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improved and so on the remaining roads work will be done in the final three years of the project
period.
59. Rehabilitation/Maintenance of UZRs and UNRs (RPM). This component will
rehabilitate and carry out periodic maintenance of 3,550 km of district roads. To improve
connectivity however, a maximum of two small culverts per road can be included in specific
cases. Phase I (first year) roads for RPM (about 900 km) and PBMC (120 km) have been
identified. The detailed design will be undertaken by the design and supervision consultants.
This will not involve upgrading roads in terms of crest width, pavement width or embankment
cross-section, and therefore will not require any land acquisition. Roads will only be brought to
‘original’ conditions, and into sustainable and safe condition (following a sustained maintenance
regime) to provide safe passage of vehicles within designed traffic capacity parameters. The
Bank team reviewed the standard design and specifications and found them appropriate.
60. Performance Based Maintenance Contracts. A pilot component for routine and
periodic maintenance of about 450 km in ten selected districts will be undertaken by employing
the performance based maintenance contract (PMBC). It will include road repair works and
routine and emergency maintenance carried out by the local contractors. This modality is output
rather than input based and will provide significant employment and income earning
opportunities to the locals, including women. About 120 km have been selected for the first year
program, with the remaining 300 km implemented in the subsequent two years. Therefore, the
five year long contracts which will start in the 3 rd year will be continued two years beyond the
period of the project. LGED has confirmed to fund remaining two years of these contracts from
GoB maintenance budget. Additional details on PBMC are provided in the Annex 10.
61. Improvement of Growth Center Markets (GCMs). The improvement/ construction of
50 GCMs will generally follow the RTIP-I designs (concrete structure with tin shed roofing).
LGED has prepared a manual providing design guidelines for user participation. Each design
will be site specific and prepared by the respective Design and Supervision Consultants.
However, the standard design and specifications documents prepared (reference paragraph 56)
will be followed for design and bidding purposes.
62. Improvement of Ghats (river jetties): 20 river jetties (concrete landing stations) will be
improved based on RTIP-I designs. Of these, ten have been included along the two rivers
selected for pilot rural waterways dredging and improvement component. Loading and unloading
river bank facilities will include: platforms, floating walkways and protective walls with steps.
Detailed designs will follow standard specification documents prepared (paragraph 56).
63. Dredging of Rural Waterways. The project will pilot low-impact dredging at two rural
waterways using local technology, removal of obstructions (earthen bunds) and installation of
navigational aides. The channels of rural waterway should be suitable for navigation by rural
crafts, mainly traditional country boats and engine boats. Preparation for one river, including a
hydrographic survey, has been completed and will be undertaken first. Rural waterway channels
will be from the unclassified rivers category but suitable for navigation by rural crafts.
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