pleased to be here with the government and donor representatives who are leading this effort. Together with other donors we will help to bring more than five million people nearer to roads and help connect all the remaining district centres to the national road network."
Accompanied with Paul Heytens, the country director of Asian Development Bank, and Susan Goldmark, the country director of the World Bank, and high-ranking government officials, the UK minister visited Bohoredovan of Kavre, around 50 km from Kathmandu.
The construction of the 35-km rural road from Tamghat to Thuloparcel began in 2002 and is expected to complete by 2008. The road is estimated to benefit around 53,000 people from 15 villages.
Besides the construction, the project also helped the locals to form women's cooperatives and child development centres, and run income-generating activities. Out of total cost Rs 74.6 million, DFID contributed with 28.1 million for this road.
Surya Man Dong, a Constituent Assembly member, said the road has opened the door of development for the locals and that the road should to be extended further.
Bharat Aryal, an engineer involved with the project, said the road also helped the locals to improve their life style.
Saila Taman, the chairman of the Road Users' Group, said the road had made their life easy, as they could take their vegetable and milk products to the market easily.
Sita Maya Tamang, a local consumer, that the road had made the women economically active and independent, adding that the project had treated men and women equally and paid same wage during the construction.
THT Online
Kavre, June 22
United Kingdom (UK) has agreed to provide financial help worth $55 million (Rs 3.74 billion) to Nepal for road constructions over the next four years.
"The United Kingdom has agreed to provide $55 million over the next four years to help the government link all of rural Nepal with roads," said UK Minister for International Development for Asia Shahid Malik who is on a three-day visit to Nepal.
Malik was speaking during his inspection visit to a section of a rural road constructed with British aid in Kavre.
Malik is in Kathmandu to observe development works carried out with British support and to meet political leaders.
Over the past five years the government and donors have invested around $300 million in developing over 3,000 km of road network and connecting six million people. In the next five years, donors will provide an additional $550 million to upgrade almost 2,500 km of rural roads and provide around 40 millions days employment.
Malik added, "I'm pleased to be here with the government and donor representatives who are leading this effort. Together with other donors we will help to bring more than five million people nearer to roads and help connect all the remaining district centres to the national road network."
Accompanied with Paul Heytens, the country director of Asian Development Bank, and Susan Goldmark, the country director of the World Bank, and high-ranking government officials, the UK minister visited Bohoredovan of Kavre, around 50 km from Kathmandu.
The construction of the 35-km rural road from Tamghat to Thuloparcel began in 2002 and is expected to complete by 2008. The road is estimated to benefit around 53,000 people from 15 villages.
Besides the construction, the project also helped the locals to form women's cooperatives and child development centres, and run income-generating activities. Out of total cost Rs 74.6 million, DFID contributed with 28.1 million for this road.
Surya Man Dong, a Constituent Assembly member, said the road has opened the door of development for the locals and that the road should to be extended further.
Bharat Aryal, an engineer involved with the project, said the road also helped the locals to improve their life style.
Saila Taman, the chairman of the Road Users' Group, said the road had made their life easy, as they could take their vegetable and milk products to the market easily.
Sita Maya Tamang, a local consumer, that the road had made the women economically active and independent, adding that the project had treated men and women equally and paid same wage during the construction.
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