ADB :: SCOPE:
BUDIP : (Bihar Urban Development Investment Program)
Scope
Objectives, impact and outcome
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The ultimate objective of BUDIP is to contribute
to the “sustainable economic growth through improved quality of urban life”.
Initially, the investment program was to improve and expand the water and
sewerage infrastructure in two towns, i.e. in Bhagalpur and Gaya.
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BUDIP will also assist the urban local bodies (ULB) of
the project towns in bringing about operational discipline and structure, which
will ensure sustainable operation and maintenance of the facilities.
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The impact of BUDIP will be improved access to
water supply and sanitation facilities by the urban population of the relatively
poor and weak capacity state of Bihar.
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The expected outcome will be access to better
quality and sustainable urban water supply and sewerage services for people,
especially vulnerable households, in the project towns covered under the
program.
The five outputsof the BUDIP are:
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Output
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Description
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Improved water supply infrastructure
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To address inadequacy in new investment, as an immediate
solution, new raw water intakes, clear water pumping mains, water treatment
plants, overhead tanks, distribution networks and water meters will be developed
and procured in Bhagalpur and Gaya.
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Improved sewerage infrastructure
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To address inadequacy in new investment, new house
connections, sewer networks, pumping stations, sewage treatment plants,
maintenance equipment will be developed and procured in Gaya.
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O&M of assets created by sub-projects improved
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To address deficiency in O&M staff number and skills, all
major infrastructures will be constructed and operated by DBO contractors, which
will field additional O&M staff and provide on-the-job training to ULB staff for
at least 5 years. Also, permanent ULB staff under the municipal civil servant
system will take technical courses in India to upgrade their qualifications for
asset operations.
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Urban service delivery management improved
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To introduce metered user charges, computerized billing and
reserve accounts for water supply and sewerage, the program will prepare
long-term business plans, user charge plans and proposals for creation of water
and sewerage accounts for consideration and adoption by the ULBs.
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Project management, implementation skills and transparency
improved
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To enhance the executing agency accountability to the
financers and the people of Bihar, and to strengthen the implementing agency
contract management and subproject formulation, teams of consultants will
provide the executing and implementing agencies with support and on-the-job
training through day-to-day collaboration.
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