Trimester Report

Government of Nepal

Trimester Report

Rural Access Programme (RAP) Phase 3

November 2015 – March 2016

March 2016

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 Table of Contents

Summary ...... iii

1. Introduction ...... 1

2. Activities and progress ...... 1 2.1 Local Road Component ...... 1 2.1.1 Planning ...... 1 2.1.2 Maintenance ...... 1 2.1.3 RAP3 TA to GoN road improvement projects ...... 2 2.1.4 New construction ...... 2 2.1.5 Procurement ...... 3 2.2 Social and economic development ...... 4 2.3 Capacity development and institutional development ...... 5 2.3.1 Training ...... 5 2.3.2 Policy related support ...... 6 2.4 Performance management and verification...... 7 2.4.1 Quality Management ...... 7 2.4.2 Financial Management ...... 7 2.4.3 Safeguard Management ...... 8 2.4.4 Monitoring and evaluation ...... 8

3. Risk management ...... 8

4. Programme reviews ...... 9 4.1 Progress status on DFID’s Annual Review recommendations ...... 10 4.2 Other on-going reviews...... 12

Annex 1 - Steering Committee Meeting Minutes ...... 13

Annex 2 - RAP3 Programme Overview ...... 19

Annex 3 – Maps and Road Corridor Monitoring Sheets ...... 25

Annex 4 - Innovations ...... 37

Annex 5 - Central Contracts Procured ...... 38

Annex 6 - Social and Economic Development Programme ...... 43

Annex 7 – Annual CPD Programme ...... 50

Annex 8 – Risk management ...... 51

Annex 9 – Internal Audit Schedule ...... 61

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Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 Annex 10 – GoN Second Trimester Progress Report 2072/73 ...... 62

Annex 11 - Log frame Organizational Development ...... 68

Annex 12 - Acronyms and Abbreviations ...... 72

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Cover photographs of RBG at road construction works in Humla and LRUC level public audit in Kalikot.

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Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 SUMMARY Contract Details Contract start date 13 May 2013 Contract end date 31 March 2017 Time left to expected completion date 27.9% Contract amount (GBP) 31.5 million

Cumulative Progress of RAP3 to Date = 75.3%

Measures physical progress of Outputs 1, 2 and 3 Time elapsed to date = 72.1%

Financial Monitoring Programme budget = UK£ 31.5 m Invoiced up to Feb - 16 = UK£ 23.4 m

Financial progress = 74.3% Quality Management Project Management and Verification (PMV) Number Action Taken Field verifications conducted in Nov 15 – Feb 16 97 Disseminated recommendations of the verifier Total field verifications conducted to Date 209 to the concerned field teams for improvements. Reportable incident/risk event this trimester Number Key issues / Actions required Audits conducted in Nov 2015 – Feb 2016 10 Audit targeted at key issues/risks include Total Audits conducted to Date health & safety, procurement and DLI results 73 reporting procedures Key issues: Key issues include replenishment of medicines in First Aid Kits and management, omission of dog and snake bites in insurance policy and employment day records and reporting practise of contract works. All issues will be followed up in further audits and system revisions.

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Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016

Trimester targets and results Last trimester Last trimester % target Next trimester Component Item Cumulative to date March 2017 target target achievement achieved target Outcome Indicator 2: Employment days created 400,377 days 394,980 days 98.65% 600,000 days 2,324,603 days 3,791,000 days Short-term job created Km of DRCN under RMG 2,000km 2,092 km 105% 2,000km 2,092km 2,000km maintenance Output 1 New road – 2.5m wide track 1.50km 3.25 km 217% 1km 83km 75km (LRN): opening Improved rural New road – 3.5m wide track 14.10km 15.8 km 112% 15km 56km 75km transport opening infrastructure New road – 4.5m fully 13.20km 15.2 km 115% 15km 46km 75km widened roads Completed road length ------75km Road infrastructure investment incorporating % Standard 10% 10% 100% 10% 45% 90% DRR, road safety and environment % Progress 25% on GoN 75% of ARAMP July July targets achieved by May 25% 25% 100% 75% ARAMP FY 2072-73 target Number of beneficiaries Output 2 994 hh 1,154 hh 116% 18,160 hh 20,000 hh receiving SED supported (SED): SED targets to be Economic Infrastructure fixed after Local 10,327 hh 12,882 hh 125% 42,555 hh 34,000 hh economic benefitting households finalising ongoing Number of private sector redesign works growth 140 BSPs 128 BSPs 91% 806 BSPs 1,000 BSPs services providers (BSPs) Number of training days 1,120 days 2,388 days 213% 1,500 days 11,266 days 7,250 days Output 3 (CB/PH): % of annual Social Audit findings showing district level Measured in August 2015, once a year 82% 40% Strengthened RAP3 satisfaction ratings institutional CIM scores demonstrate capacity to continual Improvement CI score August 2015: Increasing trend of sustainably towards SWAp compliance. Pilot districts – 7.05 Continual Improvement manage rural CI score ref of 2013: Measured in August 2015, once in a year Core districts – 5.81 Scores 2014 (max=10) transport Pilot districts – 6.22 Average - 5.30 infrastructure Core districts – 3.08 Average - 4.45

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Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 Activities carried out last trimester

Local Road Network Component

 All 14 DDC ARAMPs prepared and approved  16 of the 20 DTMP preparation of non-RAP3 districts finalised  RMGs road maintenance (routine and light recurrent interventions) together with small-scale emergency works  TA support for construction supervision of GON funded road improvement works in 4 districts  TA support to DDCs through resident DTA teams  Construction recovery and environmental management plans for new road construction corridors of 4 core districts  Bulk supply contracts administered with additional procurements of gabion boxes, geotextile and tools/safety equipment  Construction supervision of contractor’s work of Desigade Mahabu road project, Dailekh.  EIA study of Gamgadhi-Chankheli-Darma road project (MUG HUM link road) Social and Economic Development Component

 TA support to RBGs on social mobilisation and RBGs and producer groups on income generation and market system and services development activities.  Implementation of income generation and economic infrastructure projects in core districts.  Redesign of SED programme Capacity Building and Policy Harmonisation

 Implementation of CB&PH plan at central and district level  ASP implementation  CPD programme in all districts and centre  GIS support to DoLIDAR to digitise LRN data  Intern, graduate and CTEVT programmes Technical Assistance and Performance Management and Verification

 Field verification and audit programme as planned  Testing and verification of online financial reporting system using RAPID software module  Run radio programme “Bikashko Baato” through local FM stations  RAP3 PMV review by MEL  SMT monthly review and trimester progress reporting  RAP3 steering committee meeting Activities for next trimester

The coming trimester between March and June 2016 falls under peak construction season for new construction works and will see continued road maintenance works in pilot and core maintenance districts. It is also expected that DFID and GON will give their approval to the redesigned framework for the SED component.

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Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 The main activities in the next trimester reporting period of RAP3 will include:

Local Road Network Component

 Routine and recurrent maintenance by RMGs in 10 maintenance districts  New construction works engaging more SBGs and RBGs  Implementation of specific and periodic maintenance of IY2 carry over  The piloting of road maintenance by SMGs in 3 core maintenance districts (ACH, DAI and DOT)  TA support for construction supervision of GON funded road improvement works in 4 districts  TA support to DDCs through resident DTA teams  Complete additional 20 DTMPs for DoLIDAR  National investment plan for DRCN based on results for 75 DTMPs  Construction supervision of contractor’s work of Desigade Mahabu road project, Dailekh  EIA study of Gamgadhi-Chankheli-Darma road project (Mug Hum link road) Social and Economic Development Component

 Social mobilisation works in 8 programme core districts  Approval of SED programme redesign  Complete remaining works of ongoing EI projects of IY2 implementation plan  Start SED redesign implementation in districts Capacity Building and Policy Harmonisation

 Update programme management manual  Financial audit for a period of Oct-14 to Jan-16 by external auditor  Field verification and audit programme as planned  Run radio programme “Bikashko Baato” through local FM stations  Adopt PMV review recommendations performed by MEL  SMT monthly review and trimester progress reporting

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Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 1. INTRODUCTION

This report covers the progress of RAP3 over the second trimester of FY 2072-73, 16th November 2015 to 15th March 2016. It provides data and information relating to progress of RAP3 over the last trimester. This report is shorter than usual, using graphics rather than words to describe progress, with less enclosures on items such as programme background information.

A Summary reviews the physical and financial progress of RAP at the end of the last trimester. This shows cumulative physical progress at 75.3%, time elapsed at 72.1% and financial progress at 74.3%, all nicely grouped. The summary also lists activities carried out last trimester and those planned for the next trimester.

The Summary is followed by four narrative sections backed up by 10 Annexes.

1. Section 1 provides the introduction, 2. Section 2 provides activities and progress of RAP3components. 3. Section 3 deals with risk management while 4. Section 4 looks at progress on the DFID Annual Review recommendations. The Steering Committee last met in Kathmandu on 29 February 2016 when decisions were made on 6 issues, detailed in Annex 1. Plans forwarded by the programme management were endorsed and the follow-up actions on each of the RAP3 related decisions are in progress.

2. ACTIVITIES AND PROGRESS

RAP3 has a three components, these being 1) local road, 2) social and economic development, and 3) capacity building and institutional development. These are backed up by a performance management and verification (PMV) system that supports the “results based” modality of the RAP3 programme.

Major activities and progress of the reporting period on these components are briefly presented below.

2.1 LOCAL ROAD COMPONENT

2.1.1 Planning

ARAMPs: During last trimester the RAP3 DTA teams assisted DDCs to prepare their Annual Road Asset Management Plans (ARAMPs) using a Guideline authorised by DoLIDAR and secured approvals at their council meetings. All 14 DDC ARAMPs were prepared and approved during the trimester.

DTMP Preparation (non-RAP3 Districts): RAP3 has continued to support DoLIDAR in the preparation of DTMPs in 20 remaining (all non-RAP3) districts which will complete planning coverage of all 75 districts of Nepal. Nine of the 20 have been finalised.

2.1.2 Maintenance

Some contracted works from the GoN FY 2014/15 and ‘ARAMP2’ DDC plans were carried over past the 2015 monsoon with the expectation that these would be cleared by December 2015 (mainly ‘specific’ and ‘periodic’ maintenance interventions). During this trimester DAI and JUM managed to physically complete and close their plans while the remaining 8 Districts having an

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 average of 13% works still remaining. The ARAMP3, which covers funds for RMG road maintenance together with small-scale emergency works, continued as planned on the majority of the trafficable DRCNs amounting to just over 2,000 km in all 10 maintenance districts.

2.1.3 RAP3 TA to GoN road improvement projects

RAP3 DTAs continued providing construction supervision and TA support in road improvement projects implemented by DDCs utilising GoN funds in Jhapa, Morang, Parbat, and Doti districts. GoN has allocated NRs 200,000,000 to the programme and is expected to complete by the end of current GoN FY.

All contracts are currently underway although there has been a significant impact as a result of transport and fuel strikes which brought the works to a complete halt. The following table shows the current progress situation as at the end of February 2016.

Table 2.1: Work progress of road improvement corridors

These GoN funds will freeze at the end of the GoN financial year (mid-July). Providing there are no more significant unmanageable interruptions (such as resumption of fuel strike) it is still possible to complete the works by mid-July 2016, except in the case of Jhapa where we expect only the majority of works to be completed before the monsoon. MOFALD and DOLIDAR have made provision for additional funds to deal with any such over runs.

2.1.4 New construction

The New Construction programme is focussed in 4 remote mid-western hill Districts where there is otherwise little or no significant existing road network to improve or maintain. A small 4 km section of previously part-completed RAP2 road is being built in DAI (Desigade Mahabu Road). As this is being funded out of the general RAP3 LRN ARAMP YR-1 contribution and is being built by a Contractor rather than by RBGs, it is discussed separately.

During this trimester ‘Recovery Plans’ were explored for each new road which looked at three scenarios: i) carry on under present arrangements, ii) assess what additional resources are needed to complete by original schedule (March 2017), iii) assess the maximum realistic acceleration and predict a likely postponed date for achieving completion (the ‘middle ground’). In all cases it was established that timely completion was now unachievable and an addition of resources was necessary to minimise the time overrun. All Districts have designed a plan of adding supplementary ‘Special Building Groups (SBGs)’ together with the utilisation of portable, petrol driven rock- breaking drills to accelerate the rate of rock breaking. The addition of extra SBGs has been

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 substantially completed in all 4 Districts with rock drill training and team mobilisation completed in KAL and HUM. The current progress at the end of February 2016 is presented in Table 2.2 below.

Table 2.2: Work progress of new construction corridors New Construction Progress (Corridor wise)

Physical Progress Total Total Financial Total Spent Completed length (km) Completed work % Dist Roadname length construction progress Remarks (cumulative) (km) cost estimate % 2.5m 3.5m 4.5m Structure Earth work

Maure-Toli-Chhatara 16.22 278,794,118 115,275,000 41.35% 15.2 11.26 12.22 42.1 46.1 7,106,966.71 Bajura Maure-Kailashmandu- Badimalika 11.15 207,918,753 67,869,000 32.64% 10.26 7.56 5.81 28.2 46.3 6,086,905.83 Sallisalla-Darma 14.40 273,223,597 89,035,000 32.59% 12.55 9.08 6.61 21.3 53 6,182,986.11 Humla Galfagad-Shreenagar 12.16 203,716,431 29,571,000 14.52% 10.72 5.02 3.3 3.8 31.4 2,431,825.66

Sannighat-Sipkhana 17.73 298,021,667 91,015,000 30.54% 16.4 14.31 10.03 47.8 43.2 5,133,389.73 Kalikot Jarkot-Ramanakot 5.93 157,680,267 17,961,000 11.39% 5.22 1.37 1.37 30.5 30.5 3,028,836.42 Mugu Gamgadhi-Dhulachaur 19.95 477,874,006 94,048,000 19.68% 13.4 7.64 7.64 9.8 53.1 4,714,185.46 Total 97.54 1,897,228,839 504,774,000 26.61% 83.75 56.24 46.98 26.21 43.37

Note: Total spent amount is based on the information of road monitoring sheet (RBG/SBG and material cost only)

Desigade Mahabu Road (DAI): Progress has been poor due to harsh weather conditions during winter and under-resourcing by the Contractor and works subsequently ground to a halt during the national fuel / transportation strikes. An extension of time was awarded with a revised completion date of 24th April 2016. By the end of the trimester progress had reached just over 50% in terms of value of work performed. It is still hoped that completion can be achieved ahead of the 2016 monsoon.

2.1.5 Procurement

Bulk supply contracts have been ongoing for the procurement of further gabion boxes, geotextiles, tools / safety equipment to equip additional SBGs together with other more minor procurements such as rock drill spares. The effects of transport and fuel strikes (many of the gabion factories are in eastern Tarai) together with road closure due to snow fall have been significant factors in slowing delivery times. A summary of all centrally procured contracts is included in Annex 5. Further large scale procurements are not envisaged but a number of smaller procurements such as drill spares, feather & wedges will continue.

An issue with lower than expected quality from the current machine-woven gabion supplier to BAJ and KAL has caused concern and a suspension order has been placed on remaining supplies until the quality issues are addressed. For materials already supplied, a repair system has been agreed with the supplier which will be performed by the RBGs and counter-charged against the supplier’s bills. Visits to the factories are being undertaken by TMO specialists in March 2016 with a view to establishing enhanced safeguards to prevent repetition.

