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Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

(R) Chittagong Water Supply Improvement and Sanitation (Cr.

47340-BD): The objective is to increase the sustainable access to safe

water and improved sanitation, as well as support the establishment

of a longer term water supply, sanitation and drainage capital devel-

opment and operational management program in Chittagong. Bank Ap-

proval completed on 23 June 2010. Signing scheduled for 22 July 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P103999. US$ 170.0

(IDA Credit). Consultants may be required to update and prepare pro-

ject and design documents. Chittagong Water and Sewerage Author-

ity (CWASA), WASA Bhaban, Dampara, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-31)

285-1806, Fax: [phone], Contact: A.K.M. Fazl Ullah, Chair-

man

(R) Dhaka Environment and Water: The objectives are to: (a) re-

duce the social and economic costs of environmental degradation of

rivers in Dhaka and (b) develop a programmatic approach to water re-

sources and environmental management in the Dhaka metropolitan

area for strategic long-term activities and investments. Appraisal com-

pleted on 8 July 2010. Negotiations scheduled for 27 September 2010. En-

vironmental Assessment Category A. Project: P096555. US$ 100.0

(IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and

Forests, Bangladesh Secretariat, Bangladesh, Contact: Mr. Monzur Hos-

sain, Secretary

(R) Rivers and Information and Conser vation: The objective is

to help the Government enhance long-term water resources planning

and development to mitigate against extreme water-related risks while

improving economic benefits to stakeholders. Preparation scheduled

for 25 October 2010. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project:

P117206. US$ 180.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter-

mined. Bangladesh Water Development Board, Ministry of Water Re-

sources, WAPDA Building, Motijheel C/A, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2)

988-0879, Fax: [phone]

Bhutan

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

Development Policy Credit: The objective is to: (a) promote gov-

ernment efficiency and effectiveness through sound fiscal and public

financial management and procurement, and strong public adminis-

tration; (b) foster private sector development; and (c) expand access

to infrastructure in a sustainable manner. Negotiations scheduled for

9 September 2010. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project:

P113069. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required Bhutan,

Contact: Pham Le Thanh, President and CEO

(R) Second Urban Development (Cr. 47440-BT): The objectives

are to: (i) support Bhutan’s municipal reform program by strengthening

municipal finance and management systems in Thimphu and

Phuentsholing; and (ii) improve infrastructure services in northern

Thimphu where no formal services are currently available. The credit

was signed on 13 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B.

Project: P090157. US$ 12.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required

during implementation and construction supervision, policy-related tech-

nical assistance and studies. Ministry of Works and Human Settle-

ments, Thimphu, Bhutan, Tel: [phone], Contact: Rinchen Dorji,

Director

India

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(R) Andhra Pradesh Water Sector Improvement (Ln. 78970-

IN): The objective is to: (a) to improve irrigation service delivery on

a sustainable basis so as to increase productivity of irrigated agricul-

ture in the Nagarjuna Sagar Scheme, and (b) strengthen Andhra

Pradesh’s institutional capacity for multi-sectoral planning, development

and management of its water resources. Signing scheduled for 30 July

2010. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P100954. US$

450.6 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Irrigation and Command

Area Development Department (I&CADD), Government of, Secretary,

Irrigation and CAD Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, A.P

Hyderabad, India, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail], Contact: Mr. Aditya Nath Das, Secretary Irri-

gation and CAD Department

(R) Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement (Cr. 47870-IN Ln.

79430-IN): The objective is to improve the safety and operational per-

formance of selected existing dams within the territory of the borrower.

Bank Approval completed on 29 June 2010. Signing scheduled for 31 Au-

gust 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P089985.

US$ 175.0/175.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be required for

management and engineering to assist the Central Water Commission

with the management and implementation and provide assistance to

the five participating states with technical advice and third-party con-

struction supervision and quality control. Water Resources Organisa-

tion, 710(S) Seea Bhavan, R. K. Puram, New Delhi, India, Fax: (91-11)

2610-4104, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Ravi Pilai, PMU Director

(R) National Rural Livelihood Program: The objective is to enhance

the income and employment opportunities for the poor and their in-

stitutions through increased access to financial and livelihood re-

sources and services. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for

17 August 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 750.0

(IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Mr. T. Vijay Kumar, Joint

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Secretary, Room No. 249, 2nd Floor, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, In-

dia, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: vjthal-

[e-mail]

(R) North East Rural Livelihoods: The objective is to achieve an

upward trend in livelihood productivity among participating local com-

munity groups located in various ecological zones in the NE Region

through participatory and demand driven investment choices and col-

lective action, with support from value-adding partnerships. Pre-appraisal

scheduled for 24 August 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B.

