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Xinjiang Municipal Infrastructure and Environmental Improvement Project 1 DESIGN AND MONITORING FRAMEWORK Design Summary Performance Targets / Data Sources / Assumptions and Risks Indicators Reporting Mechanisms Impact Assumptions Sustained By 2016 (baseline year 2005) • 11th FYP and all the socioeconomic growth Public satisfaction with the living Social opinion surveys. 3 city/area Master and improved living environment reached 95%. Plans are effectively standards in the border implemented. areas of north XUAR Wastewater collection and Monitoring data from • All applicable (Altay Administrative treatment increased from 65% to wastewater treatment city/area, national District, Boertala 75%. plant. and local Mongolian environmental laws Autonomous Per capita GDP of Yili Kazak Annual statistics reports. are effectively Prefecture and Yili Autonomous Prefecture enforced. Kazak Autonomous increased from $1,176 to $1,900, • The good Prefecture) and that of Boertala Mongolian socioeconomic Autonomous Prefecture development of increased from $1,636 to $3,000. XUAR will continue after the 11th FYP. For the whole of XUAR, annual Tourism administration number of tourists increased departments’ annual Risks from 14.98 million to 32 million, operation statistics. • Urban growth and annual earnings of tourism including influx of increased from $1.8 billion to migrants exerts $3.5 billion. pressure on urban infrastructure. Outcome Assumptions Improved municipal Yining City • Infrastructure infrastructure and a By 2013 (baseline year 2005) facilities are properly better living and Increased employment with the Municipal administration operated and ecological environment creation of 1,600 jobs for local records. maintained. in Alashankou Land people, including at least 20% for • Green space is Port, Kanas Scenic women. Unemployment reduced Records of Environmental properly maintained Region and Yining City from 8% to less than 5%. Protection Bureaus. • Environmental Protection Bureaus Journey time between home and Traffic police records. of Alashankou, places of work and other Kanas and Yining activities shortened by 33%. Records of Municipal continue to enforce Labour and Social environmental Wastewater collection and Security Bureaus. standards. treatment increased from 65% to • Customers are 80%. Internal and external willing to pay monitoring survey reports increased tariffs. Public transport routes increased from Yining City and from 14 to 24; public transport Kanas Scenic Region Risks fleet from 356 to 496. Resettlement Plans and • Traffic growth is Ethnic Minority under- / over- Annual number of tourists Development Plans. estimated. increased from 1.8 million to 2.9 • Estimated water, million; annual earnings of Social economic statistics. heating and power tourism from $34 million to $115 demands and million. Socio-economic surveys wastes generated undertaken as part of are incorrectly Alashankou Land Port PPMS. estimated By 2013 (baseline year 2005) • IAs do not hire or Increased employment with the Social opinion surveys. properly manage creation of 1,600 jobs. suitable external Records of public monitoring agencies Annual freight traffic of land port transport companies. so socio-economic increased from 11.2 million tons data are not to 34 million tons. Tourism administration collected. departments’ annual 2 Design Summary Performance Targets / Data Sources / Assumptions and Risks Indicators Reporting Mechanisms Built-up area increased from 10.9 operation statistics. km2 to 18 km2; green space expanded from 23.63% to 33%. Other relevant statistics and records. Wastewater treatment increased from 0 to 80%. Kanas Scenic Region By 2013 (baseline year 2005) Residents’ satisfaction of the environment increased from 30% to 60%; and tourists’ satisfaction from 40% to 70%. Employment increased from 1,700 jobs to 3,200 jobs; at least 1/2 of the new jobs are for local people and 20% for women. Unemployment reduced from 7% to less than 5%. Number of poor people decreased from 900 to 400. Wastewater collection increased from 20% to 65%. Collection and treatment of domestic garbage increased from 15% to 60%. Potable water coverage of the 3 project villages increased from 20% to 70%. Annual number of tourist trips increased from 360,000 to 840,000; annual earnings of tourism from $73.2 million to $170 million. Output Assumptions Component 1: Yining By 2013 • Governments and City Roads and relevant authorities Municipal Services of Alashankou, 1.1 4 new main roads 13.23 km of main roads and Regular IA reports on Kanas and Yining and 33 upgraded block 132.61 km of upgraded local contract expenditure and offer strong support. local roads opened to roads opened to traffic. works progress. • Effective stakeholder traffic and related participation and municipal services