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HMIS Newsletter No.21
No. 21 |
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January 2005 |
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Among
these proposals, bitumen drums (25 nos.) provided by DRO
were placed along the roadside in the Bazaar areas from
Solti Bridge to Dhimal Jatiya Sangralaya for collecting
garbage. Some programmes like a road cleaning/sweeping programme,
an interaction programme with rickshaw pullers about careful
parking of rickshaw and an announcement through loudspeakers
not to leave their cattle in the road were organized by
YOSSEC in Manglabare. Moreover, YOSSEC has helped DRO, Biratnagar
to prepare a road encroachment inventory. In future, this
CBO has proposed to perform traffic awareness programme
in school. For all above mentioned activities, SMDP and
DRO have played facilitator role.
Good
Governance - Primarily good governance denotes transparency,
accountability, participation and democratic legitimacy.
Since the commencement of SMD programme, its objectives
have been found highly concerned on good governance. SMDP
has been working to create the environment for good governance
in DoR through the following activities:
- Development and application of policies, norms and standards
- Facilitating internal and external communication·
- Development of transparent and competitive procedures
- Improvement in documentation and monitoring and evaluation
system
- Support to institutionalize the Planned Maintenance Management
System.
Directly
or indirectly, inadequate road network has suppressed the
empowerment process in Nepal. Lack of road network has not
only hindered the delivery of basic services but also constrained
the access to markets and information. By spreading road
network all over the nation, DoR can directly contribute
to the empowerment. In case of SMD programme, it has targeted
to enhance the empowerment component through the social
mobilization which is in piloting phase. A regional workshop
for the engineers from the eastern region was held in Biratnagar
to make familiar with empowerment components and activities.
Similar types of workshops are being planned to conduct
in other remaining region for DoR staffs through SMDP. It
is already accepted that the Lengthworker system is well
developed and established but involvement of CBOs / NGOs
in road maintenance activity is still innovative to DoR
which requires strong commitment from all levels. |
| Training
and other activities |
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Training:
- Periodic Maintenance Resealing Training Programme for
Regional Directors, SDE and engineers was organized
in May 2004.
- In September 2004 a two weeks Overseers Maintenance
Skills training programme was held at Nepal Electricity
Training Centre, Kharipati, Bhaktapur.
- Two days Supervisor Maintenance Training programme was
held in August 2004 in Biratnagar.
- Lengthworker training programme was held in various
Division Road Offices during the period of time.
All
training programme mentioned above were managed, conducted
and lead as a trainer by the DOR engineers |
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| Other
Activities: |
- Progress review meetings were held in the most of the
division road offices
- In Gogavari, Dhangadi on 17th June 2004 an Introductory
Workshop was conducted to provide information on SMD
process to DRO/ Baitadi. Baitadi is the last Division
included in SMD process.
- A Periodic Maintenance Workshop was also held within
this period.
- Among three strategic thrust, SMDP is now focused on
the thematic issues of the empowerment thrust. In connection
with this an Empowerment - support mission was formed
and presented a report. SMDP has been Exploring and
initiating the recommendations made in the Empowerment
Mission Report made by consultants B. Weyermann and
S. Dhakal, In connection with this a local consultant
was hired and the consultant identified some division
road offices to initiate the work:
A
meeting was held with empowerment consultant and Division
Chief of DRO Biratnagar. Discussion was held on empowerment
awareness workshop for DRO staffs and local communities
in Biratnagar. Similarly, Mr. S. Dhakal / Empowerment consultant
accompanied filed visit to DRO Lahan and Biratnagar and
participated in the dissections made with the staffs of
both the DROs as well as the local community groups.
Empowerment Awareness Workshop for Engineers in Division
Road Offices under ERRD held at Biratnagar from 10th to
12th October 2004. |
| Financial
disbursement made by Roads Board Nepal for Fiscal Year 2060/61 |
For
the Fiscal Year 060/61, total revenue for RBN was around
NRs 280 million. Out of which, based on prevailing criteria,
70 % of the fund has been allocated to Strategic Road Network
(SRN) and 30% to Local Road Network (LRN). Being the first
year of execution and the fund being released to the Road
Agencies only at the end of the fiscal year, expected progress
could not be achieved within that time. However, as Roads
Board Fund, being dedicated and non-freezable even at the
end of the Fiscal Year, progress of last year programs are
still coming in. |
| On FY 060/61 following disbursement
was made to |
| S.no |
Fund
disbursed to |
Amount
NRs |
| 1 |
Fund
disbursed to DoR (for 11 DROs) (For Strategic Road
Network) |
Nrs.10,98,57,000.00
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| 2 |
Fund
disbursed to DOLIDAR ( for 12 NRs DDCs and 22 Municipalities) |
Nrs.
4,46,96,000.00 |
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Total
Rs |
154553000.00 |
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The latest progress report of last year’s carryover
part is as follows:
[(As of Jan 4, 2005) / (2061-9-20)] |
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| S.no |
Road
Agencies |
Progress
in % (060/61) |
| 1 |
For
Strategic Road Network (DOR) |
91.24 |
| 2 |
For Local Road Network (DOLIDAR) |
43.26 |
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| Other detail will be published in a consolidated Progress
Report of RBN soon. |
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