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 2.2 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Implementation of IY2 planned activities and redesigning of SED component ran in parallel during reporting period. The SED programme redesign is expected to be completed by April 2016.

IY2 implementation - INGO partners implementing the RAP3 SED programmes continued with IY2 planned activities to the end of the last trimester. RAP has extended INGO partners services for 2-3 months in IY3 to allow completion of remaining works started in IY2 and to manage their demobilisation from core districts. Local NGOs recruited by INGO partners will be managed directly by RAP3 following the redesign of the SED component in July 2016 and approval of the SED delivery system by DFID and GON. Since the previous trimester report, SED benefitted 9,260 hh with 9 new trail bridges, 20 irrigation schemes supporting 511 hh, 41 processing and marketing schemes supporting 2,287 hh, and 128 BSPs.

Table 2.3: Economic Infrastructure targets and progress

The SED component supported 18,160 households (24,831 including overlaps) in the SED corridors. A total of 5,471 households were engaged in Road Building Groups (RBG), 13,787 households benefited from direct support to producers, and 15,166hh from marketing system and services development.

SED redesign - As part of its Annual Review in October 2015, DFID made two recommendations regarding the SED programme. These were

1. Based on the findings of the Fundamental review of SED, IMC to complete redesign by December 2015 and DFID to sign off as appropriate 2. IMC to review management and organisational structure to deliver SED by December 2015. The target dates were later changed to April 2016 to fit in with proposals for the Extension of RAP3 through to October 2019 and the expansion of its budget by 50% by DFID. The Extension is expected to be in place by the end of 2016 and run through to 2019. To this end the Annual Implementation plans for INGO contracts with Practical Action, HELVETAS and Winrock International were not renewed at the end of January 2016.

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 This means that the local NGOs in the new construction districts no longer have contracts with PA (Bajura), as from the 1st April 2016 and with HELVETAS (Mugu, Kalikot) as from 1st February 2016. The same is true for the core maintenance districts of PA (Doti, Achham), and those of HELVETAS (Dialekh and Jumla).

IMC contracts with these NGO’s will be prepared and signed for a period up to July 2016 after which, following DFID approval of the SED redesign and proposed management and organisational structure, new contracts will be issued up to 2019, subject to annual implementation plans being approved by DFID. Local NGOs therefore have four months’ notice of these changes.

SED redesign promotes local economic growth and will be implemented in core maintenance districts (DAI, ACH, DOT and JUM) as well as BAJ, which has relatively good and reliable road connectivity compared with other three new construction districts where social mobilisation activities will continue unchanged.

2.3 CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The capacity building and policy harmonisation (CB/PH) intervention of RAP 3 aims to improve the capacity of government institutions, mainly the DOLIDAR, DDC and DTO and the private sector consultants working in the Local Road Network (LRN) sector. It is anticipated that such interventions will enable the government as well as the private sector to manage the sector in a sustainable manner after the programme phases out. The support programme is implemented through central and district annual support plans and continuing professional development programmes.

Activities carried out in the last trimester are described below.

2.3.1 Training

In this trimester, training and orientation have been carried out at the central and district level under Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and ASP support programme. The total number of training days generated during this trimester is 2,388 days.

The CPD programme is aimed at the engineering professional sector to cover both private and public sector engineers with a long term aim of improving performance of the profession and forging links with overseas organisations. It also provides orientation/training to stakeholders who are directly related to the programme outcome. The training programme has been built around the annual LRN Engineering course modules. These include LRN planning and detailed design, quality control, implementation and procurement procedure of LRN, orientation to local political parties and RBGs on road construction and orientation to contractors. See Annex 7 for details of courses and related Training Days, which currently stand at 6000 per year for 14 districts. District Team Leaders are the resource persons to conduct training to DTO staff, Support Consultants and RAP3 engineers and IoWs ahead of districts undertaking project cycle activities. The overarching aim of this training is to create a sustainable environment so that the RAP efforts will have lasting impact. The CPD activities have generated 1,035 training days from 14 districts in this trimester.

In addition, several training events were carried out in the districts under the provision of ASP and Health and Safety Plan. Such training ranges from RBG/RMG refresher in Bajura, Jumla, Doti and Morang districts to more sophisticated Auto CAD training in Jumla and Dailekh districts. Similarly, training on rural road standards, quality control and risk management, among others, were provided in the districts. Such training generated a total of 1,353 training days in this trimester. Details on month-wise training types and days is provided in Table 2.4 below.

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016

Figure 2.4: Training Days - Summary Trimester Training Category Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Total A. Continual Professional Development 1. Orientation to UC/Contractors 14 14 2. Orientation to Political Parties 56 30 86 3. LRN Implementation (planning, design, rapid condition survey, emergency 88 116 97 10 311 maintenance) 4. RMG/RBG Orientation 301 118 25 124 568 5. Procurement 56 56 Sub Total 389 234 178 234 1,035 B. Training under ASP and Health and 42 117 460 734 1,353 Safety Total 431 351 638 968 2,388

As a part of the CPD programme a fourth batch of 12 engineer Interns were recruited for a period of six month starting from February 2016. Intensive training on LRN Engineering Techniques was provided to the recruits before they were dispatched to their assigned districts. As before, the internship programme offers an opportunity for the young engineers to test their knowledge and skill in the field and gain practical experience.

2.3.2 Policy related support

District Transport Master Plan (DTMP) Under the central support plan, RAP3 has provided support to GoN to prepare the last batch of 20 out of the 75 DTMPs. Once these DTMPs are completed then GoN will be equipped with a national investment plan for LRN planning for all the districts in the country.

In the last trimester 15 DTMPs were completed and handed over to the DDCs and DOLIDAR. Draft reports of the remaining 5 DTMPs have been prepared and expected to be completed by end of April 2016. The DTMP preparation took longer than previously anticipated due mainly to the impact of massive earthquake occurred in April and May 2015, Mahesh Aandolan (Terai Movement) and subsequent blockade imposed by India.

Updating Norms and Specification and Data Digitisation RAP3 has been supporting DOLIDAR Task Force to review the norms and specification of LRN roads. The revision has included norms for landslide clearance, earthwork using machine/equipment, bamboo uprooting/clearance, machine-made gabion works and geo-textile norms, IEE and EIA norms and maintenance norms. Further, norms and specifications for flexible pavement have been revised and report submitted to DOLIDAR for approval.

Finally, RAP3 is providing support to DOLIDAR to digitise DTMP data for all 75 districts in the country and upload to a GIS data base once all the DTMPs are completed. So far, GIS data have been uploaded for 56 districts and remaining 17 will be uploaded by July-end. A number of other activities related to GIS, for instance, changes to Legends, preparation/updating of District Inventory Map (DIM) data compilation and map preparation for identification of North-South Road Linkage and VDCs without road access have been undertaken.

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 2.4 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND VERIFICATION

MEL reviewed RAP3 PMV and RAP3 management is waiting for review recommendations. Until review recommendations are received, the present PMV system will continue as follows

2.4.1 Quality Management

Technical procedures – Five RAP3 technical procedures are under review, including 1) LRN on- the -job training material in Nepali. 2) First Aid Kit management, based on audit findings, 3) SBG engagement in new construction districts 4) store management and 5) RMG guideline.

Field verification – Reports on field verification works performed by District Technical Teams and by visiting technical specialist teams has reached ninety-seven during the reporting period. These verifications covered works carried out under LRN and SED components of the programme. Field verification reports form the basis for continual improvement planning within the programme to improve work quality by identifying substandard works and activities at the field level.

Internal Audit – During the reporting period, six scheduled technical audits concentrating on 1) Capacity Building and Policy Harmonization (CPBH), 2) Health and Safety, 3) Procurement 4) Store Management and annual plans of 5) LRN and 6) SED were carried out in five districts (TMO- KTM, NEP, BAJ, JUM, and PAR). The audits focussed on procedural guidelines of RAP3 to identify issues requiring mitigation through Continuous Improvement Action Plans. In addition, four non- scheduled audits on Disbursement Link Indicators Results were carried out in four (DAD, DOT, ACH and BAJ) districts.

Continual Improvement – The approach defined in BP039 Continual Improvement has been incorporated in the new Internal Audit Guidelines and is now being applied in TMO through monthly Management Reviews.

Continual improvement actions include:

 District management level guidelines are being prepared to reinforce continual improvement at district and field levels.  Continual Professional Development programme manual for interns is being updated.

2.4.2 Financial Management

The Financial Management (FM) part of RAPID is fully operational in all districts and in Kathmandu. The DFID invoice is not included in the FM module as it is likely that the DLIs will be further reviewed and revised and the mechanism for dealing with the fee escalation clause has yet to be decided.

Within the M&E part, the contract management module is up and running, with backlog data entry and report testing in progress. This module is integrated with the financial management module. However, further testing and verification is on-going to ensure its reliability before full operation. Design of M&E software module is waiting for MEL PMV review findings and recommendations.

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 2.4.3 Safeguard Management

Environmental management and monitoring – Site specific Environmental Management Plans are prepared and implemented by consultants’ and NGOs’ staff, supervised by RAP3 district teams, with guidance and supervision of environmental technical specialists. Implementation of mitigation measures are ensured through regular follow up visits and field verification by technical and environmental specialists. In addition, RAP3’s team of auditors includes the intermittent inputs of social and environmental specialists to check and verify implementation status of all safeguard measures at the field level.

Health, Safety and Welfare – A guideline on First Aid Kits detailing roles and responsibilities of staff and labour groups, procurement, delivery and replenishment of medicines has been prepared and issued to districts for implementation. Use of basic protective wear such as steel toe gumboots, goggles, hard hats, gloves, dust masks and hi-vis vests to RBGs, RMGs are being monitored and verified at the field level.

Despite these health and safety measures, the number of fatalities on RAP3 has reached eight Out of these only one case was at a work site. The other seven deaths were off-worksites and involved a fire at an SBG camp site and a log rolling down a hill. Raising community awareness about Health & Safety is now a priority innovation for RAP3. This will be over and above the CPD training that supports each of RAP’s district tams and their DTO colleagues.

Disaster Resilience – Detailed design standards incorporating resilience and climate change adaptation features were submitted to the technical committee of DoLIDAR for formal approval by GON. They have requested we issue these just as RAP3 guidelines for now. Design of a DTO office building for Doti is completed incorporating earthquake resilience features and design works of DTO office buildings for Kalikot and Mugu are on-going.

EIA study of Gamgadhi Chankheli Darma district road – In addition to safeguard measures on the programme work activities, RAP3 continued working on the EIA study of the proposed MUG HUM link road. During the reporting period, a scoping document and ToR of the proposed road was approved by MoPE and MOSTE allowing the EIA study to start. The EIA study is scheduled for completion by the end of the next trimester.

2.4.4 Monitoring and evaluation

The M&E system reporting formats are regularly updated to better address programme logical framework indicators and milestones and to make it more output focused, simpler to read and more informative. Further refinements are expected next trimester, based on recommendations made by MEL PMV review findings, SED redesign, feedback and suggestions from the GON, DFID, MEL and the RAP team.

3. RISK MANAGEMENT

The RAP3 risk matrix was revised to comply with DFID’s latest format for UKaid projects. The risk matrix is presented in Annex 7 of this report. During the reporting period, RAP3 programme risk areas included: A. External context – Natural disaster, political disruption and interference; B. Implementation – Remoteness related issues result in delays, which leads to cost and time overrun of the programme;

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 C. Safeguards – Injury and death of workers on- and off- work sites; D. Operational – Dependence on donor support for road maintenance, shrinkage of DRCN due to formation new municipalities and transfer of road sections ownership, delays in MUG HUM link road EIA report approval and poor performance of design and supervision consultants; E. Fiduciary – Risk of collusion in bidding on projects implemented through DDF, potential of inaccurate financial forecasting due to poor planning and budgeting; and district daily wage rate increases which may need to be capped as they were in RAP2. F. Reputational – Local perceptions of an early exit of the SED programme (eg DDC Kalikot letter) and other unfinished works due to budget shortfall.

Programme risk matrix is being reviewed and updated for each of the progress reporting period and presented in the trimester report. The gist of programme risk matrix is presented in figure below. In addition, we continue to maintain our risk events register and general risk matrix, which shows the latest status of each risk category experienced by the programme. RAP3 continues to work in close coordination with the DFID/GIZ Risk Management Office (RMO) in using RMO’s guidelines and SITREPs for which RAP3 district staff are major contributors.

Figure 3.1. : RAP3 Risk Matrix

4. PROGRAMME REVIEWS

DFID’s annual review, following the LRN and commercial reviews, was completed in October 2015. At present, a number of other review exercises on different aspects of RAP3 are either on-going

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 or waiting for reports and recommendations. Progress status of actions relating to annual review recommendations and other reviews are presented as per the following.

4.1 PROGRESS STATUS ON DFID’S ANNUAL REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS

DFID conducted multiple reviews to feed into the annual review, providing solid evidence to measure overall programme performance. These included a Local Road Network Review, a Social and Economic Development Review and a Commercial Review. The Annual Review report was circulated in October 2015 and made the following recommendations related to IMC-RAP3. The progress on recommended actions is shown as below. Outstanding actions will be incorporated in the Continual Improvement Action Plan and progress reported through that mechanism in the next Trimester.