Project: P102330. US$ 120.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required

for preparation of PIP and Environment and social assessments. Min-

istry of Development for the North East Region, Vigyan Bhawan An-

nexe, Maulana Azad Rd, India, Tel: [phone], Fax: (91-11)

2302-2013, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Ms. Jayashree Mukher-

jee, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Development of Nort

(R) West Bengal Accelerated Development of Minor Irrigation:

The objective is to enhance the development of agriculture-based in-

come of small and marginal farmers through sustainable use of irri-

gation resources. Appraisal scheduled for 13 September 2010.

Environmental Assessment Categor y A. Project: P105311. US$

125.0/125.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be recruited to pro-

vide institutional development to the Department of Water Resources

Investigation and Development and Water Users Associations. Water

Investigation and Development Department (WIDD), Government of

West, Writers’ Building, B.B.D Bagh, Kolkata, India, Tel: [phone]-

3666, Fax: [phone], Contact: Mr. Trilochan Singh, Secretary,

WIDD

Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihoods Improvement:

The objective is to strengthen biodiversity conser vation while im-

proving rural livelihoods. Negotiations scheduled for 13 September 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P088520. US$ 15.4 (IDA

Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and

Forests, Annex 5, Bikaner House, Shahjahan Rd Paravaryan Bhawan,

New Delhi, India, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail], Contact: Rajesh Gopal, Director

Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihoods Improvement-

GEF: The objective is to strengthen biodiversity conservation while

improving rural livelihoods. Negotiations scheduled for 13 August

2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P088598. US$

8.1 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and

Forests, Annex 5, Bikaner House, Shahjahan Rd Paravaryan Bhawan,

New Delhi, India, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail], Contact: Rajesh Gopal, Director

Jammu and Kashmir Participator y Watershed Management:

The objectives are: (a) institutional strengthening, (b) focus on wa-

tershed protection and development, (c) enhancing livelihood oppor-

tunities and (d) project coordination. Negotiations scheduled for 24

September 2010. Environmental Assessment Categor y B. Project:

P099857. US$ 120.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. De-

partment of Forestry, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Near Pol-

lution Control Bldg. Silk Factor, Road Raj Bagh, Jammu and Kashmir,

Srinagar, India Tel/Fax: [phone], E-mail: rdtiwaripc@red-

iffmail.com, Contact: M.H Khan, Project Director/ PCCF Govt. of HP

National Dairy Support: The objective is to improve productivity and

incomes of milk producers and enhance the share of organized sec-

tor in milk handling. Appraisal scheduled for 11 January 2011. Envi-

ronmental Assessment Category A. Project: P107648. US$ 400.0/500.0

(IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. National

Dairy Development Board, PB No. 40, Anand, India, Tel: [phone]-

0148, Fax: [phone], Contact: Ravi Shankar, Director

Orissa Water Sector Improvement Mahanadi Basin: The objec-

tive is to improve Orissa’s capacity for sustainable water resources man-

agement and improve the productivity of water in targeted areas of the

Mahanadi Basin. Decision Meeting scheduled for 16 September 2011.

Environmental Assessment Categor y B. Project: P105759. US$

250.0/50.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined.

Government of Orissa, Secha Sadan, Unit-5, Bhubaneswar, India, Tel:

(91-674) 239-3740, Fax: [phone], Contact: Sridhar Behra, Di-

rector

Rajasthan Rural Livelihoods: The objective is to improve the liveli-

hoods of poor families in Rajasthan; facilitate social inclusion through

empowerment; and make the poor credit worthy through linkages to

Banks and micro-finance. Decision Meeting scheduled for 19 August

2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P102329. US$

150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required for preparing the PIP

and for Environmental and Social assessments. Government of Ra-

jasthan, Rajasthan Secretariat, Jaipur, India Tel/Fax: [phone],

E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: C.S. Rajan, Principal Secretary

