Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized City Development Strategy Kathmandu Metropolitan City Kathmandu Metropolitan City / World Bank JANUARY 200 1 2"dFebruary, 2001 Kathmandu is a modernizing city with a glorious history and heritage to be proud of. During the past three years of my tenure, the Metropolis Government has welcomed the challenge of striking a balance between modernization while preserving and nurturing our city's historical characters. In those years, the most I have come to appreciate about Kathmandu is its vitality, its willingness and perseverance to go on against all odds, whatever they may be. It is against this backdrop that I have tried to bring before you our City Diagnostic Report and City Development Strategy. My interactions with the CDS team and their capable counterparts from KMC, during their continuous seven-month effort in the preparation ofthese documents, has given me full confidence in vouching for the llsefulness of both the documents. I also take the opportunity to guarantee my administration's unfailing support in following rhe strategic guidelines that CDS has recommended. I am confident that the City Diagnostic Report will provide necessary insight information on Kathmandu and the City DeveIopment Strategy will have paved the way for essential rebuilding and revitalizing activities that our city needs. The documents would have done their job if they find ways to give more impetus to the vitality of our city, because, that is what will keep our city moving and ever vibrant. J Mayor 2ndFebruary, 2001 The city of Kathmandu is undergoing great changes as we try to meet the demands of rapidly growing population and at the same time establish ourselves as an efficient and effective local government. In this time of transition, the greatest challenges for us is to manage this change. The City Development Strategy is an exercise to guide this change towards a direction we all want to go. In this process, the Diagnostic study has compiled all the scattered but relevant information on the current state of Kathmandu into one report. I hope that this report will help us develop clear understanding regarding where we are and the direction in which we are headed. It also points out major issues that are of concern to us as Kathmandu moves into the new millennium. The City Development Strategy itself will point out the direction we want to go based on the findings of this Diagnostic Report and our common vision for the future of Kathmandu. I call on all citizens of Kathmandu and relevant authorities to study this report in detail and assist the Kathmandu Metropolitan City in creating a Strategy which will guide us in creating a Kathmandu we are all proud of. Thank you. Bidur Mainali Deputy Mayor C 1oals7in~o,~ 3 mlulola d,. ,> Kathmandu lV@k~~alitan,> . ...* City Office %!*;; *# BEYOND CDS 2ndFebruary, 2001 Formulating City Development Strategy was a unique experience for KMC. This document has revealed many issues which are extremely important for KMC and to take appropriate initiatives immediately is even more important. Now that the CDS has been finalized, KMC will need to develop long-term implementation strategies. For this, the KMC authorities will be soliciting support from all the concerned citizens, .donor agencies and above all the private sector organizations. Our commitment to implement CDS is dependent upon the support from all the sectors. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the World Bank, the consultant team and hundfeds of individuals who supported in formulating this document. Beyond CDS, we have even greater challenges and together .we can make a difference. Su a P. Silwal Act.WIY chief Executive Officer KMC P.O. Box : 8416, Kalimati, Kathmandu, Nepal. Tel.: 01-270334,272871,284763, Fax : 977-01 -2721 10 mm,rnJtha,rnd ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT. .. (A note from the KMC counterpart and WB Consultant Team) The 'City Develpment Strategy' CDS for Kathmandu The strategies (both sectoral and integrated) presented Metropolitan City (KMC) was prepared over July 2000- are the final outcome of intensive exercise by the January 2001. The CDS has been prepared exclusively consultants and the KMC counterpart team, together with by a team of national consultants with valuable inputs a series of field meetings at the community level, from KMC counterpart team as well as timely specially in the case of squatter settlements. A number suggestions from the World Bank experts. A City of findings of the CDS are also based on review of Diagnostic Report CDR (separate volume) has also been existing literature, for which due acknowledgements prepared with a view to provide background information have been given by the authors. on KMC's existing situation