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NORTH EAST COMMUNITY RESTORATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Project Area

The Project is being implemented in all the 8 districts (Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya, Mannar, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara) of the Northern and Eastern Provinces and covers both cleared and uncleared areas. It is operated in Trincomalee.

The project contributes to the Government’s overall relief and rehabilitation programme for the North East by improving the living conditions and well being of communities that have been affected by the conflict, particularly communities that contain significant proportions of internally displaced people.

The Project is implementing a range of complementary activities in the project area to ensure that the people living there, whether original occupants or resettled or relocated, experience a broad improvement in their livelihoods and in their access to services, utilities and income-generation opportunities.

Sectors and Activities 

• Agriculture
• Education
• Fisheries
• Health
• Income Generation
• Minor Roads
• Shelter
• Water Supply and Sanitation
• Others

Financing Plan 

The Project has two broad components:

• Larger scale anchor subprojects
• Smaller scale community-level subprojects

Anchor sub-projects:

• Typically investments that benefit a broad cross-section of each district’s population.
• Are implements largely through conventional Government Contracting arrangements.

Community Sub – Projects:

• Typically investment for individuals or specific communities
• Implemented by local organizations and communities as implementing partners assisted by service providers (Government agencies at the province, district, and divisional level: project field staff: and NGOs).

Critical Factors

Balance

The need to ensure that the Project’s activities and investments are reasonably distributed between or among, communities, relocated/ resettled original communities in cleared and uncleared areas, urban and rural areas, and others. The Project gives particular attention to those who are most vulnerable, in particular the disabled and households headed by widows or single women.

The need to adjust the Project as the fluid security situation requires, as populations move in response to security events or changes in Government policies and as other projects develop.

Process Approach

The Project is being implemented using a process approach, to provide the flexibility needed to refine and adjust scope and methodology in the fluid situation that exists in the Project area.

Project Area

The Project is being implemented in the 8 districts (Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya, Mannar, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara) that of the Northern and Eastern Provinces, and covers both cleared and uncleared areas.

Project Description

The Project addresses the rehabilitation of essential economic and social infrastructure, thereby contributing to the restoration of community livelihoods in the conflict – affected areas. It will enable people to rebuild and resume their normal lives by reconstructing roads; power and electrification infrastructure; community facilities including small-scale water supplies, sanitation, education, health, access roads, renewable energy and other community development activities and Jaffna water supply feasibility study.

Objectives and Scope

The objective of the Project is to support rehabilitation of essential infrastructure and restoration of community livelihoods in the most severally conflict-affected areas of the North and East.

The Project is implemented using a sector approach through which sub-projects are selected on the basis of pre-agreed criteria. It includes the following components: (i) rehabilitation of about 500 kilometers (km) of national roads; (ii) rehabilitation of power transmission, distribution and rural electrification; (iii) smaller-scale community infrastructure rehabilitation and activities, such as schools, water supplies, health centers, minor roads, renewable energy, income generation opportunities and others for conflict – affected communities throughout the project area. It also finances a feasibility study for water supply and sanitation system for the Jaffna peninsula, where the lack of such systems largely because of the conflict has resulted in a serious public health crisis.

Sectors and Activities

• Small Scale Community Infrastructure Rehabilitation

• Minor Roads

• Health

• Education

• Water Supply and Sanitation

• Equipment

• Income Generation

• Training

• Rural Electrification

• Renewable Energy

• Study on Jaffna Water Supply and Sanitation Systems

Cost Estimates

The estimated total cost is US $ 107.9 Mn equivalent inclusive of taxes, duties and fee and charges during implementation.

Cost Estimates

The project is funded by the ADB and the GOSL.

Period of implementation

November 2003 to 8^th June 2008.

Executing Agency

Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government.