Table 4.1: Progress status on DFID Annual Review recommendations Ref Recommendations for the next year Timeline Current progress status # DFID to clarify strategy for implementing RAP3 extension up to July 2019 (considering 3 months of ToR and additional notes financial closure, and including all components received from DFID 7th 1 including the proposed Humla Mugu Road). Approach Dec-15 April 2016. This action is needs to ensure best Value for Money (VfM) for DFID now completed and engage DFID contractor(s) and GoN as appropriate. RAP3-MEL to strengthen quarterly independent Expansion plans for MEL verification of Logframe (LF) outputs and now included verification Dec-15 2 Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) of output based twice a year, one onwards contract in the future. verification to feed into the DFID Annual review. IMC Worldwide to work with GoN to push for Following the completion implementation of LRN review recommendations on of the last 20 DTMPs for refining District Transport Master Plan (DTMP) and the whole of Nepal the Nov-15 6 Annual Road Asset Management Plan (ARAMP) DTMP is to be reviewed in onwards processes/methodologies/ prioritization/ terms of a) policy and b) implementation quality and technical qualities of RAP3- as the basis of a national LRN works. DRCN investment plan. IMC to work with KEPTA and review targeting approach including proposing a simple graduation 7 model for improving skills and awareness of Road Dec-15 To be complied Building Group and Road Maintenance Group (RBG/RMG) member families. IMC to explore potential of ‘schedule of rates’ Planned for IY3 in Pilot approach to speed up contractual process as required. districts but now likely to 8 Dec-15 be in core maintenance districts. IMC to devise approach and implementation structure Measurement of road to reduce road closure due to landslides. closures now undertaken 9 Mar-16 in core maintenance districts IMC to improve its internal Monitoring and Evaluation Dec-15 to Awaiting final MEL PMV 10 (M&E) systems on the basis of upcoming MEL review Mar-16 report of its M&E process and systems. IMC to provide proposal for using remaining fund for Planned for IY3 and LRN component up to March 2017 and continue endorsed by Steering 11 implementing transition strategy for non-core districts. Nov-15 Committee. Now subject to discussions with GON in next Trimester

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 Ref Recommendations for the next year Timeline Current progress status # With service providers’ support, DFID to revise RAP3 extension Logframe with potentially: (a) 2-3 indicators covering annual and major maintenance, (b) one indicator for DRCN upgrading/ rehabilitation works with IY3 using the current DFID and GoN resources, (c) new output for design LogFrame. This will be and implementation of prioritized road bridges, (d) revised in May 2016 as indicators for climate and disaster risk reduction in part of the Extension 12 Mar-16 LRN and road-bridge works, and (e) outcome indicator proposal being prepared for outcomes of LRN works on connectivity/road by IMC and the SED performance; (f) further tighten and clarify KEPTA redesign due at the end of milestones, (g) review the outcome milestone targets April 2016. and methodology for measuring progress, (h) updates post the SED redesign, and (i) institutional strengthening in LRN sector. Based on the findings from the Fundamental Review of Expected by end April 16 13 SED, IMC to complete redesign by December 2015 Dec-15 following review by DFID and DFID to sign off as appropriate. IMC to review management and organisation structure Expected by end April 16 to deliver SED. following review by DFID 14 Dec-15 and included in the Extension Proposal IMC to develop a new institutional strengthening strategy/plan analysing the needs for Department of Part of IY3 to be based on 15 Local Infrastructure and Agricultural Roads (DoLIDAR), Jan-16 NRSAS on and CIMs to DDCs, District Technical Office (DTO) and private be held in July 2016. sector capacity building. IMC to further strengthen RAP3’s engagement with NEC board proposed only Nepal Engineering Association, Nepal Engineering 5 of the ten development Council, and other stakeholder of recently conceived objectives recommended Dec-15 to 16 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Forum for by NEC management. Mar-16 improving professional abilities in the wider International Association engineering sector. of Engineers has been asked for their comments Oxford Policy Management (OPM) and IMC to develop discussion on consolidating lesson learning, and explore options to adopt revised KEP approach in other areas of RAP3 supported cash for work activities. Initial discussions were stalled post the Earthquake but To be synchronised with Action the teams need to develop actions points for any KEPTA extension plans 17 Plan synergies looking at areas such as extending the once these have been Jan-16 concept of District Transport Master Plan (DTMP) finalised concept to Village Transport master Plan (VTMP), common GIS planning system, cash for work schemes in IMC districts, KEPTA focusing on Maintenance, RAP3 using job cards etc. DFID to work with project partners to improve reporting Study conducted by MEL 27 (especially on risk) and establish VfM metrics for RAP3 Mar-16 and Report awaited and KEPTA which can be monitored routinely. IMC to provide an update of progress on the Auditors 28 Dec-15 Completed recommendations. IMC to implement RAP3’s new and comprehensive Completed and being anti-corruption strategy; KEPTA to submit strategy. Nov-15 implemented in 29 onwards conjunction with Antenna Foundation

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 4.2 OTHER ON-GOING REVIEWS

DFID’s internal audit – Internal audit department from DFID head office conducted RAP3 programme audit during 8 – 18 March 2016. The team also visited Dadeldhura to inspect programme activities in the districts. RAP3 has asked to be informed of results relating to the programme.

Fiduciary risk assessment - DFID consultants completed field visits to Jumla and Mugu districts and have planned a second visit to other districts in the west. RAP3 is expected to receive report after completion of field visits of the FRA team.

PMV review - MEL recently completed RAP3 PMV review works and RAP3 is waiting for the draft report from the reviewer.

VfM – Framework for value for money monitoring on RAP3 programme activities is on-going and waiting for the final VfM framework.

SED programme review – SED redesign based on the findings of the fundamental review is on- going and is expected to be finalised by April 2016.

IMC’s external audit – RAP3 programme audit is scheduled for April 2016.

RAP3 programme management’s field verifications and internal audits on activities at central and district levels are on-going and the outcomes of these audits provide input for RAP3 management on decision making that feeds into the continual improvement plan for overall programme implementation.

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 ANNEX 1 - STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 ANNEX 2 - RAP3 PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

WHY UKAID IS REQUIRED As identified in the DFID Business Case for RAP3, high levels of chronic poverty make Nepal the 15th poorest country in the world, and one of the most unequal. Economic growth is hampered by geography and lack of investment, with Nepal having the lowest road access in South Asia. Moreover those roads that have been built in the last 16 years have not been maintained and in 2013 only 45 % of roads built were still motorable, representing a loss of more than one billion US$ to the country and its development partners. The poor in Nepal are also highly vulnerable to natural, economic, social and political shocks that trap them on or near the poverty line. In Nepal all of these indicators are worse in the mid and Far Western regions. The government’s capacity is limited to address these issues, so DFID support is required to develop government and private sector capacity to stimulate economic growth in the poorest area of Nepal.

COMPONENTS  RAP3 Implementation £31.5m –The DFID Business Case for RAP3 states that RAP will increase the economic opportunities available to the poorest and most vulnerable people in eight of the remotest Districts in Nepal1. It will do this by providing employment for the poor maintaining and upgrading existing roads and constructing rural roads and economic infrastructure where these are lacking. It will also develop agricultural and other small businesses to put in place the foundations for sustainable economic development in the area. This Implementation Plan is for the RAP3 Implementation contract under IMC.  Rural Employment Guarantee Programme Support £3.6m – This component will improve the effectiveness of the Government’s Karnali Employment Program (KEP) in the Mid-West of Nepal. Technical assistance will be provided in two pilot districts and at the national level. Support will focus on improving targeting and awareness, wage payment systems, registration, planning and monitoring, transparency, capacity and coordination with local government. The TA will also ensure that lessons learned from RAP pilots inform the roll out of a National Employment Guarantee Scheme, part of Nepal’s wider social protection framework.  Results, Evaluation and Policy support, £1.35m – To provide DFID with assurances that implementation is being delivered effectively DFID will contract a third party to undertake continuous monitoring of the programme including financial and administrative arrangements overseen by DFIDN. DFIDN will also undertake an independent evaluation. This component will also ensure that separate studies can be conducted to capture lessons on specific issues specified by the RAP Steering Committee and used to inform the design of future donor and government programmes.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM RAP2: Labour-based works programmes are effective in reaching the poorest, lifting people directly out of poverty, and simple targeting is effective at reaching the poorest. Direct targeting of women is necessary to ensure they benefit. RAP has had to enforce quotas to ensure women do not lose out.

1 An eighth district Doti was added later.

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 Savings groups, literacy training and income generation training schemes are all effective in giving workers access to increased economic opportunities but support needs to be extended to include traders and agricultural input suppliers if production is to be scale up significantly and sustainably. Government Support for maintenance is available if the systems and incentives are in place to support its allocation and implementation but institutional development is required not just for government but also for the private sector and community groups. Climate change and disaster resilience can be integrated into RAP relatively easily, improving infrastructure and increasing the awareness of communities. Delivering safely and securely is possible as long as ‘safe and effective development’ approaches are used to resolve disputes over resources quickly. Third party anti-corruption measures that provide oversight at all levels of implementation do improve accountability, but do not replace the need for improved government and private sector led and owned anti-corruption measures.

LONGER TERM STRATEGY This phase of RAP continues to focus on delivery but with support to build government and private sector capacity so that subsequent stages can rely less on direct DFID implementation. It recognises that the required institutional changes to make this happen will take time and in the current context may not be possible to make sustainable. For these reasons a four year implementation period is recommended, after which Nepal’s political direction and approach to Federalism may be clearer and a new phase of support can be designed which can reflect the new context and political scenario. Theory of Change - RAP's theory of change relies on a simple core narrative as shown below: RAP3 Theory of Change Context The rural poor in Nepal lack access to capital and markets to invest in economic activities, locking them in chronic poverty Inputs RAP will provide employment, transport infrastructure and income training Outputs RAP inputs generate savings that can be invested in cash crop production combined with increased access to markets provided by improved infrastructure Outcome Increased investment and private sector income generation Impact Increased growth and poverty reduction in RAP Districts

CHALLENGES For RAP3 the biggest challenges are likely to be bridging the gap between being results driven and the operating realities on the ground in some of the remotest and most difficult terrain in Nepal. This translates into a battle to combat high costs and slippages in delivery timescales in a climate which will certainly be hostile to the pressures of a results based programme. However, RAP2 has operated in nine of the RAP3 districts and the IMC central and district teams therefore have practical experience of these challenges of delivering the programme on the ground and tried and tested coping mechanisms.

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 BUDGET The recent move by the British Government to fix its aid budget at 0.7% of GDP has doubled DFID N’s budget for the current financial year which has allowed a speeding up of disbursement to GBP14.4 million for the first year of RAP3 up to the end of September 2014. Comparing RAP3’s budget of GBP31.5 million for 14 districts to RAP2’s budget of GB33 million for just 7 districts, shows the average allocation per district is half that of RAP2. This suggests that RAP3 has plenty of scope for spending additional budget in tackling poverty in the west of Nepal. The breakdown of the budget by Road related and Socio Economic Development (SED) activities shows 60% of the budget will go on roads, 21% on SED and trail bridges, 14.2% on Technical Assistance (TA), 4% on other activities. It also shows the length of roads involved, related labour days generated and districts involved.

DISTRICTS District Transport Master Plans (DTMPs) have been prepared for all RAP3 districts by the RTI Pilot. These identify the District Road Core Network (DRCN) on which RAP3 funds will be spent. There are 8 core districts in the west of the country which will receive both road related activities and SED activities. Four of these have little or no existing LRN networks so Humla, Mugu, Kalikot and Bajura will have new road construction. The remaining four districts of Jumla, Achham, Doti and Dailekh, together with a further 6 former RTI Pilot districts will receive funds for maintenance and upgrading of existing LRN networks if warranted by their DTMPs. It is recommended that Dadeldhura be upgraded from a Pilot district to core district in the second year of the programme as it is next to and has poverty levels similar to those of the other core districts. This would require a decision by GON and DFID before July 2014.

PROGRAMME INPUTS Proposed programme inputs will vary between core districts, core and pilot districts and central government and the private sector. For easy reference programme inputs are shown below in detail.

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016  Core districts of Humla, Mugu, Bajura and Kalikot with new road construction and SED inputs, economic infrastructure, capacity building, annual support plans, training and TA.  Core districts of Jumla, Doti, Achham, and Dailekh with maintenance, upgrading and SED inputs economic infrastructure, capacity building, annual support plans, training private sector capacity building and TA.  Pilot districts with maintenance and upgrading plus capacity building, annual support plans, training, private sector capacity building and TA.but no SED or economic infrastructure  Central GON based on the action plan of the Nepal Road Sector Assessment Study (NRSAS) which was launched 24the January 2014, plus annual support plans, capacity building, training, policy harmonisation and TA.  The private sector including annual support plan, capacity building, training, NRSAS and TA

ASSET MANAGEMENT In the last fifteen years an estimated 51,000 km of LRN has been built. By 2011 55% of this was not usable because of a lack of maintenance, the equivalent of US$1 billion worth of lost investments. By the end of 2012, RAP2’s RTI Maintenance Pilot had assisted GON to revise the District Transport Master Plans (DTMP). These guide LRN investment and identify the minimum network required to link VDC and District headquarters - the so called District Road Core Network (DRCN). The new policy is to put maintenance of existing assets first, upgrade existing assets to all weather status with bridges and put new construction last. DTMPs for RAP3 districts were conducted in the first half of 2013 by the RTI Pilot. DTMPs for the entire country should be ready by the end of the year and will guide short, medium and long term investment by donors and GON in the future.

WORKING WITH GOVERNMENT An important theme of RAP3 will be working with GON at both the central and district levels where it will have offices embedded in GON institutions and TA staff ready to assist with the business of government and build capacity using annual support plans. These are reviewed each year and their impact measured in terms of an ISO9004 style Continual Improvement Matrix (CIM) designed to measure progress towards LRN SWAp compliance.

SECTOR WIDE APPROACH RAP3 is the first of a new generation of Local Road Network (LRN) projects that are a part of a Government of Nepal (GON) sector wide approach (SWAp). The intention is to introduce a new model of development cooperation to promote greater harmonisation of donor and government activities in the sub sector. This will be achieved by GON and its development partners adopting a single, Government-led, RTI policy with common approaches to RTI development. This is to be matched by improving governance and capacity building at local and central levels of government to allow progressively greater reliance to be placed on government procedures for implementing future RTI investments. Outsourcing to the private sector is a key part of building capacity and technical

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 harmonisation in the sector, with the role of GON officials shifting away from technical implementation to planning and overall management. The framework for this is the 5 year DTMP and the annual ARAMP which, since their adoption as national policy, will be followed by all new LRN projects in all 75 districts

Trimester Report November 2015 – March 2016 PROGRAMME INPUTS

Core Districts Pilot Districts Central GON and Private Sector

Techncial Assistance Techncial

Road Study Sector Assesm'nt

Policy Harmonisation Policy

Training

Private Sector Support Private Plan

Centre Support Plan Centre

District District Support Plans

Capacity Building

Economic Infrastructure

Income Generation Income

RMGs

Contractors

Consultants

RBGs

Labour Assisted Equip

Pro Pro Poor Selection

Labour Based

Road Construction

Road Improvement

Road Maintenance

Pilot District Pilot Core Core District

Techncial Assistance Techncial Road Study Sector Assesm'nt Harmonisation Policy Training Sector Support Private Plan Support Plan Centre District Support Plans Capacity Building Economic Infrastructure Generation Income RMGs Contractors Consultants RBGs Labour Assisted Equip Pro Poor Selection Labour Based Road Construction Road Improvement Road Maintenance District Pilot Core District

