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Introduction to Emergency Northern Recovery Project

Dr.S.S.SivakumarProject Director

ENReP 08/12/2009

Development Objectives of ENReP

To support government’s efforts to rapidly

resettling IDPs in the Northern province to

their place of origin to start their livelihood

through

Emergency Assistance to IDPs

Work-fare Program (Cash for work)

Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Essential Public

and Economic Infrastructure

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IDPs Resettled to their place of origin as per

government’s phase iii and phase iv of the

resettlement program in the districts of

1. Jaffna

2. Kilinochchi

3. Mullaitivu

4. Mannar

5. Vavuniya

Project Components of ENRePComponent A: Emergency Assistance to IDPs

(US$6 million)

This component would provide assistance to, returned households to re-engage in livelihood activities such as agricultural farming and marine fishing

Component B: Work-fare (US$12 million)

The work-fare component is intended to provide labor employment to the returnees immediately after they have been resettled helping to bridge the income gap between the time of return (after having received emergency assistance) and until IDPs can obtain income from regular livelihoods.

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Project Components of ENRePComponent C: Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Essential Public

and Economic Infrastructure (US$44 million)

This component will provide assistance to repair reconstruct and restore vital

public and economic infrastructure and facilities damaged by the war and that

are dysfunctional or partly functional at present

Component D: Project Management, Oversight, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Special Studies

(US$3 million)

This component will support the Government in implementing the project,

coordinating all project related activities, monitoring and evaluating project

inputs, outputs and results, carrying out financial management,

technical, procurement and safeguard audits.

This component will provide financing to:

• Meet cost related to the operation of mobile land task forces,

surveys and studies required to rapidly restore contested

property rights of the resettled people

• Conduct demining awareness program to IDPs, project staff

and contractors

• Clear thick vegetative growth of paddy lands to be able to

resume land preparation for cultivation

• Provide seeds, basic and miscellaneous agricultural and

fishing implements to the people to be able to start paddy

farming and marine fishing immediately after the

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Component B: Work-fare (US$12 million)

Execute small scale labor intensive repair and

rehabilitation works of village level infrastructure

Provide a minimum of 50 labor days of guaranteed

work employment for one person from each IDP

household

Of these 50 days, returnees will be eligible to spend ten days to make their own homes repaired and functional

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Component B: Work-fare (US$12 million) ctd.

The work-fare program fulfills a dual

objective

provide short-term and immediately

required cash to the people

undertake urgent labor intensive

repair works such as

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Component B: Work-fare (US$12 million) ctd.

Possible labor intensive repair works

• Clearing debris of damaged houses and village

buildings,

• Cleaning dug wells,

• Repairing hamlet level access roads

• Repairing small irrigation canals

• Repairing small drainage cannels

Component C: Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Essential Public and Economic Infrastructure

(US$44 million)

Rehabilitation of Irrigation Systems (US$12

million)

Rehabilitation of Rural Roads (US$10 million)

Restoration of Drinking Water Schemes (US$

12 million)

Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Public

Buildings and Facilities (US$ 10 million)

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Component D: Project Management, Oversight, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Special Studies (US$3 million)

Incremental operating costs

Procurement of goods

Public information awareness campaigns

Mine risk awareness campaigns

Needs assessments

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Component D: Project Management, Oversight, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Special Studies (US$3 million) ctd.

Independent technical audits

Financial management audits

Procurement and safeguard audits

Independent Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)

Note:- If necessary, the project will also finance any strategic studies as

well as special and feasibility studies required to improve

the development effectiveness of this project as well as for

future longer term development of the North.

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Resettlement Plan of ENReP Area

Phase III

District No of DS Division

No of GN Division

No of Families

Jaffna 4 17 1346

Vavuniya 2 20 1684

Killinochchi 2 12 6020

Mannar 3 31 4991

Mulaitivu 1 48 8493

Total 14 128 22534

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Resettlement Plan of ENReP Area

PhaseIV

District No of DS Division

No of GN Division

No of Families

Jaffna 4 17 1017

Vavuniya 1 7 1171

Killinochchi 3 18 7733

Mannar - - -

Mulaitivu 1 1 118

Total 9 49 10039

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Resettlement Plan of ENReP Area

Phase III & IV

District No of DS Division

No of GN Division

No of Families

Jaffna 8 34 2363

Vavuniya 3 27 2855

Killinochchi 5 30 13753

Mannar 3 31 4991

Mulaitivu 2 49 8611

Total 23 177 32573

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Distribution of Component A

District Farm land Clearing

Providing seeds

Supply of basic needs

Jaffna13.78 19.95 16.69

Vavuniya16.65 24.10 20.16

Killinochchi80.22 116.11 97.11

Mannar29.11 42.14 35.24

Mulaitivu50.23 72.70 60.80

Total (million Rs.)190 275 230

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Distribution of Component B

Description of work Jaffna Vavuniya Killinochchi Mannar MulaitivuTotal

(million Rs.)