Education

(R) Second Technical Engineering Education Quality Improve-

ment (Cr. 46850-IN): The objective is to strengthen selected insti-

tutions to produce more employable and higher quality engineers and

prepare more post-graduate students to reduce faculty shortage. The

credit was signed on 14 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category

B. Project: P102549. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re-

quired. Government of India, Department of Higher Education, Min-

istr y of Human Resources De, Shastri Bhavan, India, Tel: (91-11)

2338-3202, Contact: Frederic Mvondo, Directeur General Adjoint (Co-

ordinator)

Second Elementar y Education Additional Financing: The ob-

jective is to: (a) improve fiduciary management (both financial man-

agement and procurement), and (b) ensure social safeguard measures

in place. Bank Approval completed on 18 March 2010. Environmental

Assessment Categor y B. Project: P118673. US$ 750.0/150.0 (IDA

Credit/DFID). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Statistics,

Planning and Implementation, India, Contact: Ms. Ludmila Burlui, Ex-

ecutive Director, MEPIU

Secondar y Education: The objective is to help the Government in-

creased and achieve more equitable access to good quality secondary

education. Decision Meeting scheduled for 31 August 2010. Environ-

mental Assessment Category B. Project: P118445. US$ 650.0/150.0 (IDA

Credit/DFID). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to

be determined.

Energy and Mining

Financing Energy Efficiency at SMEs: The objective is to increase

demand for energy efficiency investments in target small and medium

enterprise clusters and to build their capacity to access commercial fi-

nance Signing scheduled for 31 August 2010. Environmental Assess-

ment Category B. Project: P100530. US$ 11.3 (GEFU). Consultants will

be required. Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India, Min-

istry of Power, 4th Floor, Sewa Bhawan, R.K, Puram 110-066, India, Tel:

(91-11) 2617-8316, Fax: [phone], Contact: Shri Dr. Ajay Mathur,

Director General

Luhri Hydro Electric: The objective is to increase the supply of

clean, renewable, low-carbon and peaking energy to India’s northern

grid and to enhance the reliability of the grid. Preparation is underway.

Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P102843. US$ 650.0

(IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. SJVN Limited, Himfed

Building, New Shimla, India, Tel: [phone], 0064, 0490, Fax:

(91-177) 267-0642, E-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric: The objectives are to: (a) in-

crease the supply of energy to India’s national grid through the addi-

tion of renewable, low-carbon energy; and (b) strengthen the institutional

capacity of the Borrower with respect to the preparation and imple-

mentation of economically, environmentally and socially sustainable hy-

dropower projects. Bank Approval scheduled for 26 August 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P096124. US$ 624.0

(IBRD). Consultants will be required. THDC India Limited, Pra-

gatipuram Bypass Road, Rishikesh 249201, Uttarakhand, India, Tel: (91-

135) 2452-5764, 2453-7821, Fax: [phone], Contact: R.K.

Chawla, General Manager (Corporate Planning)

Finance

(R) Financing Affordable Housing: The objective is to increase ac-

cess to creditworthy low-income and economically weaker section

families to housing finance. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled

for 28 January 2011. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$

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500.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies)

to be determined.

Capital Market and Pension Administration Technical Assistance:

The objective is to support the Government in implementing its cur-

rent decentralization strategy and improve service delivery to the pop-

ulation. Preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category

C. Project: P113834. US$ 18.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and im-

plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Scaling Up Sustainable and Responsible Microfinance: The ob-

jective is to support the Government of India’s/SIDBI’s efforts of in-

creasing outreach of financial services to underserved households

and microenterprises through microfinance, using innovative financ-

ing instruments and technical assistance. Bank Approval completed

on 1 June 2010. Environmental Assessment Categor y F. Project:

P119043. US$ 200.0/100.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be re-

quired. Small Industries Development Bank of India, Head Office,

SIDBI Tower, 15 Ashok Marg, Lucknow, India, Tel: [phone],

Fax: [phone], Contact: Frederic Mvondo, Directeur General

Adjoint (Coordinator)

Health and Other Social Services

(N) Tamil Nadu Empowerment and Poverty Reduction Vazhndhu

Kattuvom Additional Financing: The objective is to: (a) develop,

strengthen and synergize pro-poor local institutions/groups (includ-

ing Village Panchayats); (b) enhance skills and capacities of the poor;

and (c) finance productive demand-driven investments related to liveli-

hoods for the target poor. Project preparation is underway. Environ-

mental Assessment Category B. Project: P107668. US$ 140.0 (IDA

Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be

determined.

ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Pro-

gram (ISSNIP): The objective s to support government to strengthen:

(a) the policy framework, systems and capacities at the national level

and in 8 selected states to deliver quality ICDS services, especially in

nutritional outcomes; and (b) the policy/institutional framework and

state level stewardship for multi-sectoral nutrition planning and im-

plementation. Pre-appraisal scheduled for 20 September 2010. Envi-

ronmental Assessment Category C. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting

services to be determined. Ministry of Woman and Child Development,

6th Floor, A Wing, Shastri Bhawan, India, Tel: [phone], Fax:

(91-11) 2307-0479, E-mail: [e-mail]

Social Security for the Unorganised Sector: The objective is to sup-

port the Ministry of Labour and Employment, to implement a new health

insurance scheme targeted at poor households. Appraisal scheduled

for 22 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Categor y C. Project:

P111867. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry

of Labour and Employment, India, Contact: Frederic Mvondo, Di-

recteur General Adjoint (Coordinator)

Tamil Nadu Health Additional Financing: The objective is to improve

the effectiveness of the health system in Tamil Nadu as measured

by increased access to and utilization of health ser vices, including

effectiveness of public sector hospital ser vices, primarily at district

and sub-district levels. Bank Approval completed on 29 April 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P118830. US$ 117.7

(IDA Credit). No consultants are required. TNHSP PMU, 7th Floor,

DMS Buildings, DMS Campus, Teynampet, India, E-mail: tnhspro-

[e-mail], Contact: Frederic Mvondo, Directeur General

Adjoint (Coordinator)

Industry and Trade

(R) Maharashtra Agriculture Competitiveness: The objective is to

increase the productivity, profitability, and market access of the farm-

ing community in Maharashtra. Negotiations scheduled for 9 August 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P120836. US$ 100.0

(IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Government of Maha-

rashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai, India, Tel: [phone], Fax: (91-

22) 2214-5025, Contact: S.K. Goel, Principal Secretary

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(N) e-Deliver y of Public Ser vices: The objective is to make all

Government services accessible to the common man in his locality

through common service delivery outlets, and ensure efficiency, trans-

parency and reliability of such services at affordable costs to realize

the basic needs of the common man. Project Concept Review Meet-

ing scheduled for mid-July 2010. Environmental Assessment Cate-

gory U. US$ 300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and implementing

agency(ies) to be determined.

(N) West Bengal Secondar y Cities Development and Manage-

ment: The objective is to expand the delivery of appropriately planned

and effectively managed local and regional urban infrastructure in

secondary cities by strengthened urban bodies through an improved

urban institutional and financing framework. Project Concept Review

Meeting scheduled for 29 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egory B. US$ 300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. De-

partment of Urban Development, Nagarayan, Sector 1, Block DF-8, Salt

Lake, Kolkata, India, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-

mail: [e-mail], Contact: Debashis Sen, Principal Secretary

(R) Delhi Urban Management: The objective is to improve the ef-

ficiency, coordination, and environmental quality of Delhi metro region.

Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 26 October 2010. En-

vironmental Assessment Category U. US$ 1000.0 (IBRD). Consul-

tants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) National Ganga River Basin (NGRB): The objective is to sup-

port the NGRB Authority: (a) manage the basin water resources sus-

tainably; (b) prepare and maintain the framework and river basin plan

for management and development of the Ganges basin; and (c) im-

plement investments and activities that address pollution manage-

ment, flood protection, and minimum environmental flows. Project

preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$

1000.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry

of Environment and Forests, Government of India, Paryavaran Bhawan,

CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India, Tel: [phone],

Fax: [phone], Contact: Rajiv Gauba, Joint Secretary

(R) National Urban Renewal Support Program: The objective is

to support implementation of the overall urban reform agenda in In-

dia and to significantly advance that agenda. Project Concept Review

Meeting scheduled for 15 September 2010. Environmental Assess-

ment Category B. US$ 1000.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required.

Ministry of Urban Development, Nirman Bhawan, India

(R) Uttar Pradesh Development Policy Loan: The objective is to

develop rural infrastructure in the state, including rural power, sani-

tation, housing and marketing hubs. Decision Meeting scheduled for mid-

July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 200.0/100.0

(IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies)

to be determined.