Techncial Assistance Techncial

Road Sector Assesm'nt Road Study Sector Assesm'nt

Policy Harmonisation Policy

Training

Private Sector Support Plan Private

Centre Support Plan Centre

District District Support Plans

Capacity Capacity Building

Economic Infrastructure

Income Generation Income

RMGs

Contractors

Consultants

RBGs

Labour Assisted Equip

Pro Pro Poor Selection

Labour Based

Road Construction

Road Improvement

Road Maintenance

Pilot District Pilot Core District Core

Humla Districts

Dadl'hura

Mugu DOLIDAR Parbat

Kalikot GON Centre

Bajura MOFALD Sankhu'ha

Districts Jumla Sind'chowk

Consultants Achham

Sector Private Morang

Doti Contractors

Jhapa Dailekh

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ANNEX 3 – MAPS AND ROAD CORRIDOR MONITORING SHEETS

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ANNEX 4 - INNOVATIONS

Innovation Initiatives not in TOR Remarks 1 Annual LRN Engineering Competency Test All RAP engineers must pass this test each year to stay in RAP 2 CPD Programme for RAP and GON engineers LRN Training ahead of main steps in project annual cycle Together with SNRTP to develop all year maintenance capacity 3 Road Maintenance Groups (RMG) introduced nation wide Now linked to annual district planning budget cycle in Oct/Nov 4 ARAMP piloting and March 5 Twenty DTMPs to be prepared for SNRTP Consultants engaged and started in June 2015 6 DTMP Review Updating DTMPs based on first round experience (75 districts) 7 DOLIDAR GIS database updating to track DTMP plans and implementation tracking nation wide DTMP 8 LRN Road Safety assessments linked to Linked to annual road condition survey in pilot districts maintenance 9 Capacity Building Continual Improvement Measures GON capacity to deliver RTI SWAp objectives Matrix Procurement and financial management training delivered via 10 Private sector training in project management SCAEF/NCAN training centre 11 CDP development for Engineering profession NEC/NEA/ICE joint CPD development initiative 12 Development of linkages with ASCAP Initiatives for applied research on benefits in LRN sector 13 Development of RAP Integrated Database Real time reporting on LF results and financial management Full disclosure of DTMP, ARAMP, procurement, works progress 14 District web pages introduced CPD and news from each of the RAP districts 15 Review of market linkage approach to IG DFID review of SED market based approach to IG 16 Risk based audit programme Audits focussed on risk assessment and key issues arising Briefing notes on how to deal with supply chain, child labour 17 Collaboration with MEL on lesson learning issues, working with the local press/TV media 18 Communications / anti-corruption strategy Weekly half hour FM programme about development issues linked to weekly radio programme in core including free phone whistle blower facility. districts Outline of programme management approach and various tools 19 Performance management and verification use to maintain transparency, governance, dissemination and strategy reporting. Possible use of KEPTA work cards to prevent child labour in 20 Collaboration with KEPTA RMG and RBG in RAP, Village Transport Master Plan 21 NEC collaboration on Professional Engineer Linked to earthquake recovery by engineering profession 22 SED Redesign and Implementation Plan Improving VfM to DFID in SED component Key Issues:

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ANNEX 5 - CENTRAL CONTRACTS PROCURED

REVISED Remarks / Key Total Value Paid to date Contract No. Name of the Contract District issues or excl. VAT (NRs.) actions required (NRs.) Procurement in 2013

RAP3/2013/001 Stage 1 Survey, Design and IEE of Gamgadhi-Dhaina-Dulachaur District Road Mugu Contract 1,343,081.21 1,343,081.21 Terminated

RAP3/2013/002 Stage 1 Survey, Design and IEE of Sallisalla-Darma District Road Humla Completed 1,300,000.00 1,298,080.00

RAP3/2013/003 Stage 1 Survey, Design and IEE of Galfagad-Kalika District Road Humla Completed 1,240,000.00 1,240,000.00

RAP3/2013/004 Stage 1 Survey, Design and IEE of Maure-Kailashmandu and Maure-Toli-Chhatra District Bajura Contract Roads 1,370,813.80 1,370,813.80 Terminated

RAP3/2013/005 Stage 1 Survey, Design and IEE of Sanighat-Phukot-Syuna-Shipkhana District Road Kalikot Completed 2,005,672.11 2,001,082.11

RAP3/2013/006 Consultancy Services for Stage 2 Survey, Design and Construction Supervision of Mugu Gamgadhi-Dhaina-Dulachaur District Road 32,400,002.00 17,356,256.61

RAP3/2013/007 Consultancy Services for Stage 2 Survey, Design and Construction Supervision of Sallisalla- Humla Darma and Galfagad-Kalika District Roads 33,829,000.00 19,202,074.20

RAP3/2013/008 Consultancy Services for Stage 2 Survey, Design and Construction Supervision of Maure- Bajura Contract Kailashmandu and Maure-Toli-Chhatra District Roads 31,453,968.75 9,849,108.96 Terminated

RAP3/2013/009 Consultancy Services for Stage 2 Survey, Design and Construction Supervision of Sanighat- Kalikot Phukot-Syuna-Shipkhana District Road 36,138,821.00 19,528,176.05

RAP3/2013/010 Consultancy Services for Local Road Asset Management Support in Jumla district Jumla 28,260,752.58 19,962,853.46

RAP3/2013/011 Consultancy Services for Local Road Asset Management Support in Achham district Achham 23,449,000.00 16,963,573.86

RAP3/2013/012 Consultancy Services for Local Road Asset Management Support in Morang district Morang Contract 25,344,921.00 10,900,100.87 Terminated

RAP3/2013/013 Consultancy Services for Local Road Asset Management Support in Doti district Doti 27,583,673.00 19,937,881.52

RAP3/2013/014 Consultancy Services for Local Road Asset Management Support in Dailekh district Dailekh 26,034,375.00 18,253,489.69

RAP3/2013/015 Consultancy Services for Local Road Asset Management Support in Dadeldhura district Dadeldhura 26,475,620.00 21,316,119.60

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REVISED Remarks / Key Total Value Paid to date Contract No. Name of the Contract District issues or excl. VAT (NRs.) actions required (NRs.)

RAP3/2013/016 Consultancy Services for Local Road Asset Management Support in Jhapa district Jhapa Contract 22,543,500.00 12,545,981.70 Terminated

RAP3/2013/017 Consultancy Services for Local Road Asset Management Support in Parbat district Parbat Contract 25,135,000.00 13,565,303.00 Terminated

RAP3/2013/018 Consultancy Services for Local Road Asset Management Support in Sindhupalchowk district Sindhupalchok Contract 20,689,000.00 9,273,216.09 Terminated

RAP3/2013/019 Consultancy Services for Local Road Asset Management Support in Sankhuwasabha district Sankhuwas'a Contract 25,135,000.00 12,230,929.54 Terminated.

RAP3/2013/020 Consultancy Services for Survey, Design and IEE for Road Improvement Works in Jhapa, Jhapa, Morang and Morang and Sankhuwasabha districts Sankhuwas'a 3,077,387.50 2,876,610.00

RAP3/2013/021 Consultancy Services for Survey, Design and IEE for Road Improvement Works in Parbat, Parbat, Sinddhupalchowk, Dailekh and Jumla districts Sinddhupalchok, 4,856,262.50 4,495,100.00 Dailekh and Jumla

RAP3/2013/022 Consultancy Services for Survey, Design and IEE for Road Improvement Works in Dadeldhura, Doti Dadeldhura, Doti and Achham districts and Achham 4,024,631.25 3,760,908.00

RAP3/2013/023 Supply of Construction Tools and Safety Equipment to Nepalgunj Nepalgunj Completed. 5,084,300.00 5,077,090.41

RAP3/2013/024 Supply of Construction Tools and Safety Equipment to Bajura and Humla districts Bajura and Humla Completed. 9,755,907.68 9,437,122.25

RAP3/2013/025 Supply of Construction Tools and Safety Equipment to Mugu and Kalikot districts Mugu and Kalikot Completed. 5,151,111.25 5,125,740.51 Procurement in 2014

RAP3/2014/001 Supply of Gum Boots New Constuction Completed. Districts 8,149,100.00 8,067,609.00

RAP3/2014/002 Supply of Survey Gears ( Auto Levels/ Total Stations) New Constuction Completed. Districts 1,749,000.00 1,749,000.00

RAP3/2014/003 Cancelled

RAP3/2014/004 Supply of Machine Fabricated Gabion Boxes for Kalikot District Kalikot Completed 13,664,376.00 13,552,639.19

RAP3/2014/005 Supply of Machine Fabricated Gabion Boxes for Bajura District Bajura Completed 37,320,807.68 37,232,636.04

RAP3/2014/006 Cancelled

RAP3/2014/007 Retrofitting TMO, Kathmandu Completed 362,170.99 362,170.99

RAP3/2014/008 Supply of Machine Fabricated Gabion Boxes for Mugu District Mugu Completed 26,669,614.00 26,521,741.95

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REVISED Remarks / Key Total Value Paid to date Contract No. Name of the Contract District issues or excl. VAT (NRs.) actions required (NRs.)

RAP3/2014/009 Supply of Machine Fabricated Gabion Boxes for Humla District Humla Completed 30,575,163.00 30,181,735.29

RAP3/2014/010 Supply of geotextile to RAP3 districts New Constuction Completed Districts 3,464,775.00 3,393,900.02

RAP3/2014/011 Supply of Construction Tools to RAP3 districts New Constuction Completed Districts 3,811,237.00 3,354,840.02

RAP3/2014/012 Supply of Wheel Barrows to RAP3 districts New Constuction Completed Districts 5,404,000.00 4,980,300.00

RAP3/2014/013 Desigade- Mahabu District Road Dailekha Dailekh 22,619,231.25 3,852,727.74

RAP3/2014/014_01 Preparation of DTMPs for DoLIDAR in 2014/2015 Dhanusha, mahottari, Sarlahi and udaypur Dhanusa, Mahottari, districts. Sarlahi and 2,348,144.00 704,443.20 Udayapur

RAP3/2014/014_02 Preparation of DTMPs for DoLIDAR in 2014/2015 Bara, Parsa, Rauthat and Gorkha districts. Bara, Parsa, Rautahat and 2,499,160.00 1,686,933.00 Gorkha

RAP3/2014/014_03 Preparation of DTMPs for DoLIDAR in 2014/2015 Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Tanahun districts. Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Tanahun 1,339,290.00 401,787.00

RAP3/2014/014_04 Preparation of DTMPs for DoLIDAR in 2014/2015 Rupandehi, Gulmi and Baglung districts. Rupandehi, Gulmi and Baglung 1,776,764.00 1,066,060.00

RAP3/2014/014_05 Preparation of DTMPs for DoLIDAR in 2014/2015 Argakhanchi, Pyuthan and Salyan districts. Argakhanchi, Pyuthan and Salyan 2,038,440.00 1,223,064.00

RAP3/2014/014_06 Preparation of DTMPs for DoLIDAR in 2014/2015 Banke, Dang and Kanchanpur districts. Banke, Dang and Kanchanpur 1,755,750.00 1,053,450.00 Procurement in 2015

RAP3/2015/001 Services to Conduct Training on Procurement and Contract Managemnt for DDC and DTO Kathmandu Completed Staff 1,374,119.55 1,374,119.55

RAP3/2015/002_1 Emergency Improvement of Access Road to Provide Rescue and Relief Packages for Sindhupalchok Completed Earthquake Victims at Sindhupalchowk Districts 647,506.90 647,350.39

RAP3/2015/002_2 Emergency Improvement of Access Road to Provide Rescue and Relief Packages for Sindhupalchok Completed Earthquake Victims at Sindhupalchowk Districts (Cluster #3) 406,800.00 395,952.00

RAP3/2015/002_3 Emergency Improvement of Access Road to Provide Rescue and Relief Packages for Sindhupalchok Completed Earthquake Victims at Sindhupalchowk Districts (Cluster #3) 22,600.00 22,000.00

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REVISED Remarks / Key Total Value Paid to date Contract No. Name of the Contract District issues or excl. VAT (NRs.) actions required (NRs.)

RAP3/2015/002_4 Emergency Improvement of Access Road to Provide Rescue and Relief Packages for Sindhupalchok Completed Earthquake Victims at Sindhupalchowk Districts (Cluster #3) 57,291.00 57,291.00

RAP3/2015/002_5 Emergency Improvement of Access Road to Provide Rescue and Relief Packages for Sindhupalchok Completed Earthquake Victims at Sindhupalchowk Districts (Cluster #3) 379,680.00 379,680.00

RAP3/2015/002_6 Emergency Improvement of Access Road to Provide Rescue and Relief Packages for Sindhupalchok - Earthquake Victims at Sindhupalchowk Districts 56,500.00

RAP3/2015/002_7 Emergency Improvement of Access Road to Provide Rescue and Relief Packages for Sindhupalchok Completed Earthquake Victims at Sindhupalchowk Districts 35,256.00 24,238.50

RAP3/2015/002_8 Emergency Improvement of Access Road to Provide Rescue and Relief Packages for Sindhupalchok Completed Earthquake Victims at Sindhupalchowk Districts 36,725.00 28,250.00

RAP3/2015/002_9 Emergency Improvement of Access Road to Provide Rescue and Relief Packages for Sindhupalchok Completed Earthquake Victims at Sindhupalchowk Districts (Cluster #2) 308,490.00 308,490.00

RAP3/2015/002_10 Emergency Improvement of Access Road to Provide Rescue and Relief Packages for Sindhupalchok Completed Earthquake Victims at Sindhupalchowk Districts 57,291.00 57,291.00

RAP3/2015/002_A Emergency Improvement of Access Road to Provide Rescue and Relief Packages for Sindhupalchok Completed Earthquake Victims at Sindhupalchowk Districts 115,640.00 115,640.00

RAP3/2015/002_B Emergency Improvement of Access Road to Provide Rescue and Relief Packages for Sindhupalchok Completed Earthquake Victims at Sindhupalchowk Districts 111,136.00 111,136.00

RAP3/2015/003 Supply of Rock breacking Feather and Wedge Kathmandu Completed 262,500.00 258,037.50

RAP3/2015/004 Supply of Sare parts of Rock Drills Pionjar 120 Kathmandu Completed 1,569,054.63 1,569,054.63

RAP3/2015/005 Supply of Heavey Coated Machine Fabricated Gabion Boxes for Bajura District Bajura - 21,136,719.00

RAP3/2015/006 Supply of Heavey Coated Machine Fabricated Gabion Boxes for Kalikot District Kalikot - 30,065,885.00

RAP3/2015/007 Supply of Heavey Coated Machine Fabricated Gabion Boxes and GI wires for Mugu District Mugu 10,899,077.68 1,089,907.00

Trimester Report November 2015 - March 2016

REVISED Remarks / Key Total Value Paid to date Contract No. Name of the Contract District issues or excl. VAT (NRs.) actions required (NRs.)