Cleaning of wells 4.35 5.26 25.33 9.19 15.86 60

Cleaning of debris 4.35 5.26 25.33 9.19 15.86 60

Rehabilitation of rural roads 33.37 40.32 194.22 70.48 121.61 460

Rehabilitation of irrigation canals 33.37 40.32 194.22 70.48 121.61 460

Rehabilitation of drainage canals 25.03 30.24 145.67 52.86 91.20 345

Six month work plan

Full Component - ENReP 6 Month Work Plan

NP- ENReP 6 Month Work Plan

Jaffna- ENReP 6 Month Work Plan

Kilinochchi- ENReP 6 Month Work Plan

Mullaitivu- ENReP 6 Month Work Plan

Vavuniya - ENReP 6 Month Work Plan

Mannar- ENREP 6 Month Work Plan

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Implementation Responsibilities of the Project Component A

Restitution of Land and Property Rights Mobile Land Task Forces

Farm Land clearing Irrigation Departments

Provision of Seeds Agriculture Department

Provision of Agriculture Implements Agriculture Department

Provision of Fishing Implements Fisheries Department

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Implementation Responsibilities of the Project Component B

Selection and implementation by Divisional

Secretaries (assisted by GNs) in consultation

with the IDPs and relevant local government

agencies (assisted by RAP)

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Implementation Responsibilities of the Project Component C

Rehabilitation of Irrigation Schemes, Ponds

Irrigation Department

Rehabilitation of Rural Roads

Local Government/Road Development Department

Restoration of Drinking Water Supply Schemes

National Water Supply and Drainage Board

Rehabilitation of Public Buildings

Department of Buildings/Appropriate Provincial Agencies

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Procurement of Works International Competitive Bidding (ICB). Civil works contracts estimated to

cost US$5.0 million equivalent or more per contract shall be procured using ICB

(not envisaged at this time)

National Competitive Bidding (NCB): Civil works contracts estimated to cost less

than US$5.0 million equivalent per contract will be procured using NCB

Shopping: For small value works, shopping procedures will be followed

(solicitation of a minimum of three quotations from prequalified contractors), up to

a limit of US$200,000 equivalent per contract

Direct Contracting (DC): For priority works in the first eighteen months of

implementation, direct contracting with autonomous state-owned agencies may be

followed up to a limit of US$200,000 equivalent per contract.

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Procurement of Works ctd.

Community-Based Contracting (CBC): Small value, simple civil

works implemented with community participation (e.g. village roads,

community wells, sanitation, irrigation channels, and infrastructure for

community economic activities), up to US$50,000 equivalent per

contract, may be awarded to community based organizations

registered with the respective RAP PICs. Procurement procedures to be

followed under CBC are detailed in the RAP Community Operational

Manual

Work-fare payments: Small quantities of materials and implements

required for the program to function effectively will be procured by the

communities, upto a limit of US$100 per purchase, following

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Procurement of agriculture commodities

Procurement of agriculture commodities, such as seed

and fertilizers, will be through direct contracting

based on rates agreed between the Provincial

Agriculture Department and registered vendors, with

a justification provided for such rates

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Role of RAP in Implementing ENEeP

ENReP has been designed to complement its development effectiveness benefiting

from the RAP’s design

ENReP and RAP (with expected additional funding of US$12 million) would be

programmed and implemented in tandem and with close coordination in all the

villages covered by the ENReP

RAP would extend its support with provision of block grants through simplified and

speedy implementation mechanisms tailored to the specific emergency circumstances

of the target villages

Arrangement to use RAP implementation structure and staff for initial implementation

to kick-off ENReP is expected to establish closer collaboration and coordination from

the beginning of implementation of ENReP

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The primary outcome of the project is that it would help in

the resettlement of about 100,000 IDPs by

Commodity grants (seeds and implements etc.) and assistance

provided to about 15,000 farming households

50 days of labor work opportunities per person provided to about

45,000 IDP households

About 12,000 hectares of agricultural (paddy) lands brought back to

production

650 km of rural roads rehabilitated ensuring inter-village connectivity

and market linkages

Eight drinking water supply schemes restored benefiting about 30,000

households

260 public buildings restored and functional26

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