Water supply, wastewater Monitoring of project ownership is operational treatment, heating, implementation and developed. telecommunication and other progress by ADB Review • EA supports the city municipal services along the Missions. PMOs and IAs on roads operational. capacity Works construction development for 1.2 Newly built and 45 public toilets, 50 garbage records. project procured collection stations, 1,500 implementation and environmental dustbins, 2,250 garbage Works supervision operation. sanitation facilities and collection containers, 12 garbage records. • Different specialist equipment operational carrying trucks, 4 street cleaning disciplines are well trucks and 2 snow clearing trucks Works completion and coordinated. 3 Design Summary Performance Targets / Data Sources / Assumptions and Risks Indicators Reporting Mechanisms operational acceptance records. • Land acquisition and resettlement policies Component 2: By 2013 Information from final are effectively Alashankou Land accounts of works. implemented; there Port Municipal is acceptance and Infrastructure and cooperation from the Environmental stakeholders on the Improvement implementation 2.1 13 new roads and 22.63 km of new roads and 6.67 process. 6 upgraded roads km of upgraded roads opened to • The design is up-to- opened to traffic traffic date and reasonable. • Construction 3 2.2 New water 60,000 m /day water treatment contractors achieve treatment plant and plant, 18.87 km of raw water good quality and associated facilities pipeline, and 24.98 km of water progress. operational distribution pipeline operational • Engineering 3 supervision 2.3 New WWTP and 21,000 m /d WWTP, effluent companies and associated sewer storage tank, and 34.17 km of quality inspection network operational sewer network operational departments discharge their 2.4 New heating Heating pipelines of 2 x 14.5 km duties well. supply works and 11 heating stations operational operational Risks • Local geological 30 public toilets, 511 garbage conditions affect 2.5 New environmental collection points, 1,500 dustbins, construction sanitation and solid 18 garbage trucks and 1 solid activities. waste treatment waste landfill site of 70 t/d • Construction facilities operational capacity operational interfaces is poorly coordinated. Urban landscaping of 3.4 million • Funding is delayed. 2.6 Ecological m2; irrigation of natural desert • Exceptional weather protection works woodland of 13.33 million m2 affects the annual completed using treated effluent, including effective construction drip irrigation pipes; ecological period. protective forests of 16.74 million m2 planted Component 3: Kanas By 2013 Scenic Region Infrastructure and Environmental Improvement 3.1 New village roads Internal roads of 24.28 km and 4 and parking spaces parking spaces opened to traffic opened to traffic 3.2 New water supply 1 water supply system of 300 system operational m3/d for Tiereketi Village, water distribution pipeline of 7.5 km and household connection pipelines of 4.9 km operational 3.3 New sewage 1 sewage treatment system of treatment system 200 m3/d for Tiereketi Village, operational wastewater collection pipeline of 5.8 km and household connection pipelines of 4.85 km 4 Design Summary Performance Targets / Data Sources / Assumptions and Risks Indicators Reporting Mechanisms operational 3.4 New environmental 33 public toilets, 13 garbage sanitation and solid trucks, 18 garbage collection waste treatment stations, 1,746 dustbins, and 1 facilities operational solid waste landfill site of 23.42 t/d capacity operational 3.5 Vegetation Vegetation recovery of 620,000 recovery completed m2 completed For all 3 components: By 2013 Institutional Xinjiang PMO and the 3 project management capacity city PMOs and IAs: improved ADB Review Missions Refine PPMS established in 2008 Monitoring reports on institutional development A 5-year (2008-2013) training including number of staff plan for project management, trained, areas of training, O&M, financial management and and strengthened institutional development organizations and implemented procedures. Organization structure and financial management systems enhanced Activities Inputs Component 1: Yining City Roads and Municipal Services ADB 1.1 Yining City Roads • Provide $105 million Activity (1) Design the facilities, acquire land and procure the works by 2008 loan with timely Activity (2) Construct 4 main roads of 13.23 km and 33 local roads of 132.61 km with disbursement based municipal services by 2012 on the construction 1.2 Yining City Environmental Sanitation schedule of the works: Activity (3) Procure 45 public toilets, 50 garbage collection stations, 1,500 dustbins, Civil: $60.9 million 2,250 garbage collection containers, 12 garbage carrying trucks, 4 street cleaning trucks Materials:
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