RAP Nepal

Objective
The supplementary infrastructure component of RAP2 was introduced with the idea that the DDCs do the planning, programming, procurement and implementation for a variety of community infrastructures, ranging from social and market facilities, school infrastructure, micro-irrigation, link trails, trail bridges and rural water supply and sanitation; they do not have to be transport related. With DDC managing this component, and DFID contributing 100% to the costs via RAP, it is the role of RAP to monitor the systems used by the DDC and to know that good governance principles are being applied.

Sub-agreements for both Supplementary Infrastructure and Maintenance have been signed between RAP and the DDCs from all seven districts, and also co-signed by the RAP Coordinator from Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agriculture Road (DoLIDAR). The agreements detail the procedures and preparation needed by the DDCs to receive funds from RAP for these activities.

Each RAP2 working district has allocated NRs 14 million for the supplementary infrastructure selected from the following different types of sub projects with selection and funding criteria as:

Type	Code	Selection and funding criteria
Improvement of village trails	V	• Location: Within the road zone of influence • Length: 10km (max) • Cost: NRs 1 million
Short span trail bridge	B	• Location: Within programme district • Span: 120m (max) • Cost: NRs 2.4 million
Reconstruction and rehabilitation of small irrigation schemes	K	• Location: Within the road zone of influence • Command area: 25ha (max) • Cost: NRs 2.5 million
Construction of market building	M	• Location: Within the road zone of influence • Plinth area: 100m2 (max) • Cost: NRs 0.9 million
Construction of community building	C	• Location: Within the road zone of influence • Plinth area: 100m2 (max) • Cost: NRs 1.0 million
Construction and rehabilitation of existing primary school	S	• Location: Within the road zone of influence • Plinth area: 96m2 (3 classrooms) • Cost: NRs 0.96 million
Construction and rehabilitation of sub health post	H	• Location: Within the road zone of influence • Plinth area: 100m2 (max) • Cost: NRs 1.0 million
Water supply and sanitation schemes	W	• Location: Within programme district • Beneficiaries: 1000 (max) • Cost: NRs 5,000/capita for new & NRs 3,000/capita for rehabilitation