to the readers and development agencies so that they may deploy their This CDS report provides factual and expert resources to problem areas through crystallization of assessment of the sectors for KMC and also in the project assistance in future. The CDR is the basis on valley context. This compilation of strategies in the which the City Development Strategy has been form of one single publication on KMC is the first formulated for KMC. attempt of this kind and should make a valuable resource for development agencies and professionals The ten strategic elements presented in CDS, cover involved in KMC and Kathmandu Valley development sectors related to Urban Planning, Urban Economics, activities. Institutional Development, Urban Transport, Housing and Squatter Settlements, Municipal Services It is important to note here that this document has (Infrastructure), Heritage Conservation, Community been prepared within seven months and hence, the Development, Environment and Municipal Finance. In authors have stayed withiri the parameters of existing order to ensure quality information in the CDS, the literature and discussions with selected professionals strategies prepared were extensively studied and and stakeholders. It is expected that the document will reviewed by a team of experts on each subject. Following be periodically updated by KMC so that additional the review, a series of focused group meetings were held issues are covered as new developments unfold in to discuss the reviewers' comments and to examine the future. critical cross-sectoral issues. \vijay Burathoki Deputy Team Leader ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Project Co-ordinator (KMC) Mr. Ganesh Dhoj G.C. Mr. Padma Sunder Joshi HOD. Law and Litigation Team Leader (ConsultantsniVorld Bank) Project Consultants (World Bank) Mr. Surya Man Shakya Mr. Surya Man Shakya Environment Deputy Team Leader (ConsultantsniVorld Bank) Mr. Vijay Burathoki Mr. Vijay Burathoki Urban Planning Counterpart Team (KMC) Mr. Hari Prasad Rimal Dr. Bhuvan Bajracharya Past CEO Urban Economics Mr. Surya P. Silwal Dr. Sudarshan Raj Tiwari Acting CEO Heritage Conservation Mr. Naresh Regmi Dr. Dev Raj Adhikari Assistant CEO Institutional Development Ms. Haridevi Ranjitkar Mr. Naresh Shrestha HOD, Social Welfare Municipal Finance Mr. Devendra Dangol Mr. Sanjeev Bajracharya HOD, Urban Development Municipal Infrastructure Services Mr. Gambhir Lal Shrestha Mr. Shanibhu Rai HOD, Finance Community Development Mr. Shantaram Pokharel Ms. Jun Hada HOD, Environment Housing and Squatter Settlements Dr. Baburam Gautam Mr. Harihar Man Alnatya HOD, Health Urban Transport Mr. Jyoti Bhushan Pradhan HOD, Public Works World Bank Support Kenichi Ohashi Mr. Bishnu Singh Basnet World Bank Country Director for Nepal HOD, Security Cities Alliance1 CDS Study Mr. Indra Man Singh Suwal HOD, Heritage Mark Hildebrand Manager, Cities Alliance Mr. Ram Sharan Humagain HOD. Revenue Hiroichi Kawashima Sr. Urban Specialist, CDS Mr. Shankar Raj Kandel HOD. lnformation and Communication Frannie Leautire Former Sector Director SASlN Mr. Dev Kumar Rai HOD. Administration Kevin Milroy and Cities Alliance Secretariat ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Hiroaki Suzuki Municipal Infrastructure Principal Operations Ofticer and CDS South Asia Coordinator Mr. Tashi Tenzing (WB) Mr. Rabindra Lal Shrestha (T.U.) Balakrishna Menon. P Urban Specialist and Task L*eader of Kathmandu CDS Institution Mr. Khcm Raj Nepal (CIAA) Asif Faiz Mr. Purna Man Shakya (Lawyer) Operations Advisor Mr. Mangal K. Shrestha (MHPP) Mr. Amrit Man Shrestha (CPCiKMC) Tashi Tenzing Sr. Sanitary Engineer Transportation Mr. Shiv B. Pradhananga (Independent) Ofelia Valladolid Mr. Anand Khanal (DOR) Administrative and Technical Support. Mr. Triveni M.S. Pradhan (KMC) Ra.jesh Singh CREATIVE SUGGESTIONS Ad~iiinistrativeand Technical Support. (Stakeholders Meetings) Amod Pokharel (LEADERS) Arjun Dhakal (NEFEJ) EXPERT REVIEWERS Akshay Sharma (Spotlight) Anup Mangal Joshi (KMC) Urban Economics Achyut Pd. Koirala (MLD) Mr. Amrit Man Shrestha (CPCiKMC) Mr. Ram Chettri (UDLE) Bidur Bikram Shah (W.Ch. 34) Badri Prasad Kharel (W.Ch. 10) Urban Planning Badri Bahadur Thapa (W.Ch. 14) Dr. Pitamber Sharma (ICIMOD) Barsha Ram Bhandari (W.Ch. 29) Mr. Surya Bhakta Sangache (KVTDC) Blianu Sharma (W.Ch. 33) Mr. Padam B. Chettri (UDLE) Bharat Sharma (DUDBC) Mr. Kishorc Thapa (KVMP) Basanta Rai (KVTDC) Bal Sundar Malla (CEMAT) Heritage Conservation Bishnu Sital (NSP) Mr. Karna Shakya (NHS) Bhim Dhoj Stirestha (PACiTU) Mr. Anil Chatrakar (CPC) Binod Hari Joshi (FNCCI) Bhoj Raj (Pro. Public) Environment Bhi~nNepal (DOA) Dr. Roshan Shrestha (ENPHO) Bal K. Pandey (NBBSS) Mr. Bhushan T~~ladhar(CPCiKMC) B.R. Manandhar (MOPE) Bijaya Krishna Shrestha (W.Ch. 20) Community