RAP3/2015/008 Supply of Heavey Coated Machine Fabricated Gabion Boxes for Humla District Humla - 17,293,824.00 RAP3/2015/009 Supply of Geotextiles to RAP new districts Humla, Mugu, Cancelled Bajura and Kalikot

RAP3/2015/010 Supply of Geotextiles to Kalikot districts Kalikot Completed 259,600.00 259,600.00 RAP3/2015/012 Supply of Geotextile to Bajura and Kalikot districts Bajura and Kalikot Completed 1,071,485.35 1,071,485.35

RAP3/2015/013 Supply of Geotextile to Mugu and Humla districts Humla and Mugu Completed 1,201,217.87 1,201,217.87 RAP3/2015/014 Supply of geotextile to Bajura District Bajura Completed 258,000.00 253,700.00 RAP3/2015/015 Transportation of Stock from Nepalgunj to Humla-Sealed Quotation Cancelled RAP3/2015/016 Transportation of Stock from Nepalgunj to Mugu-Direct Procurement Mugu Completed 95,332.50 95,332.50 RAP3/2015/017 Transportation of Stock from Nepalgunj to Humla-Direct Humla 259,651.61 146,000.20 RAP3/2015/018 Supply of Construction tools and safety gears to RAP3 districts Humla, Mugu, Bajura and Kalikot 5,423,020.00 RAP3/2015/019 Supply of Safety Gum boots to RAP-3 District Humla, Mugu, Bajura and Kalikot 2,469,600.00 RAP3/2015/020 Supply of Wheel barrrow and spare parts to Bajura Distrcit Bajura 605,623.50 Procurement in 2016 RAP3/2016/001 Transportation of Stock from Nepalgunj to Piplang, Humla Humla 267,887.40 RAP3/2016/002 Transportation of Stock from Nepalgunj to Shreenagar, Humla Humla 222,048.00 RAP3/2016/003 Supply of HDPE Pipe to Humla District Humla Cancelled RAP3/2016/004 Supply of geotextile to Kalikot and Bajura Kalikot and Bajura Completed 314,244.00 314,244.00

Trimester Report November 2015 - March 2016

hh hh

ANNEXhh 6 - SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

3,850

Build

4,318

1,028

1,094

2,679

1,535

5,471

4,304

3,913

1,134

1,183

15,843

11,867

408

300

320

231

232

280

302

719

2,056

16,408

9,415

Year 2 SEDhh -Group, Scheme and Household Targets with Progress per Subcomponent per District

Maint

8,486

6,499

3,109

4,789

1,097

1,911

4,864

1,969

9,874

4,270

1,391

2,033

12,448

10,861

100

483

632

459

262

618

841

9,578 25,657

IG Only IG

83%

98%

20%

82%

83%

60%

99%

98%

97%

99%

95%

96%

99%

98%

99%

101%

108%

100%

% %

98%

83%

98%

Progress

101%

Progress

Actual

28,291

20,353

10,817

15,166

13,787

300

100

483

863

522

494

898

3,517

5,817

1,417

3,005

7,543

3,504

5,471

5,404

2,574

1,143

2,752

28,291

5,817

19,732

53,840

28,291

5,817

19,732

Target

28,291

20,353

10,817

13,356

12,142

300

100

131

578

812

160

515

800

3,517

5,683

1,032

2,959

5,311

1,490

5,488

5,296

1,515

1,200

2,656

28,291

5,683

2,677

18,219

52,193

28,291

5,683

18,219

247

283

107

278

238

122

Qty

Actual

420

1,270

1,784 1,784

94 94

420

1,270

TOTAL, 8-DISTRICTS TOTAL,

282

283

177

105

280

309

240

133

Qty

Target

495

1,351

1,940 1,940

94 94

495

1,351

76%

78%

81%

25%

85%

86%

72%

100%

% %

76%

95%

78%

Progress

100%

Progress

Qty

Actual

191

269 269

10 10

68 68

191

DAILEKH

Qty

Target

127

233

370 370

10 10

127

233

(weightsas perbudget)

85%

51%

94%

90%

25%

64%

47%

85%

100%

% %

85%

89%

51%

94%

Progress

Qty

Actual

135

165 165

9 9

21 21

135

KALIKOT

Qty

Target

161

191 191

9 9

21 21

161

(weightsas perbudget)

50%

74%

131%

100%

140%

100%

% %

98%

50%

131%

Progress

100%

Progress

Qty

Actual

100

161 161

11 11

50 50

100

JUMLA

Qty

Target

106

183 183

106

(weightsas perbudget)

92%

90%

94%

99%

25%

83%

85%

94%

82%

85%

95%

99%

100%

% %

92%

94%

90%

94%

Progress

Qty

Actual

181

219 219

12 12

26 26

181

MUGU

Qty

Target

164

203 203

164

(weightsas perbudget)

64%

94%

25%

83%

89%

85%

215%

226%

100%

% %

64%

94%

215%

137%

Progress

Qty

Actual

111 111

9 9

7 7

95 95

HUMLA

Qty

Target

106

122 122

9 9

7 7

106

(weightsas perbudget)

88%

98%

95%

25%

65%

86%

100%

% %

88%

98%

Progress

100%

Progress

8-District SED Progress, February 2016 February Progress, SED 8-District

Qty

Actual

192

230 230

12 12

26 26

192

BAJURA

Qty

Target

184

221 221

184

(weightsas perbudget)

99%

95%

25%

77%

100%

110%

100%

% %

99%

95%

100%

Progress

100%

Progress

Qty

Actual

197

299 299

16 16

86 86

197

ACHHAM

Qty

Target

200

302 302

200

(weightsas perbudget)

94%

91%

97%

25%

85%

87%

95%

98%

95%

92%

97%

96%

98%

100%

% %

94%

96%

91%

97%

Progress

Qty

Actual

136

179

330 330

15 15

136

179

DOTI

Qty

Target

136

197

348 348

15 15

136

197

(weightsas perbudget)

25%

10%

25%

50%

10%

25%

15%

100%

200%

100%

coeff.

Benef. Benef.

Component

EI & IG Progress IG & EI

Trail Bridge Progress Bridge Trail

RET WinrockProgress RET

SEDTotal

Summary

TBTrail Bridges Helvetas/DDC

EI RET EI Winrock

IG and IG Helvetas/Practical EI Action

Trail Bridge Progress Bridge Trail

RET WinrockRET Progress

EI EI & Progress IG

TB: TrailBridge TB: BSP

TB: TrailBridge TB: (incl.inspection-not-yet-done TB)

TB: Completed TB: TrailBridge Monitoring

EI4.9:Completed scheme RET monitoring

EI4.8BusinessSupport RET to SP

EI4.7:Community Service RET

EI4.6:IG-related scheme RET

EI4.5: IW Mill scheme EI4.5: Mill IW

EI4.4: Mud & Rocket & Mud EI4.4:IC communityStove

EI4.3: Metal IC EI4.3:communityStoveMetal

EI4.2: SolarEI4.2: communityHS

EI4.1: Micro-HydroPowerEI4.1:scheme Rehab

EI5.2:Completed EIScheme Monitoring

EI5.1:SupportEI Business to Service Providers

EI3: ProcessingEI3: scheme Market &

EI2: IrrigationEI2: Scheme

EI1: TrailEI1:and Local Bridge scheme

IG6: Ex-IG GroupEx-IGIG6:Monitoring

IG5: RBG Capacity RBG IG5:Building

IG4.2: EmployableIG4.2: Skills Marginalised for HH

IG4.1: Off-Farm IG for Marginalised for IG Off-Farm IG4.1: Groups

IG 3: SupportBusinessIG to 3: IG Service Providers

IG2: Market SystemMarket Coordination IG2: (corridor)

IG1.6: Goat Group Goat IG1.6:

IG1.5: NTFP Group NTFP IG1.5:

IG1.4: Fruit Group Fruit IG1.4:

IG1.3: Spice IG1.3:Group IG1.2: Seed IG1.2:Group IG1.1: Vegetable IG1.1: Group

Trimester Report November 2015 - March 2016

List of completed bridges under RAP as of February 2016

Year of SN District Bridge Number Bridge Name Type Span (m) HH Completion 1 69 5 014 18 06 1 Bigri SD 87 255 2013/14 2 69 5 022 18 06 1 Liphrukhola SD 60 551 2013/14 3 69 5 029 18 06 1 Odarkhet SD 84 136 2013/14 4 69 5 034 18 06 1 Dware SD 82 101 2013/14 5 69 5 041 18 06 1 Thadagada SD 68 423 2013/14 6 69 5 046 18 06 1 Santada Bridge SD 49 221 2013/14 7 68 5 056 18 06 1 Nawasera SD 110 145 2013/14 8 Achham 69 5 013 18 06 3 Bherasain SD 67.7 220 2013/14 9 69 5 018 18 06 1 Lingrawa SD 86 764 2013/14 10 69 5 011 18 06 1 Lamtola SD 78 132 2014/15 11 69 5 069 18 06 2 Syale ghat SD 83 108 2015/16 12 69 5 057 18 06 1 Dogade A SD 120 666 2015/16 13 69 5 059 18 06 1 Tolisera SD 81 460 2015/16 14 69 5 050 18 06 1 Samaiji Khola SD 59 315 2015/16 15 69 5 066 18 06 1 Lode gad SD 117 322 2015/16 16 68 5 025 18 06 2 Ghogar SD 77 400 2013/14 17 68 5 002 18 06 1 Shelaghat SD 60 191 2013/14 18 68 5 002 18 06 2 Gopisera SD 40 95 2013/14 19 68 5 025 18 06 3 Balde Bafaune SD 73 400 2013/14 20 68 5 006 18 06 2 Alsebadi SD 111 550 2014/15 21 Bajura 68 5 001 18 06 1 Chosekot SD 68 151 2014/15 22 68 5 015 18 06 1 Thulaghat SD 73 196 2014/15 23 68 5 006 18 06 1 Daiya SD 113 197 2014/15 24 68 5 006 18 06 3 Jyale Tilakhe SD 111 108 2014/15 25 68 5 011 18 06 1 Maitarna SD 81 200 2014/15 26 68 5 017 18 06 2 Madi Khola SD 45 68 2014/15 27 68 5 017 18 06 3 Bagarkhola SD 68 125 2014/15 28 61 5 004 18 06 1 Basenighat SD 69 154 2013/14 29 61 5 005 18 06 2 Lamatada SN 50 282 2013/14 30 61 5 030 18 06 2 Mallasanghu SD 102 153 2013/14 31 61 5 047 18 06 3 Rotu Katte SD 86 353 2014/15 32 65 5 012 18 06 1 Maulesaal SD 42 403 2014/15 Dailekh 33 65 5 019 18 06 1 Amlachaur SD 85 183 2014/15 34 61 5 027 18 06 2 Ghoptekhet SD 49 294 2014/15 35 61 5 052 18 06 1 Badakhet SD 114 226 2014/15 36 61 5 053 18 06 1 Okhalekhola SD 95 111 2014/15 37 61 5 022 18 06 1 Dhad Khola SD 84 83 2014/15 38 70 5 012 18 06 1 Khola Saudi SD 67 208 2013/14 39 70 5 026 18 06 1 Raushe SD 55 189 2013/14 40 70 5 033 18 06 1 Bajanath ST 28 230 2013/14 41 70 5 048 18 06 1 Simalkhet SD 82 290 2013/14 42 70 5 046 18 06 1 Gad khet SD 83 342 2014/15 43 70 5 034 18 06 1 Kulchhida Truss ST 28 138 2014/15 44 70 5 011 18 06 1 Baltada SD 88 147 2014/15 45 Doti 70 5 023 18 06 2 Kalaijar ST 24 102 2014/15 46 70 5 036 18 06 1 Rautkatte SN 95 217 2014/15 70 5 017 18 06 1 Saguraha SD 87 196 2014/15 47 Phaletbagar 48 70 5 031 18 06 1 Kailpal Deujal SN 64 138 2014/15 49 70 5 049 18 06 2 Ghattegad B ST 32 610 2014/15 50 70 5 023 1806 1 Ghattegad A ST 28 189 2014/15 51 70 5 027 18 06 1 Jarimtghat A ST 32 191 2014/15

Trimester Report November 2015 - March 2016

Year of SN District Bridge Number Bridge Name Type Span (m) HH Completion 70 5 020 18 06 1 Jalkule SD 104 220 2015/16 52 Sayalghat 53 66 5 024 18 06 1 Giusi SD 78 257 2013/14 54 66 5 010 18 062 Tallo Sangu SD 70 90 2014/15 55 66 5 017 18 06 1 Sarisalla SD 66 381 2014/15 56 66 5 005 18 06 2 Bhedigad SD 90 250 2014/15 57 66 5 013 18 06 1 Lali Khola SD 42 296 2014/15 58 66 5 005 18 06 1 Gurgure ST 32 100 2015/16 59 Humla 66 5 015 18 06 2 Tancha SD 100 234 2015/16 60 66 5 015 18 06 3 Phucha SD 79 108 2015/16 61 66 5 020 18 06 1 Karigad SD 60 100 2015/16 62 63 5 014 18 06 2 Imilcha SD 82 189 2013/14 63 63 5 015 18 06 3 Nuwakot SD 99 183 2013/14 64 63 5 029 18 06 2 Bharvare ST 28 103 2013/14 65 63 5 014 18 06 1 Suda Truss ST 32 108 2014/15 66 Jumla 63 5 005 18 06 2 Taadi Bagar SD 43 281 2014/15 67 63 5 018 18 06 1 Rara Sangu SD 50 254 2014/15 68 63 5 018 18 06 2 Patar Sangu SD 87 188 2014/15 69 63 5 029 18 06 1 Chiyani Truss ST 32 67 2014/15 70 63 5 024 18 06 3 Dhapa SN 49 103 2015/16 71 64 5 019 18 06 2 Dahachaur SD 68 1,606 2013/14 72 64 5 006 18 06 2 Baddimela SD 60 764 2014/15 73 64 5 010 18 06 2 Dudhepani SD 48.6 930 2014/15 74 64 5 004 18 06 1 Ghattegad I SD 82 228 2014/15 Kalikot 75 64 5 015 18 06 1 Dobitta SD 73 513 2015/16 76 64 5 008 18 06 1 Lade khola SD 69 6,066 2015/16 64 5 016 18 06 1 Suka Khola SD 98 779 2015/16 77 (Lamri Khola) 78 65 5 010 18 06 1 Tihar Bagar SD 42 303 2013/14 79 65 5 014 18 06 1 Patarkhola SD 74 176 2013/14 80 65 5 017 18 06 4 Syalibagar SD 119 291 2013/14 81 65 5 019 18 06 2 Mauberi ST 28 160 2013/14 82 65 5 019 18 06 3 Siyagad SD 60 288 2013/14 83 65 5 002 18 06 1 Jhyari Khola ST 28 190 2014/15 Mugu 84 65 5 005 18 06 1 Ghattegad SD 49 193 2014/15 85 65 5 011 18 06 2 Sipaghat SD 94 338 2014/15 86 65 5 013 18 06 1 Nera Ghat SD 94 655 2014/15 87 65 5 020 18 06 1 Gadi Khola SD 50 87 2014/15 88 65 5 008 18 06 1 Riyushbagar SD 60 559 2015/16 89 65 5 009 18 06 1 Chhayalu SD 54 143 2015/16 Total 30,710

Trimester Report November 2015 - March 2016

List of ongoing bridges under RAP as of February 2016

SN District Bridge Number Bridge Name Type Span (m) HH Progress 1 Achham 69 5 051 18 06 1 Bheltadi SD 235 1,866 87% 2 66 5 019 18 06 1 Machhapani SD 74 0 (dropped) 3 66 5 023 18 06 1 Makai Kuna SD 119 0 (dropped) 4 Jumla 63 5 013 18 06 3 Taa Ghatta SN 63 215 87% 5 63 5 024 18 06 2 Jancha SD 52 1,293 87% 6 Kalikot 64 5 011 18 06 2 Sannigad (Lamabagar) SD 94 1,159 92% 7 64 5 011 18 06 3 Kapre Khola SD 61 881 87% Total 5,414