Implementing Arrangement

The Component ‘C’ Community Restoration & Development is being implemented through the Project Management Unit of NECORD headquartered in Trincomalee. Beside the NECORD coordinates the all components of this project

Project Area

The Project is implemented in the 8 districts (Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya, Mannar, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara) of the Northern and Eastern Provinces, and covers both cleared and uncleared areas.

Project Description

The Project contributes to the Government’s overall relief and rehabilitation programme for the conflict-affected areas of the Northern and Eastern provinces, which make up almost one third of Sri Lanka’s area and contain about 10% of its total population. The project will focus on essential economic and social infrastructure and address basic needs in the conflict –affected areas through health, education, agriculture, community development and income generation sub-projects. Restoration activities focus on medium-scale sub-projects designed to bridge community development with broader district-level improvements.

Objective

The objective of the project is to rapidly improve the living conditions and well-being of the significant number of people in the areas badly affected by the conflict, particularly in the North East. The purpose is to restore basic social infrastructure and community service needs in these areas. The Project supports and augments the Government’s rehabilitation and relief efforts already under way through the existing NECORD Project.

Scope

The Project is implemented using a sector approach, through which subprojects are being selected on the basis of agreed general and sector specific criteria. The Project addresses basic needs in the conflict affected areas through health, education, agriculture, income generation, capacity building, and social cohesion sub projects. Subprojects in each of these sectors are being selected and formulated in response to requests from conflict affected persons and the Government.

Sectors and Activities

• Agriculture/ Fisheries
• Capacity building
• Education
• Health
• Income generation
• Social cohesion
• Others

Total Cost Estimates

The project is funded by the ADB and the GOSL

Period of Implementation

The project is implemented May 2004 over a 2.5 year period ending on 31^st December 2006.

Project Management

The Governor of the Northern and Eastern Provinces is the overall coordinator for the project, in particular managing the critical interaction between provincial authorities and the security services.

Executing Agency

The Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government is the Executing Agency.

Implementing Agency

Northern and Eastern Provincial Councils are the implementing agencies.

The project is implemented by the Project Management Unit, North East Community Restoration and Development Project which is headquartered in Trincomalee

Selection of Subprojects

Subprojects are selected to ensure equitable distribution of rehabilitation activities across a;; the affected district, taking into account geographic and sector balances along with the ethnic composition of the project area, to maximize benefit in the affected areas especially not to contribute to the inter-communal tensions. Subproject approvals is on the same basis as NECORD.  NECORD – Ext is implemented using the same process approach and implementation arrangements as NECORD.

PROJECT – II (NECORD II)

Project Area

The Project is implemented in the 8 districts (Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya, Mannar, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara) of the Northern and Eastern Provinces, and covers both cleared and uncleared areas.

Project Description

NECORD II supports the Government’s rehabilitation programme for the Northern and Eastern provinces. Post – Conflict rehabilitation will address basic needs in the Conflict affected areas through health, education, irrigation, agriculture, community development institutional infrastructure and income generation projects.

Objective and Scope

The main objective of NECORD – II is to rapidly improve the living conditions and well- being of a significant number of people in the conflict-affected areas of the North East by restoring basic social infrastructure, community and public services, and augments Sri Lanka’s rehabilitation and relief efforts underway in the conflict-affected areas.

The Project’s rehabilitation subprojects will further community development, rehabilitate access roads and develop institutional infrastructure. Given the recent increase in the North East construction activity, an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign is carried out among construction workers and internally displaced people.

Sectors and Activities

• Access Roads
• Community Development
• Education
• Equipment
• Gender Enterprise & HIV/AIDS Awareness Programme
• Health
• Institutional infrastructure
• Land mine clearance
• Training
• Water supply and sanitation

Total Cost Estimate

Total Cost (US$ Mn)

Community Development                                                        9.6

Gender Enterprise & HIV AIDS Awareness Programme                 0.4

Consulting Services (Access Roads)                                          0.3

Loan:

Civil Works (BasicInfrastructure)                                            20.0

Equipment                                                                           4.0

Consulting Services                                                               0.3

Project Management                                                              0.7

Finance Charges During Implementation                                  1.0

NECORD II Sub Total Loan                                                          26.0

Incremental Expenditure                                                        0.1

Taxes and Duties                                                                 9.0

Total NECORD II                                                                           55.0

The project is funded by the ADB, GOSL and Sweden. Funding is a combination of grant and loan financing.