West Bengal Improved Ser vice Deliver y Panchayati Raj Insti-

tutions (Cr. 47580-IN): The objective is to support the development

of stronger, better capacitated and performing Gram Panchayat’s de-

livering enhanced local ser vices and infrastructure. Signing sched-

uled for 29 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project:

P105990. US$ 195.4 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Gov-

ernment of West Bengal, Contact: Mr. M. N. Roy, Permanent Secre-

tary

Bihar Panchayat Strengthening: The objective is to improve the au-

tonomy, capacity and accountability of Panchayati Raj Institutions: (i)

In select districts, to implement government anti-poverty schemes

and undertake discretionary development initiatives that are respon-

sive to community needs; and (ii) improving the policy and adminis-

trative environment to enable PRIs function. Decision Meeting

scheduled for 14 October 2010. Environmental Assessment Category

B. Project: P102627. US$ 120.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re-

quired for the entire set up in the Gram Swaraj Society at the state, dis-

trict and block level. Government of Bihar, Bikas Bhawan, Patna, India,

Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Contact: Deepak Prasad,

Secretary

Capacity Building for Urban Development: The objective is to

provide Technical Assistance support at both the State and Urban Lo-

cal Bodies level to strengthen policy, support institutional reform and

improve procedures and skills in the areas of municipal financial man-

agement, service delivery, planning and governance. Bank Approval

scheduled for 29 November 2010. Environmental Assessment Category

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C. Project: P099979. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required.

Ministry of Urban Development, Bhawan, Maulana Azad Road, New

Delhi, India, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Contact:

Aniruddha Kumar, Director, JNNURM

First Programmatic Statistical Strengthening: The objective is to

assist the Indian Statistical System in decision making within and out-

side the Government, to stimulate research and to promote informed

debate relating to conditions affecting people’s life. Bank Approval

completed on 1 June 2010. Environmental Assessment Category U. Pro-

ject: P108489. US$ 107.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Min-

istry of Statistics, Planning and Implementation, India, Contact: Frederic

Mvondo, Directeur General Adjoint (Coordinator)

Kerala Local Government and Ser vice Deliver y: The objective is

to strengthen the capacity of local governments to manage public re-

sources for the benefit of the constituents, including the disadvan-

taged, while the state is engaged in a long term debt restructuring

program. Appraisal scheduled for 1 November 2010. Environmental

Assessment Category B. Project: P102624. US$ 190.0 (IDA Credit). Con-

sulting services to be determined. Government of Kerala, Ministry of

Local Governments and Planning Trivandrum, Kerala, India, Contact:

Mr. Vijay Anand, Secretary Planning and Local Governments

Orissa Government Effectiveness Development Policy Loan:

The objective is to focus

e

 on inclusive growth and government effec-

tiveness. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 30 Novem-

ber 2010. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 250.0 (IBRD).

Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transportation

(N) Mizoram Roads AF II: The objective is to improve the man-

agement and carrying capacity of the Mizoram core state road network.

Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for mid-July 2010. Envi-

ronmental Assessment Category A. US$ 11.0 (IDA Credit). Consult-

ing services to be determined. Government of Mizoram, Tuikhuah

Tlang, Aizawl, India, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]

(R) Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor: The objective is to pro-

vide additional rail freight capacity (improved throughput, speed, re-

liability) on the congested 343 km Khurja-Kanpur section of the

Delhi-Kolkata Eastern Corridor. Appraisal scheduled for 26 July 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P114338. US$ 2000.0

(IBRD). Consultants will be required for GHG study, legal advisor, de-

sign review, and civil engineering proof checking Dedicated Freight

Corridor Corporation of India Ltd 5th Floor, Pragati Maidan Bldg Com-

plex, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India, Tel: [phone], Fax: (91-

11) 2345-4770, E-mail: [e-mail]

(R) Har yana State Roads: The objective is to improve the overall

efficiency of the Haryana Road Sector. Project Concept Review Meet-

ing completed on mid-July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category

A. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Govern-

ment of Haryana, Haryana PWD, B&R Branch, Plot No. 1, Sector 33,

Nirman Sadan, Chandigarh, India, Tel: [phone], Fax: (91-172)