Trimester Report November 2015 - March 2016

List of completed Irrigation Scheme under RAP as of February 2016

Scheme Command SN District Name of Scheme Location Type HH ID Area (Ha) 1 AchIrP01 Achodkhola Toshi-4 Pond 54 2 2 AchIrP02 Salmela Dhamali-3 Pond 39 3 3 AchIrP03 Jethari/Jugata Batulasein-5 Pond 31 5 4 AchIrP04 Saini Ramaroshan-1 Pond 29 2 5 Achham AchIrP05 Pallo Badhapani MUS Ramaroshan 5,8 MUS 108 8 6 AchIrP06 Dwaripata Batulasein -8 Pond 29 1.4 7 AchIrP07 Koladhari Ramaroshan-1 Pond 40 3.2 8 AchIrP08 Mughadhara Dhamali-4 Pond 41 8.2 9 AchIrP09 Pidomichnepada Toshi- 5 Pond 34 1.5 10 BajIrP01 Kholekhet Kailasmandu -8 Pond 51 3 11 BajIrP02 Katipadhera Toli -3 Pond 45 3 12 Bajura BajIrP03 Nahagaira Chhatara-5 Pond 16 2 13 BajIrP04 Mugra Kailasmandu-5 Pond 80 2.9 14 BajIrP05 Ghattekhola Toli-1 Pond 37 2.4 15 DaiIrP01 Batekafal Pipalkot-2 Pond 21 1.8 16 DaiIrP02 Phoolbari Sinhasain-1 Pond 19 0.4 17 DaiIrP03 Jaulapipal Tilepata-7 Pond 17 1.0 18 DaiIrP04 Bajedi Sinhasain-4 Pond 18 0.6 19 DaiIrP05 Mugraha Sinhasain-7 Pond 18 1.4 20 DaiIrP06 Adherikhola Singhasain-3 Pond 21 1.2 21 DaiIrP07 Bajedi Sinhasain-3 Pond 15 0.7 22 DaiIrP08 Nauli Pound Tilepata-6 Pond 7 0.5 23 DaiIrP09 Laliguransh Bhawani-5 Pond 22 1.4 24 DaiIrP10 Chhana Pond Bhawani-4 Pond 17 0.8 25 DaiIrP11 Ratamata Raniban-2 Pond 22 1.5 26 DaiIrP12 Kuiyapani Raniban-1 Pond 20 1.0 27 DaiIrP13 Majhgaun Bhawani-5 Pond 22 0.9 28 DaiIrP14 Tarbare Baluwatar-8 Pond 17 0.6 29 Dailekh DaiIrP15 Mahadev Meheltoli-3 Pond 20 1.0 30 DaiIrP16 Jhargaun Ruma-2 Pond 10 0.5 31 DaiIrP17 Pattakhelna Ruma-3 Pond 16 0.7 32 DaiIrP18 Ratamata Meheltoli-4 Pond 19 1.0 33 DaiIrP19 Rumi Jaganath-5 Pond 19 0.9 34 DaiIrP20 Ramilomajhgaun Meheltoli-4 Pond 17 0.8 35 MUSPIP01 Bhaljemela Layapatal Pipalkot-9 MUS 55 5.5 36 DaiIrP21 Dandagaun IP Bhawani 7 PI 20 2.9 37 DaiIrP22 Jibanjyoti IP Bhawani 3 PI 28 7.7 38 DaiIrP23 Aaidunga IP Rakamkarnali 8 PI 17 1.4 39 DaiIrP24 Batasedanda IP Pipalkot 5 PI 14 1.9 40 DaiIrP25 Muldhara IP Pipalkot 2 PI 14 1.2 41 DaiIrP26 Bestada IP Pagnath 1 PI 25 3.0 42 DaiIrP27 Bhairabsthan IP Pagnath 1 PI 18 5.4 43 DaiIrP28 Mahadev IP Pagnath 9 PI 9 4.9 44 DotIrP01 Bhamka Daud -1 Pond 26 1 45 DotIrP02 Tikhatar Tikhatar-3 Jar 19 1 46 DotIrP03 Leaudapani Khola Satferi- 9 Pond 34 2 47 DotIrP04 Chanukada Ch’rachautara- 8 Jar 29 1 48 DotIrP05 Gaguda 3 Gaguda-3 Pond 33 2 49 DotIrP06 Mallo Gaguda Gaguda-6 MUS 44 2 50 Doti DotIrP07 Mahadev Tikhatar-2 Pond 22 1.1 51 DotIrP08 Paladi Gaguda-2 Pond 62 3.3 52 DotIrP09 Chhadal Gaguda-1 Pond 17 0.4 53 DotIrP10 Satferi Satferi-1 Pond 24 1.1 54 DotIrP11 Kantola Jar Satferi-8 Jar 19 1.0 55 DotIrP12 Tikhatar Jar Tikhatar-5 Jar 12 1.0 56 DotIrP13 Gaguda Jar Gaguda-1,2,3,6 Jar 32 2.0 57 HumIrP01 Devkotabada Rautala Darma-3 Pond 15 1 58 Humla HumIrP02 Dangdu Darma-2 Pond 15 1 59 HumIrP03 Malilka Darma-7 Pond 15 1

Trimester Report November 2015 - March 2016

60 JumIrP01 Gairimul Narakot-7, Pigi Pond 38 1.9 61 JumIrP02 Laligurans Narakot-6, Gothi Pond 65 1.9 62 JumIrP03 Fulbari Sanigaon-7, Pond 48 1.9 Jumla 63 JumIrP04 Rangichoair Sanigaon-8, Pond 45 5.0 64 JumIrP05 Khallachoair Sanigaon-5, Pond 60 2.0 65 JumIrP06 Bhairam Badki-1, Badki Pond 50 5.0 66 KalIrP01 Puchharwada Sipkhana 5 Pond 15 1.7 67 KalIrP02 Baddala Syuna 9 Pond 15 1.05 68 Kalikot KalIrP03 Badarukh Syuna 6 Pond 15 0.9 69 KalIrP04 Kalika Irrigation Pond Sipkhana-5 Pond 20 1.7 70 KalIrP05 Chhatekhola Irrigation Pond Syuna-1 Pond 20 1.3 71 MugIrP01 Phuli Shreenagar-9 Pond 37 6 72 MugIrP02 Nigale Shreenagar-9 Pond 17 8 73 MugIrP03 Tuma Shreenagar-7 Pond 30 4 74 MugIrP04 DAG Nigale Shreenagar-9 Pond 23 4 75 Mugu MugIrP05 Naula Khola Shreenagar - 9 Pond 32 Distribution 76 MugIrP06 Simpaani Distribution Line Shreenagar -8 22 line Nigaale Maintenance Sub- 77 MugIrP07 Shreenagar -9 Maintenance 20 Project Total 2,181

List of completed Year 1 IWM Schemes under RAP as of February 2016 SN District ID of Scheme Name of IWM Operator Type Location HH 1 Do IWM 1 Yagya Raj Binadi SS/Impro. Satferi-4 30 2 Do IWM 2 Buddhe Parki SS/Impro. Tikhatar-2 30 3 Do IWM 3 Ganesh Bd Bista SS/Impro. Satferi-5 30 4 Do IWM 4 Binod Bam SS/Impro. Gaguda -9 30 5 Do IWM 5 Maniram Bhatta SS/Impro. Tikhatar-8 30 6 Do IWM 6 Arjun Singh Bogati SS/Impro. Gaguda -1 30 7 Do IWM 7 Purna Nath Yogi SS/Impro. Tikhatar-8 30 8 Do IWM 8 Gore Bhul SS/Impro. Tikhatar-3 30 9 Do IWM 9 Gauri Lal Awasthi SS/Impro. Tikhatar-1 30 10 Do IWM 10 Bhakta Bd. Rawat SS/Impro. Tikhatar-1 30 11 Do IWM 11 Dali Bayadi SS/Impro. Toleni-5 30 12 Do IWM 12 Dev Bd. Sarki SS/Impro. Toleni-6 30 13 Do IWM 13 Harka Bd. Dhami SS/Impro. Toleni-3 30 14 Do IWM 14 Nari Bayadi SS/Impro. Toleni-5 30 15 Do IWM 15 Dhaule Bayadi SS/Impro. Toleni-5 30 16 Do IWM 16 Damare Thapa SS/Impro. Toleni-3 30 17 Do IWM 17 Parbati Devi Singh SS/Impro. Toleni-3 30 Doti 18 Do IWM 18 Deva Devi Dhami SS/Impro. Toleni-3 30 19 Do IWM 19 Pari Payadi SS/Impro. Toleni-5 30 20 Do IWM 20 Dabal Bahadur Tiruwa SS/Impro. Tikhatar-2 30 21 Do IWM 21 Man Bd. Bista SS/Impro. Daud-3 30 22 Do IWM 22 Suraj Bhul SS/Impro. Daud-1 30 23 Do IWM 23 Harka Bd. Singh SS/Impro. Daud-2 30 24 Do IWM 24 Devendra Bd. Singh SS/Impro. Daud-1 30 25 Do IWM 25 Man Bd. Singh SS/Impro. Toleni-3 30 26 Do IWM 26 Gama Devi Singh SS/Impro. Toleni-3 30 27 DotIWM27 Gagan Bahadur Singh LS/Impro. Daud 1 200 28 DotIWM28 Pari Oli SS/Impro. Toleni -1 200 29 DotIWM29 Dharme Bista SS/Impro. Toleni -8 64 30 DotIWM30 Tara Singh Kathayat SS/Impro. Tikhatar-4 57 31 DotIWM31 Dambar Sunar SS/Impro. Satphari-7 18 32 DotIWM32 Dipak Bam SS/Impro. Chawara -1 57 33 DotIWM34 Janak Lal Ojha SS/Impro. Toleni-1 31 34 DotIWM35 Rambha Devi Oli SS/Impro. Toleni-2 50

Trimester Report November 2015 - March 2016

SN District ID of Scheme Name of IWM Operator Type Location HH 35 BajIWM04 Mohan Giri SS/Impro. Kailashmandu-6 80 36 BajIWM03 Kali Devi Thapa SS/Impro. Kailashmandu-6 100 Bajura 37 BajIWM01 Ammar jang Saud SS/Impro. Toli 5 60 38 BajIWM02 Harikrishna Saud SS/Impro. Toli 5 80 39 AchIWM01 Nayaran prasad Neupane SS/Impro. Santada 9 65 40 AchIWM02 Kausilla Neupane SS/Impro. Santada 9 70 41 AchIWM03 Janga Br Saud SS/Impro. Santada 5 60 42 Achham AchIWM04 Lok br Shah SS/Impro. Ramarosan 1 30 43 AchIWM05 Hari Saud SS/Impro. Ramarosan 1 50 44 AchIWM06 Janak Bista SS/Impro. Batulasain 8 80 45 AchIWM07 Bharat Bista SS/Impro. Batulasain 8 65 Total 2,197

List of completed Year 1 Community Services RET Scheme under RAP as of February 2016

SN District ID of Scheme Name of Scheme Location HH 1 DaiCSR01 Pashupati Higher secondary school Sinhasain-1 324 Dailekh 2 DaiCSR02 Tulsi Higher Secondary school Baluwatar-6 231 3 Mugu MugCSR01 Help Nepal Health Post Rara-9 300 Total 855

List of completed ICS (Metal) Scheme under RAP as of February 2016

SN District Location (VDC-Wards) Number of Scheme HH 1 Ramaroshan-1,2,3,4,5,8,9 11 30 2 Achham Santada – 3,4,5,9 5 25 3 Batulasain-2.5,6,7 8 65 4 Bajura Chhatara-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 13 40 5 Doti Gaguda- 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 29 476 6 Narakot-1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9 13 135 Jumla 7 Sanigaun-1,3,4,6,8,9 12 147 8 Fukot – 5,6 4 52 9 Kalikot Shipkhana – 3,5,7 3 18 10 Syuna – 3,5,7 5 8 Total 103 996

Trimester Report November 2015 - March 2016

ANNEX 7 – ANNUAL CPD PROGRAMME

Actual for each district

New Construction Districts (4) CPD Course Date Persons Groups/Dist Days Training Days Remarks 1 Orientation of Local Parties Jan-16 10 1 1 10 Political Parties Implementation (LRN Engineering Course 2 Feb-16 Modules 4A, 4B, 4D, 4E, 4F) 10 1 1 10 DTO/SC/RAP staff in districts Quality Control (LRN Engineering Course 3 Module 4C - Combine with Implementation Feb-16 for 2 days training for all modules) 10 1 1 10 DTO/SC/RAP staff in districts Bio Engineering (Part of LRN Engineering 4 May-16 Course Module 2E) 10 1 2 20 DTO/SC/RAP staff in districts 5 New road construction Sep-16 20 15 1 300 300 RBG Members ARAMP (LRN Engineering Course Modules 6 Nov-16 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F) 10 1 1 10 DTO/SC/RAP staff in districts Detailed Design (LRN Engineering Course 7 Dec-16 Modules 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E (repeat 2E)) 10 1 1 10 DTO/SC/RAP staff in districts 370

Annual Review Course Date Nos Groups/Dist Days Training Days Remarks 1 District Review Jul-15 50 1 2 100 DDC/ Parties/RAP/Public 100

TOTALS 470 1880 Actual for each district

Maintenance Districts (10) CPD Course Date Persons Groups/Dist Days Training Days Remarks 1 Orientation of Local Parties Jan-16 10 1 1 10 Political Parties Procurement (LRN Engineering Course 2 Jan-16 Modules 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F) 10 1 1 10 DTO/SC/RAP staff in districts 3 Orientation User Groups/contractors Feb-16 20 6 1 120 User Groups in Core Districts Implementation (LRN Engineering Course 4 Feb-16 Modules 4A, 4B, 4D, 4E, 4F, 4G) 10 1 1 10 DTO/SC/RAP staff in districts Quality Control (LRN Engineering Course 5 Module 4C - Combine with Implementation Feb-16 for 2 days training for all modules) 10 1 1 10 DTO/SC/RAP staff in districts Bio Engineering (Part of LRN Engineering 6 May-16 Course Module 2E) 10 1 2 20 DTO/SC/RAP staff in districts Emergency Maintenance (Parts of LRN 7 Sep-16 Engineering Course Modules 1D and 2D) 10 1 1 10 DTO/SC/RAP staff in districts Rapid Survey (LRN Engineering Course 8 Sep-16 Module 1D) 10 1 1 10 DTO/SC/RAP staff in districts 9 RMG Nov-16 5 20 1 100 100 RMG Members ARAMP (LRN Engineering Course Modules 10 Nov-16 1A, 1B, 1C, 1E, 1F) 10 1 1 10 DTO/SC/RAP staff in districts Detailed Design (LRN Engineering Course 11 Dec-16 Modules 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E (repeat 2E)) 10 1 1 10 DTO/SC/RAP staff in districts 320

Annual Review Course Date Nos Groups/Dist Days Training Days Remarks 1 District Review Jul-16 50 1 2 100 DDC/ Parties/RAP/Public 100

TOTALS 420 4200 Grand Total 6080

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ANNEX 8 – RISK MANAGEMENT

Programme Risk Matrix

Risk Area/Description Mitigation Measures Residual Impact

A. External Context Gross Risk Net Risk

Natural disaster – earthquake, off-season heavy rainfall and snow i. No mitigation measure possible Almost Almost Likelihood: Impact: Major Likelihood: Impact: Major certain certain Political disruption of activities due to Bandhs i. Rescheduling of material and strikes, unofficial Indo-Nepal border procurement supplies and time RMG and RBG workers walk to work. Only blockage after promulgation of constitution of extensions on some RAP3 in Morang and Jhapa RMGs were affected. Nepal in September 2015. contracts ii. Stopped hand drill operations due DTMP draft reports of 20 districts received to fuel supplies used for rock and expected to complete soon. breaking works and tried to catch DTMP preparation works of additional 20 up rate of road construction with Indo-Nepal border reopened and situation districts delayed. additional SBGs formation is slowly turning back to normal iii. Efforts to expedite DTMP Almost Almost Likelihood: Impact: Moderate preparation works on DDC support Likelihood: Impact: Minor certain certain are being made through DoLIDAR. i. Briefed on working principles of the Not negotiable but districts are aware that Political interference – Compulsory donation, programme including BOGs and RAP cannot pay donations to political intimidation, influence on RAP3 decisions disseminated exclusively message parties.