Period of Implementation

April 2005 to 31^st December 2008.

Executing Agency

Ministry of Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure.

Implementing Arrangement

The implementing agency is the Northern and Eastern Provincial Councils.

NECORD II is implemented through the Project Management Unit of NECORD, headquartered in Trincomalee.

TSUNAMI AFFECTED AREAS REBUILDING PROJECT (TAARP)

On 26^th December 2004, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake near Sumatra sent several Tsunami waves that struck over two thirds of Sri Lanka’s coastline and caused catastrophic destruction; more than 31,000 people died, thousands are missing and another 440,000 people are displaced. The Tsunami affected population is estimated between one and two million, out of the total population of about 19 Mn. Nearly 100,000 houses were destroyed and another 46,000 damaged. The North East region is the worst affected area by the Tsunami. Infrastructure and fishing industry assets such as boats and nets were damaged or lost. About 60% of the damage occurred on the North East Coast. Tsunami related financing needs for rebuilding are estimated at approximately $ 1.5 billion.

 The Asian Development Bank, European Commission and GOSL are funding the TAARP.

Total Cost Estimate

The total cost of TAARP is estimated to $249.3 Mn equivalent, including taxes and duties of $ 37.6 Mn. The funding is a grant from Asian Development Bank and European Commission.

Components of TAARP project.

a)      Legal Assistance, Governance and Anti-corruption

b)      North East Coastal Community Development

c)      Road Rehabilitation and Reconstruction

d)      Water Supply and Sanitation

e)      Southern Province Reconstruction

f)      Coastal Resources Management

g)      Rural Finance

h)      NECORD – Tsunami

Component ‘H’

Component ‘H’ is implemented by the Project Management Unit, North East Community Restoration and Development Project, headquartered in Trincomalee. 

Subprojects under Component ‘H’ aims at redesigning and rebuilding damaged structures in health, education, water supply and sanitation, irrigation, rural roads, village and community development infrastructure and fishing sectors. Shelter and Institutional Infrastructure, including courts and district registries, with improved access for the disabled, will incorporate pre-existed sites. Designs will incorporate risk mitigating measures to improve durability and avert or reduce the impact of natural disasters.

Project Area – Component ‘H’

Objective of Component ‘H’

The objective of TAARP is to rapidly improve the living conditions and well- being of a significant number of people in the Tsunami- affected areas by restoring basic social infrastructure, community and public services, and livelihoods. TAARP addresses the needs of Tsunami affected people through numerous subprojects in a variety of sectors selected and formulated in response to requests from Tsunami – affected people and the Government.

Sectors

• Agriculture

• Community Development

• Education

• Fisheries

• Health

• Institutional Development

• Livestock

• Water Supply

• Rural Road

• Social Welfare

• Shelter

Cost Estimates – Component ‘H’

US $ Mn

Period of Implementation

April 2005 to 31^st December 2008

Executing Agency

Ministry of Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction

Implementing Arrangement

The implementing agency is the North East Provincial Council.

 The Component ‘H’ is implemented through the Project Management Unit of NECORD.

Project Area

This component will be implemented in the Tsunami affected Divisional Secretary’s divisions of Kuchchaveli, Town and Gravets, Kinniya, Muthur, Seruvila and Eachchilampattu (Verugal) of Trincomalee District.

Project Description

The Government of Sri Lanka and the Government of France have contributed Euro 73.6 Mn for the Trincomalee Integrated Infrastructure Programme to support a comprehensive approach to reconstruction and re-development of Trincomalee District. Utilization of this upto 31st December 2008

Components of TIIP project.