261-8221, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Rakesh

Manocha, Chief Engineer and Project Director

(R) Mumbai Urban Transport (Ln. 79410-IN): The objective is

to improve the passenger carrying capacity, operational efficiency,

level of comfort, and the institutional capacity of entities involved in the

suburban rail system of Mumbai Metropolitan area. Bank Approval com-

pleted on 29 June 2010. Signing scheduled for 29 September 2010. En-

vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P113028. US$ 430.0

(IBRD). Consultants will be required. Mumbai Railway Vikas Corpo-

ration Limited, 2nd Floor, Churchgate Station Building, Churchgate,

Mumbai, India, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail], [e-mail], Contact: Frederic Mvondo, Di-

recteur General Adjoint (Coordinator)

(R) National Highways Authority Technical Assistance: The ob-

jective is to improve and innovate practices that would enhance its pro-

gram management and operational efficiency. Negotiations scheduled

for 23 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Categor y C. Project:

P121515. US$ 45.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. National High-

ways Authority of India, NHAI, Plot No. G5 and G6, Sector 10, Dwarka,

India, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]

(R) Second Gujarat State Highway: The objective is to improve the

overall efficiency of the Gujarat state road sector. Project Concept Re-

view Meeting scheduled for 21 October 2010. Environmental Assess-

ment Category A. US$ 375.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required.

Government of Gujarat, Block 4, 2nd Floor, New Sachivalaya, Gand-

hinagar, India, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail]

(R) Third Private Sector Participation in National Highway De-

velopment: The objectives are to: (a) improve the Ministry of Road

Transport and Highways, manage and develop the non-National High-

way Development Program (NHDP) portion of the National Highway

network; (b) modernize key sections of the national highway network;

and (c) mainstream social and environmental mitigation and man-

agement of road development impacts. Project identification is under-

way. Environmental Assessment Categor y B. US$ 250.0 (IBRD).

Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Assam State Roads: The objective is to provide road users in Assam

with good quality and better managed state highways and major dis-

trict roads. Pre-appraisal scheduled for 24 February 2011. Environmental

Assessment Category A. Project: P096018. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). Con-

sultants will be required. Public Works Department, Assam, Sachivalaya,

Dispur, India Tel/Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Con-

tact: Mohan Boro, Commissioner and Special Secretary

National Highways Interconnectivity Improvement: The objective

is to: (a) improve connectivity of areas without accessibility to higher

service level national highways; and (b) strengthen the capacity of the

MoSRT&H to manage the development, maintenance and safety of the

non-NHDP network. Project Concept Note scheduled for 15 Septem-

ber 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 1000.0 (IBRD).

Consultants will be required. Ministry of Road Transport and High-

ways, Transport Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India, Tel: (91-11)

2371-8575, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact:

A. V. Sinha, Director General (Road Development) and Spl Secy.

(Addl.Chrg)

Second Karnataka State Highway Improvement: The objective is

to improve the state’s road network to support the state’s growing

economy and social development efforts through leveraging the pri-

vate sector outlays with private sector financing and improving the reg-

ulatory and institutional capacity of the public sector to deliver effective

and safe road network to users. Preparation is underway. Environ-

mental Assessment Category A. US$ 300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services

to be determined. Government of Karnataka, 3rd Floor, Vikasa Soudha,

M.S. Building, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Bangalore, India, Tel: [phone]-

1449, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Con-

tact: Mr. K.S. Krishnareddy, Project Director

Second Rural Roads: The objective is to provide beneficiary com-

munities in the project districts with all-season road access to markets

and social services. Decision Meeting scheduled for 15 September 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P096020. US$ 1500.0

(IDA Credit). Consultants will be required for the design and super-

vision of minor rural roads, social and environmental monitoring and

possible assistance with financial management monitoring. National

Rural Road Development Agency (NRRDA), India, Tel: [phone]-

2221, 2671-6936, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact:

H K Srivastava, na

Tamil Nadu Road Sector Additional Financing: The objective is

to finance the cost overrun associated with: (a) increased costs of the

upgrading works, (b) appreciation of Indian Rupee vis-a-vis the US Dol-

lar, and (c) addition of a Tsunami affected bridge for which amendment

to the Loan Agreement was carried out. Signing scheduled for 9 July

2010. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P118981. US$

50.7 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Procurement of consul-

tants will be required to implement the PBMC contracts. Highways

Department, TNHB Building, 48, Muthulakshmi Salai, Adyar, Chen-

nai, India, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail], Contact: R. Thiagarajan, Project Director

