North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program/ North Eastern Region Urban Development Program

Presentation by Ashutosh Joshi Director Ministry of Urban Development

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Urban India

Urbanization rate: 31.1%(2011); Share of Gross Domestic Product: 62-63% Urban poverty: 25.7% Slums account for nearly 30-50% of the urban population 74 % covered by water supply, 2/3 have access to sewer systems Sex ratio: In urban areas [900 females per 1000 males]; Urban literacy: Female [63.32%], Male [75.04%] Life expectancy 66.1( females) males (63.8)

GOI interventions

Two ministries look at urban sector

M/o Urban Development M/o Housing and Urban Poverty alleviation Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission National Urban Sanitation Policy Benchmarking of basic services & city ratings

Some Current interventions

The North Eastern Region

Assam Sikkim Meghalaya Tripura Mizoram Manipur Nagaland Arunachal

Basic facts NERCCDIP

Objective : Improvement in basic urban services and strengthen
urban local self government institutions.

Towns Covered : Agartala (Tripura), Aizawl (Mizoram), Gangtok (Sikkim) and Kohima (Nagaland). Projects : Water, Sewerage and Solid Waste Management Total Cost $ 285.6 million. To be completed in three Tranches from 2009-2015. Loan of $ 30 mn for Tranche-I effective from Nov 2009

Sub-Projects at a Glance
Sl. City/State and total No allocation Tranche-I (Sanctioned) (2009-2015) ($ 42.8 ) 1 Agartala (Tripura) 2 Aizwal (Mizoram) Water Supply ($1.34 ) Water Supply ($ 2.34 )

Projects During (Cost in Million USD) Tranche-II (Proposed) (2010-2013) ($ 102.97)

Water Supply, ($ 24.70 ) Water Supply, ($ 13.94 ) Sewerage & Sanitation ($ 7.86 ) Water Supply ($ 8.40) Solid Waste Management ($ 3.66 ) Water Supply ($ 12.67 ) Solid Waste Management (($ 0.94 )

Tranche-III (Envisaged) (2012-15) Solid Waste Management Solid Waste Management ,

3 Gangtok (Sikkim)

Water Supply ($ 4.83 ) Water Supply, ($ 1.25 ) Solid Waste Management (($ 3.51 )

Sewerage & Sanitation

4 Kohima (Nagaland)

Sewerage & Sanitation, Solid Waste Management Sewerage & Sanitation, Solid Waste Management

5 Shillong (Meghalaya) Solid Waste Management (($ 0.43 )

Strategies

Promote local self government Strengthen service delivery systems in program cities Develop the capacity of executing agency for the management and monitoring of project activities Provide access to water, sewerage and solid waste management services for all households in project area Provide employment opportunities for poor women during construction and on waste recycle.

Inclusive Programming

Consultations and negotiations with ADB, other line departments, civil society, NGOs, communities Salient Features on Gender

Outcome Sustainable and increased access to better urban services in the program cities Community participation throughout program cycle Employment opportunities for women, poor and vulnerable households in construction of sub projects Gender-focused capacity development at all levels

Outputs

Improved access to water, sanitation and solid waste management Full coverage of FHH in sub project area Collection / supply schedules set up in consultation Economic Empowerment Employment of men and women during construction phase with equal pay Training on alternate livelihoods for women

Outputs

Strengthened project implementation capacity of executing agency

Develop geographic and sex-disaggregated project management information system Sensitize SIPMIU staff on gender issues and community participation Strengthened local government for sustainable service delivery Identify and train women staff in O&M of services, financial management and regulation enforcement

Challenges

Geographical Remote location; short working season; Coordination between multiple govt. agencies Time span of the project PPTA began almost six years ago Instituting and strengthening new governance structures Ensure equal attention by implementing agencies on infrastructure, capacity development and institutional strengthening

Achievements and the way forward

Municipal councils constituted in three of the five states. Mizoram SIPMIU key engineering/ accounts posts being manned by women Implementing units have been asked to carefully enumerate FHH units for ensuring coverage. In coming months consultations / trainings to be stepped up Improve coordination between departments at implementation levels.

Thank You