Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report Project Number: 44168-012 Capacity Development Technical Assistance (CDTA) October 2013 Nepal: Mainstreaming Climate Change Risk Management in Development (Financed by the Strategic Climate Fund) District Baseline Reports: Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads (DOLIDAR) Mustang and Myagdi Districts Prepared by ICEM – International Centre for Environmental Management This consultant’s report does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government concerned, and ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents. (For project preparatory technical assistance: All the views expressed herein may not be incorporated into the proposed project’s design. MOSTE | Mainstreaming climate change risk management in development | DoLIDAR District baseline TA – 7984 NEP October, 2013 Mainstreaming Climate Change Risk Management in Development 1 Main Consultancy Package (44768-012) MUSTANG DISTRICT BASELINE: DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT & AGRICULTURAL ROADS (DOLIDAR) Prepared by ICEM – International Centre for Environmental Management METCON Consultants APTEC Consulting Prepared for Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Nepal Environment Natural Resources and Agriculture Department, South Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Version B i MOSTE | Mainstreaming climate change risk management in development | DoLIDAR District Baseline ABBREVIATION ADB Asian Development Bank CC Climate Change DDC District Development Committee DfID Department of International Development DHM Department of Hydrology and Meteorology DoI Department of Irrigation DoLIDAR Department of Local Infrastructure and Agricultural Roads DoR Department of Roads DRCN District Road Core Network DTMP District Transport Master Plan DTO District Technical Office DWIDP Department of Water Induced and Desaster Prevention DWSS Department of Water Supply and Sewerage GiZ German Technical Cooperation GoN Government of Nepal LDO Local Development Officer LRBP Local Road Building P PCU Passenger Car Units RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete RRRSDP Rural Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Sector Development Program SDC Swiss Development Cooperation TBSU Trial Bridge Support Unit VDC Village Development Committee ii MOSTE | Mainstreaming climate change risk management in development | DoLIDAR District Baseline TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATION ............................................................................................................................. II 1 MUSTANG DISTRICT .......................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Road Network in the District ................................................................................................ 5 1.2.1 National Highways and Feeder Roads ............................................................................................. 5 1.2.2 District Road Core Network .............................................................................................................. 5 1.2.3 Village roads..................................................................................................................................... 6 1.2.4 Total Road Network ......................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 District Sector Master Plan .............................................................................................. 7 1.3.1 Conservation .................................................................................................................................... 7 1.3.2 Improvement .................................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 3 New Construction ............................................................................................................................. 9 1.3.4 Budget Requirement ........................................................................................................................ 9 1.4 Sector Budgeting and Staff ................................................................................................. 10 1.4.1 Budgeting ................................................................................................................................ 10 1.4.2 Sector trends ........................................................................................................................... 10 1.4.3 Issues and Constraints ............................................................................................................. 10 1.5 Past extremes in the district .......................................................................................... 11 1.6 Linkages to other Sectors ............................................................................................... 11 1.7 Priority infrastructure in Mustang District ..................................................................... 11 1.7.1 Prioritisation process ............................................................................................................... 11 2 MUSTANG: ASSET BASELINE ............................................................................................ 12 2.1 Asset 1: Kaligandaki Bridge at Mustang ....................................................................... 12 2.1.1 Asset Description ..................................................................................................................... 12 2.1.2 Adaptation audit ..................................................................................................................... 18 2.2 Asset 2: Road Upgradation of Kagbeni-Jhaite Road ...................................................... 18 2.2.1 Asset Description ..................................................................................................................... 18 2.2.2 Adaptation Audit ..................................................................................................................... 20 2.3 Asset 3: Bank protection works at Kagbeni ................................................................... 20 2.3.1 Asset Description ..................................................................................................................... 20 2.3.2 Adaptation audit ..................................................................................................................... 22 ANNEX A: ANNUAL BUDGETS OF MUSTANG DDC FOR THE FY 2011/12 TO 2012/13......................... 1 ANNEX B: NAMES & POSITIONS OF MUSTANG DTO OFFICE STAFFS ................................................ 3 ANNEX C: PHOTOGRAPHS ............................................................................................................. 4 ASSET 1: KALIGANDAKI BRIDGE AT MUSTANG ............................................................................... 4 ASSET 2: KAGBENI-JHAITE ROAD.................................................................................................... 8 ASSET 3: PROTECTION WORKS AT KAGBENI. ................................................................................ 11 iii MOSTE | Mainstreaming climate change risk management in development | DoLIDAR District baseline 1 MUSTANG DISTRICT 1.1 Introduction Mustang District is located in Dhawalagiri Zone; Western Development Region bordering with Tibet at its north. The district, with Jomsom as it's headquarter covers an area of 3,573 km2. According to 2011 census, it has a population of 13,799 with growth rate of -0.82 %. The district straddles the Himalayas and extends northward onto the Tibetan plateau. It is a hilly district with altitudes ranging from around 2,000 to over 8,000 metres. Most of the district has rocky landscape and is virtually a mountain desert, its harsh grandeur broken only by small oases, where villages have grown up around a water source. The district is very famous for trekking. Out of several trekking routes, trekking to Lomanthang, Annapurna circuit and Muktinath are few to mention. One of the uniqueness of the Mustang District is that it lies at the north of Himalaya and hence its climatic condition is very different from other districts. The most notable consequence is that the rainfall is very less. As per DHM the total rainfall in Mustang in 2008 is 312 mm. This is about 5 times less than the national average. The district has 16 VDCs. The location of the district and district map is shown in Fig. 1. Fig.1: Location Map and District Map showing VDCs 4 MOSTE | Mainstreaming climate change risk management in development | DoLIDAR District Baseline 1.2 Road Network in the District 1.2.1 National Highways and Feeder Roads Mustang district has only 3 Feeder Roads (Pairothapla-Jomsom, Jomsom-Ghoktang and Kagbeni - Muktinath) totalling 207 km. These roads are earthen and are managed by DoR's Pokhara Division Road Office. Table.1:National Highways and Feeder Roads (km) Total Code Description length Black Top Gravel Earthen F042 Pairothapla-Jomsom 59.00 - - 59.00 F042 Jomsom-Ghoktang 122.00 - - 122.00 F166 Kagbeni-Muktinath 26.00 - - 26.00 Total 207.00 0.00 0.00 207.00 1.2.2 District Road Core Network Mustang DDC engaged GOEC Nepal Pvt. Ltd, a local consultant for preparation of DTMP. The consultant completed the study and