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

(R) Bihar Kosi Flood Recover y: The objective is to support the ef-

forts of the Government of Bihar in helping communities recover

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from the impacts of the Kosi flood. Pre-appraisal completed on 15 July

2010. Negotiations scheduled for 28 July 2010. Environmental Assess-

ment Category B. Project: P122096. US$ 220.0 (IDA Credit). No con-

sultants are required. Government of Bihar, Bikas Bhawan, Patna,

India, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]

Capacity Buildng for Industrial Pollution Management (Ln.

79240-IN, Cr. 47550-IN): The objective is to support the devel-

opment of an institutional and methodological framework for rehabil-

itation of highly polluted sites, build capacity in state agencies for

undertaking projects for reducing the risks from contamination to

population, livelihoods and ecosystems and implement pilots for clean

up/rehabilitation of polluted sites. Signing scheduled for 1 September

2010. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P091031. US$

25.2/38.9 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry

of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan (Rm 122), CGO

Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi, India Tel/Fax: [phone], E-

mail: [e-mail], Contact: N. Muruganandam, Director

(R) Har yana Water: The objective is to assist with the infrastructure

to poor access and coverage of water supply and sanitation. Project Con-

cept Review Meeting scheduled for mid-July 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category A. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and

implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) National Cyclone Risk Mitigation (Cr. 47720-IN): The ob-

jective is to mitigate risks and vulnerability to natural disasters, par-

ticularly cyclones. Bank Approval completed on 22 June 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P092217. US$ 255.0

(IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. National Disaster Man-

agement Authority, NDMA Bhawan, A-1, Safdarjung Enclave, New

Delhi, India, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Contact:

A.R. Sule, Deputy Secretary

(R) Rajasthan Rural Water and Sanitation: The objective is to sup-

port the GOR’s sector plans and to increase access to improved, af-

fordable and sustained water and sanitation services (WSS) of rural

communities in Rajasthan. Preparation scheduled for 16 August 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 130.0 (IDA Credit). Con-

sulting services to be determined. Public Health and Engineering De-

partment (PHED), Government Secretariat, Jaipur, 302017, India, Tel:

(91-141) 515-3222, Fax: [phone], Contact: Agam Mathur,

Chief Engineer

Gujarat Urban Development Program: The objective is to improve

service delivery through targeted investments and capacity building.

Decision Meeting scheduled for 10 August 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category A. Project: P094722. US$ 300.0 (IBRD). Consult-

ing services to be determined. Gujarat Urban Development Corporation,

Government of Gujarat, First Floor, Abhishek Bldg Sector 11, Ghan-

dinagar, India, Tel: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail],

Contact: K. Srinivas, Managing Director

Integrated Coastal Zone Management: The objective is to assist Gov-

ernment in capacity building for implementation of comprehensive

coastal management approach in the country, and piloting integrated

coastal zone management approaches in the three states of Gujarat,

Orissa and West Bengal. Bank Approval completed on 15 June 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P097985. US$ 222.0

(IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment

and Forests, Government of India, Paryavaran Bhavan,CGO Com-

plex,Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India, Tel: [phone], Fax: (91-11)

2436-0678, Contact: A. Senthil Vel, National Project Director

Karnataka RWSS II Additional Financing: The objective is to

scale up the ongoing Karnataka Rural Water and Sanitation project. Sign-

ing scheduled for 26 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category

B. Project: P119882. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re-

quired. Ministry Karnataka Rural Water and Sanitation Agency, Con-

tact: Dr. P. Borekowda, Director

Maharashtra Rural Drinking Water Quality: The objective is to:

(a) support GoM to establish a state wide framework for managing rural

drinking water quality, based on international best practices, that would

include adoption of Water Safety Plans; and (b) bring together the di-

verse institutions for rural drinking water in the state, under a uniform

framework. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 14 De-

cember 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 49.0 (IDA

Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Ma-

harashtra, Water Supply and Sanitation Department, Mr. Dheeraj Ku-

mar, Project Manager, Reform Support Project Management Unit,

Navi Mumbai, India, Tel: [phone], E-mail: jalswarajya_pm@hot-

mail.com, Contact: A.K. Jain, Principal Secretary

Second Kerala Rural Water and Sanitation: The objective is to as-

sist Kerala government to expand access at sustainable rural water sup-

ply and sanitation schemes and to consolidate its demand responsive

and decentralized service delivery model (the Jalanidhi model) for Rural

Water Supply and Sanitation. Project Concept Review Meeting sched-

uled for 29 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 160.0

(IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be

determined.

