Government of Nepal Trimester Report Rural Access Programme (RAP) Phase 3 16 July – 15 November 2018 November 2018 Trimester Report 16 July – 15 November 2018 Table of Contents 1. Summary .......................................................................................................... vii 2. Activities and Progress ..................................................................................... 1 2.1. Component 1: Local Road Component ............................................................................ 1 Planning .......................................................................................................................... 1 Maintenance .................................................................................................................... 1 New Construction ............................................................................................................ 2 Procurement .................................................................................................................... 4 NCCSP Collaboration ..................................................................................................... 5 2.2. Safeguards ........................................................................................................................ 6 2.2.1 Social Mobilisation........................................................................................................... 7 2.2.2 Social Safeguards ........................................................................................................... 7 2.2.3 Environmental Management and Monitoring .................................................................. 8 2.3. Component 2: Employment .............................................................................................. 9 2.3.1 Employment Output Indicator 2.1 ................................................................................. 10 2.3.2 Employment Output Indicator 2.2 .................................................................................. 11 2.4. Component 3: Capacity Development & Institutional Development .............................. 11 2.4.1 The federal reset ........................................................................................................... 11 2.4.2 Capacity Building & Institutional Development ............................................................. 12 2.4.3 Training ......................................................................................................................... 14 2.4.4 Policy Related Support .................................................................................................. 15 2.4.5 Emerging Response to Federalisation .......................................................................... 16 2.4.6 RAP3 District Annual Reviews 2017 ............................................................................. 16 2.4.7 RAP3 Support to Federalisation (FY 2018-19) ............................................................. 16 2.4.8 Team Composition ........................................................................................................ 17 2.5. Component 4: CONNECT .............................................................................................. 18 2.5.1 Progress: ....................................................................................................................... 18 2.5.2 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) .......................................................... 19 2.5.3 Enabling Environment (EE) ........................................................................................... 20 2.5.4 Challenges .................................................................................................................... 20 2.5.5 Risks .............................................................................................................................. 20 2.6. Mugu Humla Link Road .................................................................................................. 22 2.6.1 MHLR overview ............................................................................................................. 22 2.7. Performance Management and Verification ................................................................... 22 2.7.1 Quality Management ..................................................................................................... 22 2.7.2 Financial Management .................................................................................................. 23 2.7.3 Monitoring and Evaluation ............................................................................................. 24 2.7.4 Communication and Reporting ...................................................................................... 24 3. Programme Annual Review ............................................................................ 26 Annex 1 – District Maps and Road Corridor Monitoring Sheets ........................ 29 Annex 2 - Steering Committee Meeting Minutes ................................................. 37 Annex 3 – Central Contracts Procured ................................................................. 42 i Trimester Report 16 July – 15 November 2018 Annex 4 – Innovations ........................................................................................... 52 Annex 5 – Internal Audit Schedule (Planned and completed) ............................ 54 Annex 6 – GON First Trimester Progress Report 2075/76 .................................. 61 Annex 7 – SOME Glimpses of programme activities .......................................... 62 Annex 8 - RAP3 Impact Stories ............................................................................. 63 Annex 9 – RAP3 logical framework ...................................................................... 65 DOCUMENT CONTROL Document revisions and Details Signature and Date authorisation Version 30th November 2018 Summary of revisions made Prepared by Arjun Poudel Checked by Michael Green Version authorised by Michael Green Photos: Top: The new Federal Provinces, Middle: new Municipal Road Network Map, Bottom: new Cluster Office for Infrastructure Development in Dadeldhura which will look after Dadeldhura and Doti DCCs. ii Trimester Report 16 July – 15 November 2018 In Memory of Manoj Krishna Shrestha In November we received the sad news that a long time colleague and member of the RAP 3 team expired on the afternoon of 19th November 2018. Manoj Krishna Shrestha began his association with RAP back in RAP1 in 2001 as an engineer working in Bhojpur. In RAP2 from 2011 he was one of the pioneers introducing road maintenance into the LRN as the lead engineer of the RTI SWAp team and later as the Lead Road Maintenance Engineer of RAP3. Manoj will also be remembered for introducing the financial management system that allowed RAP3 to fund maintenance through government systems with the proper checks and balances. He will also be remembered for revising the LRN Standards that allowed the RAP3 roads to double their average running speeds. He played a leading role in pushing the development of the Guidelines for the District Transport Master Plans (DTMPs) managing the early DTMP programme. He was instrumental in the adoption of the DTMP approach as government policy and his commitment to promoting the cause of road maintenance was well known in Nepal. As a Member of the DOLIDAR Technical Committee he will also be remembered for the drafting of the Road Maintenance Group (RMG) Guidelines and their translation into Nepali and his role as a senior engineer helping to manage the RAP3 Graduate Programme. “One of the best”, we are proud to have known and worked with him, but our thoughts go out to his family and friends at this sad time. iii Trimester Report 16 July – 15 November 2018 Acronyms and Abbreviations AAMP Annual Asset Management Plan 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 DAG Disadvantaged Group DCC District Coordination Committee DDC District Development Committee DDF District Development Fund DFID Department for International Development (UK Aid) DFO District Forestry Office DLI Disbursement Linked Indicator DOLI Department of Local Infrastructure DOR Department of Roads DRCN District Road Core Network DRR Disaster Risk Reduction DTL District Team Leader DTMP District Transport Master Plan DTO District Technical Office EBRW Equipment Based Road Works EE Enabling Environment EI Economic Infrastructure EU European Union FRA Fiduciary Risk Assessment GBP Great Britain Pound GON Government of Nepal hh Households HQ Head Quarters IDSS Integrated decision Support System IG Income Generating ILO International Labour Organisation IMC International Management Consulting IRI Interim Results indicator ISAP Institutional Strengthening Action Plan iv Trimester Report 16 July – 15 November 2018 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