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| Tuesday, 6 January 2004 |
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by Trincomalee Correspondent The objectives of the Asian Development Bank funded conflict affected area rehabilitation project (CAARP) is to support rehabilitation of essential infrastructure and restoration of community livelihood in the most severely conflict affected areas of the North and East, predominantly in the districts of Jaffna, Mannar, Killinochchi, Mullaithivu, Vauvniya, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara. The project will focus top priority sectors and areas for which Asian Development Bank (ADB) assistance would be utilised based on the needs assessment and reflecting consultation with the government development partners the LTTE, communities and non government organisations. The project components include rehabilitation of about 500 km of national roads, rehabilitation of power transmissions distribution and rural electrification and smaller scale community infrastructure rehabilitation and activities such as schools, water supply health centers, minor roads, renewable energy, income generation opportunities for conflict-affected communities throughout the project area. It will also finance a feasibility study for Jaffna peninsula water supply where such a system lacks largely due to the conflict. The estimated cost is US $ 106.9m. The project implementation period will be four years from January 2004 to December 2007. A National Project Committee (NPC) will be established to oversee overall project implementation at the national level and a Project Coordinating Committee (PCC) will be set up within the North East Provincial Council (NEPC) to coordinate project activities, to maintain effective high level contact with the LTTE, to ensure proper implementation of the project and to resolve project-wide implementation issues. Supported by a small secretariat the PCC will be chaired by the Chief Secretary of the NEPC and will comprise representatives from the implementing agencies as well as the Ministry of Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government, other relevant agencies and ADB, the PCC will meet at least quarterly in Trincomalee to, among other things, review prioritize and approve all sub project proposals. The project will address urgent needs of two million people affected by the conflict. |
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