that no donation is provided to any

political parties and their sister DDC’s accept that RAP funds go through

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Non-compliance of ARAMP priorities in DRCN ii. Efforts are being made through planning process and implementation by DoLIDAR to strictly follow the DDCs document in annual planning, budget and programming by DDCs Almost Almost Likelihood: Impact: Moderate Likelihood: Impact: Minor certain certain

B. Implementation Gross Risk Net Risk

Remoteness related issues result in delays i. Off-season bulk procurement of which lead to cost and time overruns, missed tools and materials ahead of the physical results and poor financial forecasting construction season to ensure Realistic results set and achieved while DLI and performance availability financial disbursement targets are hit with ii. Expedite construction works accuracy (+/-5%) stipulated by DFID engaging more RBGs/SBGs iii. For RAP 70% of costs go in wage payments to the poor so increased wages lead to increased benefits

iv. De-rate results to account for risks; Likelihood: Possible Impact: Moderate a. By 10-20% Likelihood: Possible Impact: Minor b. Use of financial cushion mechanism

C. Safeguards Gross Risk Net Risk

Risk of injury and deaths of workers on- and i. Provisions for protective safety off-work sites gears, first aid kits and insurance In spite of mitigation measures, accidents system in place. remain likely ii. Launch enforcement measures using safety gears & awareness Likelihood: Likely Impact: Moderate raising programme at group & Likelihood: Likely Impact: Minor community levels

D. Operational Gross Risk Net Risk

Risk of dependence on donor’s (DFID) support Exit strategy from pilot maintenance for road maintenance and upgrading and lack districts is under preparation for GoN fund able to cover routine road of use of GoN funds. consultation with DoLIDAR ensuring maintenance needs but not specific GoN funds to cover future road maintenance. maintenance needs. Switch to “RAP matching funding” Likelihood: Likely Impact: Major mechanism in Pilot districts based on Likelihood: Likely Impact: Moderate GON funding levels. Shrinkage of DRCN under RAP maintenance i. The formation of new municipalities (RMG) due to formation of new municipalities means that the length of the RAP Municipalities unable to fund ex DRCN to lessen the milestone target of the DRCN will shrink as they take over maintenance but DRCN shrinkage programme. responsibility for maintenance of mitigated by new links to unconnected existing DRCN links. VDCs ii. Reformulate DTMP to support GON expansion programme of DRCN to Almost unconnected VDCs. Almost Likelihood: Impact: Minor Likelihood: Impact: Minor certain certain Inclusion of Mugu Humla link under feeder i. DoR has agreed to follow route of Construction of Gamgadhi Chankheli road by DoR and start-up of road construction alignment fixed by RAP3 to utilise Darma road (Mugu – Humla link) through works in intermittent sections with NPR remaining budget under the present DFID funding over next four years will go 2.8million budget. contract. beyond expansion date of October 2019 ii. RAP through DoLIDAR to inform DoR after DFID’s approval on Likelihood: Likely Impact: Major additional fund for the road Likelihood: Unlikely Impact: Minor construction. Environmental Impact Assessment study of i. Enlist support of MOFALD to Mugu Humla road could take as much as 2 mitigate delays by GON in Approval of EIA study will unlikely to have years, and requires community dialogue and processing EIA knock on effects to start of road approval of EIA by MoPE before design work ii. EIA scoping document and ToR for construction works. can start EIA study approved by MoPE on 28 Jan 2016. Likelihood: Likely Impact: Major iii. Start some of the design work Likelihood: Unlikely Impact: Minor ahead of EIA TOR approval General poor performance of Design and i. Engaged fresh engineering Support Consultants graduates to support DTAs and Direct control by RAP improves replace under – performing performance in Pilot districts and Bajura. consultants. ii. In the Pilot districts except for Dadeldhura, technicians are directly Likelihood: Likely Impact: Major hired by RAP to replace support Likelihood: Unlikely Impact: Moderate consultants’ services.

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E. Fiduciary Gross Risk Net Risk

Risk of collusion in bidding during procurement Adoption of e-bidding procurement More normal levels of risk secured for RAP of goods and works based on GON e-bidding procedures funding. and establishment of internal scoring Likelihood: Possible Impact: Moderate Likelihood: Possible Impact: Moderate criteria and regular audits. Potential of inaccurate financial forecasting i. Payment for results (P4R) of RAP3 Able to hit financial forecasts within +/-5% due to poor planning and budgeting contract provisions promotes accuracy stipulated by DFID achievement of targets ii. Trimesterly progress reviews Likelihood: Possible Impact: Moderate enable adjustments to financial Likelihood: Possible Impact: Minor forecasts

F. Reputational Gross Risk Net Risk

RAP3 programme expansion seen to be slow i. Priority given to design by April/May or delayed and Amendment # 6 financial by Delays to implementation of Expansion July 2016 ii. HUM MUG road contract awarded Likelihood: Unlikely Impact: Severe Likelihood: Rare Impact: Moderate by July 2016 Repositioned role of RAP serving all other Exit from social and economic development SED projects and promoting their results (SED) programme component i. Other similar programme able to step in such as DFID’s CDP not credited to RAP Likelihood: Possible Impact: Minor Likelihood: Unlikely Impact: Minor

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Risk Event Register Implication on Impact Programm Health & Likelihood Incident status S. Event type and Geographical Cost Cause e Safety Action taken Action required No. description Location Start M L Settled Live LT ST H M L H M L H M L H date Despite support of local Hand drills used for road Fuel for hand drill RAP3 new administration offices of breaking works to operations is not construction new construction districts Wait until the expedite construction in avialable due to 34 districts - Bajura, √ √ √ √ √ upon RAP3's requests, fuel situation backs to Dec-15 Feb-16 No new road corridors is unofficial Nepal-India Kalikot, Humla from Tarai districts of the normal stopped due to fuel border blocakge by and Mugu region too have not been shortage Indian Government available Staff stranded scheduled to participate for LRN training and inhibited transport of goods and materials in To assess local districts. situations and Organised LRN training and Dissatisfaction of follow RMO’s National and regional internal annual review Madesh based and advice on staff level Bandhs, unofficial workshop on rescheduled ethnic based political movement and blockade by India and dates. parties on travel and transport violent demonstrations Rescheduling of material demarcation of of goods and and agitations of political procurement supplies and proposed federal construction tools party cadres and ethnic time extension on some All programme states and provosion and materials. 33 groups against √ √ √ √ √ contracts. Aug-15 Feb-16 No districts for greater level of To continue field Constitution of Nepal Contrained staff movement inclusion of dalits, works in enacted on 20 for programme business in janjatis in main coordination with September 2015 by Kathmandu and monitoring streams of politics and feedback of Constituent Assembly. and supervision of district and other sectors in local community activities. the new constitution and beneficiaries Abandoned Mugu Humla of Nepal. after assessment of link road remaining survey local situations. works due to shortage of

fuel for operation of generator used to recharge batteries of survey equipment RMG engagement in 16 DRCN of Morang Stoppage of RMG district discontinued Continue maintenance works in Waited for normalising the 32 Morang due to Terai strike √ √ √ √ √ monitoring local Sep-15 Jan-16 No some road corridors of situation has compelled to situation Terai districts lessen RMG road maintenance length. Earthquakes of 25 April Emergency road Office in KTM shut from 25 and 12 May blocked maintenance works April to 4 May following DRCN of SIN with SIN and other to be continued Natual disaster - aftershocks. Emergency 31 landslides and damaged earthquake hit √ √ √ √ √ throughout the Apr-15 Oct-15 No Earthquake maintenance team sent to houses of RAP3 staff districts monsoon and SIN 6th May to clear DRCN RMGs set up on blockages. Some 103km of 240km of DRCN

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DRCN opened by the end of May 2015.

Arghakhanchi, Baglung, Banke, Bara, Dang, Terai DTMPs delayed due Dhanusha, to strike and fuel crisis. Gorkha, Gulmi, Final reports of 15 districts Natual disaster - Continue Kanchanpur, are submitted and 5 more DTMP preparation Earthquake and monitoring and Mahottari, reports (Udayapur, works of additional 20 strikes by agitating supervision of 30 Nuwakot, Parsa, √ √ √ √ √ Dhanusha, Mahottari, Jun-15 Yes districts by national political parties DTMP preparation Pyuthan, Sarlahi and Tanhun) are consulting firms against new works of local Rasuwa, expected to be finalised Constitution of Nepal consultants. Rautahat, after presentation of draft Rupendehi, proposals in respective Salyan, Sarlahi, DDCs soon. Tanahun, Udayapur RAP DRCN is likely to shrink due to transfer of some Variations in DRCN size RAP3 sections of existing No immediate 29 under RMG road maintenance √ √ √ √ √ Waited for impacts Feb-15 Yes roads from DDCs to action is required maintenance districts newly formed municipalities in districts Despite briefings during the pre-bid All bids invited for 9 work meeting from the packages were cancelled Non-responsive bid district team, none of Procurement due to submission of 28 submissions from S'sabha the contractors √ √ √ √ √ process cycle has Jan-15 Mar-15 No sustentially non-responsive contractors properly filled bid to be repeated bids and decided to forms at the time of readvert. submission of their bids. Disturbance in RBG works on new Humla, Mugu, Other preparatory works construction road Kalikot and Repeated snowfall such as Phase 2 survey RBGs to be fully 27 corridors due to harsh Bajura new and rainfall during √ √ √ √ √ and design, procurement of Dec-14 Feb-15 No mobilised weather conditions due construction road winter tools and materials were to repeated snowfall in corridors taking place as planned. mountain districts In several districts (notably Jhapa and Dailekh) extreme under-bidding has Allocated IY2 funds Fund balance added to Maintenance resulted in lengthy based on 26 Contractor under bidding √ √ √ √ √ IYR-2 ARAMP planning Jul-14 Feb-15 No districts evaluation delays, performance of process and reassigned unnecessary re- districts bidding in several cases and under spend of budget Festival and LRN All programme LRN and road safety Remobilisation of staff No further action is 25 √ √ √ √ √ Sep-14 Oct-14 No traininig stoppages districts training course substentially completed required

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between Dashian and Tihar caused interruptions to other works GoN decision to ban GoN lifted restrictions on Ban on gravel and sand on gravel and sand 10 road extraction of river gravels mining from river beds mining activities from No further action is 24 maintenance √ √ √ √ √ for construction materials. Jul-14 Mar-15 No and other areas affect river beds and other required districts But Jhapa suffered for quite road maintenance works areas for at least 3 long and is recently settled. months Preliminary assessment of damage of DRCN and preparation of work plan to Damage of roads carry out emergency Damage of DRCN in due to continuous maintenance works of No further action is maintenance districts 6 RTI pilot and 4 23 and heavy downpour √ √ √ √ √ damaged section of roads. required for this Aug-14 Oct-14 No due to heavy rainfall core districts towards the end of Undertaken emergency year during monsoon monsoon 2014 maintenance works to reopen the road before festivals with DFID and DDC funds Private Sector workshop held in KTM on 5th June with all RAP3 consultants (15 firms) to review and derive action plans to tackle Training shortcomings programmes for In the critical case of Consultant staff to Low level of Morang (Support be organised exposure, lack of Consultant) RAP decided to regularly. hands-on experience replace the Consultant of technicians, brian district team management Incomplete design General poor drain of experienced by an in-house task-force works of some new performance of Programme manpower due to 22 √ √ √ √ √ from beginning of July construction road Mar-14 Nov-14 No Consultants (Design and districts limited career 2014. corridors are to Support) development Organised one-week complete by RAP opportunities and training programme to in-house team of weak private sector project Engineers in Sept- experts and organisations in 14 interns/graduate Nepal Despite all efforts from the Engineers engaged programme, some of the under the consultants could not programme. satisfactorily completed design works and terminated assignments and contracts. Low contract bids: 52- Mistakes during RAP3 management 53% below the uploading of item of declined for issuance of Engineer's estimates on works by DDC staff non-objection letters to the 3 small contract Sindhu Local contractors DDC to start re- 21 √ √ √ √ √ DDC proceed with contracts Mar-14 Sep-14 No packages and alter item palchowk with no works at bidding process and asked to explore of works while uploading hand alternative options which of information for e-bid Not serious on timely ensures quality of works submissions completion and

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delivery of quality works The contractor rectified defective works following standard method of gabion wall construction

Payment request for the Technical specialist from defective gabion walls Payment was TMO verified the work constructed by one of released to the rectified by the contractor the contractors contractor after and met him who accused rectification of 20 Dadeldhura Greed √ √ √ √ √ corruption charge against Jun-14 Jul-14 No Received complain defective works the team independently. (audio clip) eith From the report it is corruuption allegation No further action is revealed that the contractor against the district team required was compelled to make the by the contractor false statement by then IOW who was dismissed ffrom the job for tryingto do malpractices in construction in the district. DDC is informed for field DDC to investigate Greed led to verification of works before Cost estimate based Sankhuwa the case and 19 establish wrong √ √ √ √ √ payments and suggested to Jun-14 Feb-15 No payment to UC works sabha correct it after working practise. comply with the provisions findings of tripatrite agreement To beef up police NGO staff while patrolling to travelling to the field was improve security stopped on his way by 2 The staff immediately situations unidentified people and Not known. No reported the incident to the No, but threatened life, snatched 18 Dailekh threats received prior √ √ √ √ √ nearest police station and The project team to Jun-14 Jun-14 very the bag and started to the incident requested to take action regularly review uncertain beating him with no against culprits. and analyse risk reason. The staff hardly and threats and managed to escape travel in the team to unhurt the extent possible Due to the Indian tourist season for trips to Mt. Kailash Scheduled field visits of and Lake staff postponed due to Mansarobar in Tibet Internal audit programme is No further action is 17 Humla √ √ √ √ √ Jun-14 Dec-14 No unavailability of flight couple with bad postponed required seats in remote districts weather conditions, flight seats to Humla could not be managed to RAP Drop in number of RBGs In contrary to the DTA organised series of engaged in Sanighat construction meetings with LRCCs, Sipkhana district road approach of projected affected Remove Kalikot construction works engaging RBGs, May 16 Kalikot √ √ √ √ √ households and RBGs and from list of districts Jul-14 No showing dissatisfaction project affected 2014 communicated them on from result based. on allocation of work households have approach and scope of sites by project affected demanded to programme implementation. households allocate construction 57

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works of section for them who owns that section of land Consequences of GoN Responsible staff official holiday on the having authority of last day of bid security key for e-bid submission thru submission in DDC Jhapa and Doti electronic and hard copy DDC/DTO not fully cancelled all bids and No further action is May 15 Jhapa and Doti √ √ √ √ √ Settled No submissions due to lack aware with the readvertised for the new required 2014 of a day of an automatic consequences of bids time extension provision disclosure of bids on e-submission submitted arrangements electronically. Local contractors RAP3 management Low contract bids: 55- with no works at declined for issuance of DDC Dailekh 64% below the hand non-objection letters to the cancelled all bids Jan-14 Engineer's estimates on 14 Dailekh Not serious on timely √ √ √ √ √ DDC proceed with contracts and readvertised notice Settled No 5 small contract completion and and asked to explore for the same in published packages (

many years to RAP3 in-house technical Detailed complete southern team is fielded for engineering survey, Still Karnali north south engineering survey and EIA 11 Humla Mugu road Humla and Mugu √ √ √ √ √ design and EIA Dec-13 on- Yes corridor, Simkot link study is underway. Detailed study works are on- going via Mugu link option design of survey completed going after DFID's is growing at the section of the road on- approval local level going. Also bridge expert fielded for fesibility study of 2 bridges Continue suing Some DDCs are advise to influence DRCN accustomed to loose RAP3 is suing advise to User Committee improve procedure 10 maintenance procedures on UC √ √ √ √ √ influence and improve Dec-13 No Yes modality through DDF Ensure procedures districts works such as use of procedures are complied on UC heavy equipment, works 58

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sub-contracting and lack of safety gears The district court issued notice to DDC/RAP on the Disputes over starting case. Road construction Conflicted opinion of point of the 2nd road Political party works to be started local community corridor (5km) proposed representative meeting has after RBGs 9 Kalikot people on the √ √ √ √ √ Nov-13 Jun-14 No for new construction. passed a resolution to take formation in the starting point than The case sued in the the case back. next working perviously proposed. district court. The court quashed the case season with a fine of NPR 50.00 to the applicant RBG formation and other The local community activities on hold on this objected on RAP agreed the road. Hence RAP3 has Galfagad Srinagar request of DDC and informally requested to Kalika, 12km road political party swith over the length Dispute over road alignment and representatives to 8 Humla √ √ √ √ √ equivalent to the other. Nov-13 Jun-14 No alignment in Humla requested to stop start the Later the community agreed construction works construction to start road construction until the alignment is process in the road works following the significantly corridor as planned alignment as delineated in changed. the DTMP Proposals received As per the LSGA, from districts to DOLIDAR has instructed all DDC has a practice submit SC districts to submit detailed No, SC for 3-5% of work considerations. proposals for addressing meeting budgets to be put in RAP3 to inform all Programme this issue so that all decided 7 LRN contingency issue a contingency √ √ √ √ √ DTAs to maintain Nov-13 Yes districts genuine costs are covered the heading that is used details of such by RAP3 in a way that proposal for field monitoring, expenditure in a ensures transparency and forwarded logistics and to cover separate ledger accountability of all funds. other recurrent costs. incur with prior approval of DTLs. RAP3 and DOLIDAR consultation with all relevant GON agnecies DFID to reimburse Yes DFID letter and opened the way for a costs for work But GoN International staff RAP3 MOU temperary solution through permits and fines refused to visas - all long term staff submitted but not the issuance of work charged against 6 Kathmandu √ √ √ √ √ May-13 Sep-14 issue non- now working with no accepted as permits issuance of visas. resident visa adequate under new The new umbrella MOU To initate visa visas to GON rules signed between DFID and extension process expats GON will help obtain non- for long term staff resident visa for subsequent years. Extension of Overall programme - Implementation plan Programme Programme DFID to authorise 5 delayed start to √ √ √ √ √ prepared and submitted to Nov-13 Nov-13 Settled districts Inception Phase for start by 31 Oct-13 implementation phase DFID for approval a month Unsuccessful NGOs Interaction meetings with Dispute over NGO for getting jobs put delegates held at district No further action is Looks to 4 selection in Kalikot and Kalikot and Mugu complains for not √ √ √ √ √ and central levels and Oct-13 Jan-14 required be settled Mugu following transparant clarified on the NGO and unbiased evaluation processes 59

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selection processes Selected NGOs keep by implementation continue working with no partners complains afterwards Scheduled 2nd As DTMPs were signed Election code of conduct Constituent before so no impact of LRN Field mobilisation Programme 3 - prevents activity that Assembly Election √ √ √ √ √ component. However, it will happen after Oct-13 Nov-13 No districts may be politically biased on 19 November stopped SED related election 2013. activities in districts DDC to review and approved the present DTMP. But Continued communications road corridors Agitators with the and negotiations between selected based on backing of some RAP3. DoLIDAR, DDC and DTMP for local politicans representatives of agitators construction with Kalikot - dispute over demended for taking - within limits of signed DFID support are 2 location and level of Kalikot up of the low priority √ √ √ √ √ Oct-13 No Yes DTMP. agreed to proceed LRN support DTMP road corridor 5km length of the 2nd road with in parallel with the corridor will be constructed 1st ranked one by in parallel with the 1st road RAP3 works has the RAP3. corridor started moving smoothly since Dec-14 in both road corridors Supended from the job till the detailed investigation Parbat SAME - editing Voilation of code of from the central level audit No further action is 1 and falsifying signatures Parbat conduct by the √ √ √ √ √ team. After verification of Oct-13 Nov-13 No required on payment certificate individual staff the case the overpaid amount recovered and dismissed form the job.

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ANNEX 9 – INTERNAL AUDIT SCHEDULE

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ANNEX 10 – GON SECOND TRIMESTER PROGRESS REPORT 2072/73

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Annex 2 – GoN Budget Status in Districts (FY 2072/73)

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Annex 3: Some glimpse of programme activities

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ANNEX 11 - LOG FRAME ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PROJECT NAME Rural Access Programme Phase3 Baseline: Indicator Target May-14 May-15 Feb-16 May-16 Mar-17 Assumptions May-13 IMPACT Impact Indicator 1 Planned Number of HH lifted out of poverty as a result of RAP3 Achieved

Impact indicator 2

Number of HH with improved standard of living Planned (SOLI) as a result of RAP3 Achieved

OUTCOME Outcome Indicator 1 Political instability Number of people benefitting from new roads Planned 0 0.26m 1.5m 1.75m 2.0m does not increase and maintenance preserving the length of Limited exogenous trafficable DRCN over the base line. Achieved 0 0.26m 2.8m 2.8m shocks to the Improved incomes and Outcome Indicator 2 economy resilience through Limited shocks due a. Number of short term jobs created 0 250,000 1,570,000 2,998,000 3,791,000 employment, sustainable Planned to climatic and (50days+pa/HH)* access to markets and 258,000 a. 50-100 = 3,201 a. 50-100 = 620 other natural b. Derived from employment days created by improved access to Achieved 100 = 1,568 100 = 6,939 disasters. economic opportunities in RAP b. 1,503,289 b. 2,324,603 the influence area of RAP Outcome Indicator 3 (RBG/RMG/other and Planned 0hh 0hh 5000hh 10000hh 15,000hh LRN/KEP) Number of households with increased annual income of NRS 10,000 in of RAP Achieved 0hh 0hh 6,500hh 6,900hh *short term jobs and total employment days created are at the outcome level as a proxy to capture perceived benefits of job creation for which we currently do have reliable and measureable indicators OUTPUT 1 Output Indicator 1.1 Assumptions Km of DRCN road benefitting from annual asset Labour based

management programme maintenance approach to climate Improved rural transport Planned 0 240 2000 2000 0 resistant roads is infrastructure a) under maintenance Achieved 0 240 1,986 2,092 accepted by the community and b) 12*small bridges - depends on expansion Planned 0 0 0 0 other stakeholders.

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PROJECT NAME Rural Access Programme Phase3 Baseline: Indicator Target May-14 May-15 Feb-16 May-16 Mar-17 Assumptions May-13 Achieved 0 0

Planned c) new roads (cumulative) Achieved

Planned 0 40 75 75 75 2.5m wide track opening Achieved 0 57 76 83 Planned 0 0 40 60 75 3.5m wide track opening Limited impact of Achieved 27 56 extreme climatic Planned 0 0 0 40 75 conditions affecting 4.5m (full width +remaining structures road access. Achieved 18 46 Positive response Complete including side drains and bio- Planned 0 0 0 0 75 from transport engineering Achieved markets to lowered transport costs. d) Standalone indicator of journey reliability - Number and duration of road closures in Indicator previous year Output Indicator 1.2 % of new road infrastructure investment Planned 0% 0% 25% 70% 90% incorporating required a) DRR b) road safety c) environmental standards Achieved 0% 0% 25% 45% IMPACT WEIGHTING Output Indicator 1.3 (%) Planned 0% 9% 50% 75% 0%

Achieved 9% 30% 25% % of RAP ARAMP July target achieved by May 30% Source: Risk Rating

RAP baseline and programme monitoring reports and third party verification. Low DFID (£) GoN (£) Others (£) DFID Share (£) Inputs (£)

DFID (FTEs) Inputs (HR)

OUTPUT 2 Output Indicator 2.1

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PROJECT NAME Rural Access Programme Phase3 Baseline: Indicator Target May-14 May-15 Feb-16 May-16 Mar-17 Assumptions May-13 10,000 15,000 20,000 20,000 Number of beneficiaries receiving SED support a. 7,000 a. 10,500 a. 15,000 a. 15,000 b. 8,000 b. 11,500 b. 20,000 b. 20,000 that improves a) livelihoods b) skills c) market Planned 0 c. 3,500 c. 8,000 c. 20,000 c. 26,000 linkage d) household energy (gender and DAG d. 4,500 d. 7,000 d. 9,000 d. 9,000 disaggregated) 40% women 40% women 40% women 40% women 20% DAG 20% DAG 20% DAG 20% DAG 10,000 16,905 18,160 a. 7,000 a. 16,905 a. 17,382 b. 8,000 b. 14,276 b. 14,998 Achieved 0 c. 2,000 c. 5,200 c. 5,515 d. 4,500 d. 3,777 d. 5,334 30% women 45% women 45% women Local economic growth 20% DAG 20% DAG 20% DAG Local economies have significant Output Indicator 2.2 latent capacity that Number of households (communities or 2,000 (8) 21,000 (304) 32,000 (533) 34,000 (551) can be stimulated schemes) benefiting from SED linked a. 2,000 (8) a. 15,000 (90) a. 20,000 (100) a. 22,000 (104) by inputs on skills, infrastructure investment a) trail bridges b) Planned 0 b. 0 b. 6,000 (162) b. 8,500 (350) b. 9,000 (360) assets and renewable energy c) irrigation d) processing & c. 0 c. 1,000 (50) c. 1,500 (75) c. 1,500 (75) infrastructure. marketing d. 0 d. 1,000 (2) d. 5,000 (8) d. 7,500 (10)

2,000 (8) 17,780 42,555 a. 2,000 (8) a. 12,073 (43) a. 30710 (89) Achieved 0 b. 0 b. 3,517 (283) b. 5,334 (310) c. 0 c. 1,318 (48) c. 2,181 (77) d. 0 d. 972 (4) d. 4,330 (50) IMPACT WEIGHTING Output Indicator 2.3 (%) Planned 0 200 600 900 1,000

Number of private sector service providers Achieved 0 200 540 806 engaged by SED in SED clusters 20% Source: Risk Rating

RAP baseline and programme monitoring reports and third party verification. Medium

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PROJECT NAME Rural Access Programme Phase3 Baseline: Indicator Target May-14 May-15 Feb-16 May-16 Mar-17 Assumptions May-13 DFID (FTEs) Inputs (HR)

OUTPUT 3 Output Indicator 3.1 Assumptions 500 2,400 5,500 7250 Project is able to Planned 0 Number of training days for a) government b) engage effectively with the local private c) other stakeholders 200 6,238 11,266 Achieved 0 administration.

Strengthened institutional capacity to sustainably manage rural transport Influence of RMG infrastructure at the VDC level Output Indicator 3.2 can be achieved through multi stakeholder engagement at the local level.

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ANNEX 12 - ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AAMP Annual Asset Management Plan ADB Asian Development Bank AFSP Agriculture and Food Security Project AMS Asset Management System ARAMP Annual Road Asset Management Plan ARMP Annual Road Maintenance Plan ASP Annual Support Plan CFUG Community Forest User Group CIM Continual Improvement Matrix CMO Community Monitoring Officer COST Construction Sector Transparency Initiative DADO District Agricultural Development Office DAG Disadvantaged Group DAME District Asset Management Engineer DDC District Development Committee DDF District Development Fund DFID Department for International Development (UK Aid) DFO District Forestry Office DIPECHO Disaster Preparedness European Commission Humanitarian Aid Organisation DLI Disbursement Linked Indicator DLSO District Livestock Officer DOLIDAR Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads DOR Department of Roads DRCN District Road Core Network DRILP Decentralised Rural Infrastructure and Livelihoods Programme DRR Disaster Risk Reduction DRSP District Road Support Programme DTL District Team Leader DTMP District Transport Master Plan DTO District Technical Office EI Economic Infrastructure EU European Union ERDRR Earthquake Recovery and Disaster Risk Reduction Project

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FCGO Financial Comptroller General Office FRA Fiduciary Risk Assessment FRRAP Fiduciary Risk Reduction Action Plan GAFSP Global Agricultural Food Security Programme GBP Great Britain Pound GIZ Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammanarbeit (used to be GTZ)) GON Government of Nepal hh Households HIMALI High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihoods Improvement HTN DFID How To Note HQ Head Quarters HVAP High Value Agriculture Project IATA International Association for Transparency and Accountability ICS Improved Cooking System IDE International Development Enterprise IDSS Integrated decision Support System IG Income Generating IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development ILO International Labour Organisation IMC International Management Consulting IRI Interim Results indicator ISAP Institutional Strengthening Action Plan ISO International Standards Organisation KISAN Knowledge Based Integrated Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition Project KEP Karnali Employment Project LAPA Local Adaptation Plan of Action LB Labour Based LBES Labour Based Equipment Supported LBFAR Local Body Financial Administration Regulations LGCDP Local Government and Community Development Programme LINK Linking Smallholders with Local Institutions and Markets LRCC Local Road Coordination Committee LRN Local Road Network LRP Local Resource Person

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LRBP Local Road Bridge Programme LB Labour Based LBES Labour Based Equipment Supported LBFA Local Bodies Fiscal Commission LSAR Light Search and Rescue M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MCPM Minimum Conditions Performance Measure MEL Monitoring Evaluation and Learning MF Managed Fund MOFALD Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development MUS Multiple Use System NEA Nepal Engineers’ Association NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NRs Nepali Rupee NRRC Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium NRSAS Nepal Road Sector Assessment Study NTFP Non Timber Forest Products OJT On the Job Training P4R Programme for Results PA Practical Action PCP Project Control Plan PDO Programme Development Objective PEFA Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability PFM Public Financial Management PMCA Participatory Market Chain Analysis PMM Programme Management Manual PMV Performance Management and Verification PR Programme Results Qty Quantity RAIDP Rural Access and Improvement and Decentralisation Project RAP Rural Access Programme RBG Road Building Group RBN Roads Board of Nepal RIA Road Influence Area

Trimester Report November 2015 - March 2016

RMG Road Maintenance Group RMO Risk Management Office RMUC Road Maintenance User Committee RRRSDP Rural Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Sector Development Project RTI Rural Transport Infrastructure SAME Sub Asset Management Engineer SBG Special Building Group SDC Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SED Socio- Economic Development SEDO Socio- Economic Development Officer SHS Solar Home System SRN Strategic Road Network SWAp Sector Wide Approach TA Technical Assistance TOR Terms of Reference UC User Committee UK United Kingdom UKaid UK Aid UNRA Uganda National Roads Authority USAID US Agency for International Development VDC Village Development Committee WB World Bank