Nepal

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation: The objective is to improve the

performance of the farmer-managed Rani, Jamara, and Kulariya Irri-

gation Systems. Preparation scheduled for 2 August 2010. Environmental

Assessment Category B. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services

and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Social Safety Nets Additional Financing: The objective is to assist

continuing food insecurity in parts of Nepal exacerbated by high food

and transport prices, as well as a decline in food availability due to er-

ratic monsoon rains. Bank Approval completed on 26 May 2010. En-

vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P120538. US$ 47.8 (IDA

Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Local Development,

Sheel Mahal, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal, Contact: Shyam Prasad Mainali,

Secretary

Energy and Mining

Kabeli Transmission and Generation: The objective is to support

to development of the electricity sector in Nepal through provision of

finance for the Kabeli “A” Hydroelectric Project and associated trans-

mission which will benefit Kabeli “A” HEP as well as several other pro-

jects planned for construction in the Kabeli River corridor. Preparation

is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P112893.

US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Nepal

Electricity Authority, Nepal. Department of Electricity Development,

Nepal

Health and Other Social Services

Second Health and HIV/AIDS: The objective is to assist the Gov-

ernment of Nepal in ensuring the delivery of health care services na-

tionwide, specifically targeting the underserved and poor to ensure their

increased access to essential health services. Bank Approval com-

pleted on 20 May 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Pro-

ject: P117417. US$ 69.7/59.5/30.0/80.0/798.4 (IDA Credit/IDA

Grant/AUSL/DFID/ZBIL). Consultants will be required. Ministry of

Health and Population, Ramshah Path, Kathmandu, Nepal, Tel: (977-

1) 426-2862, Fax: [phone], Contact: Ms. Ludmila Burlui, Ex-

ecutive Director, MEPIU

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Urban Development: The objective is to build the capacity of

municipal authorities in a targeted group of secondar y cities to plan

and implement basic infrastructure that will lead to improved services

for their residents and businesses. Decision Meeting scheduled for 16

August 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA

Credit). Consultants will be required. A consulting firm was selected

and the work has begun to identify secondar y cities. Department of

Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC), G.O.B.

Box 8236, Kathmandu, Nepal, Tel: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail]

Transportation

(R) Road Sector Development Additional Financing: The objec-

tive is to have all-season road access to reduce travel time, which im-

proves access to economic centers and social ser vices. Decision

Meeting scheduled for 16 August 2010. Environmental Assessment

Category B. Project: P119735. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser-

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vices to be determined. Department of Roads, Babar Mahal, Kath-

mandu, Nepal, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

Second Rural Water and Sanitation Additional Financing: The

objective is to deliver sustainable health and hygiene benefits to rural

population through demand-driven and community managed sus-

tainable water supply and sanitation systems will be retained. Project

Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 26 October 2010. Environ-

mental Assessment Category B. Consulting services to be determined.

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Fund Development Board, Ma-

harajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal, Tel: [phone]

Pakistan

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(R) Punjab Barrages Improvement Phase II (Ln. 79000-PK):

The objectives are to: (a) strengthen and modernize Jinnah Barrage,

affiliated works to enable reliable, uninterrupted supply of water for

over 2.1 million acres of farmland benefitting about 600,000 farm fam-

ilies for irrigation and domestic water users; and (b) build IPD’s ca-

pacity in improved water resources and irrigation system management.

Bank Approval completed on 1 July 2010. Environmental Assessment

Category A. Project: P096745. US$ 145.6 (IBRD). Consultants will be

required for (a) project implementation support, construction super-

vision, project management; and (b) monitoring and evaluation, and

supervision of EMP and SDAP; and (c) technical assistance and train-

ing. Punjab Irrigation and Power Department, Government of Punjab,

Pakistan, Tel: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact:

Mahmood ul Hassan Shah, Acting Director, Project Management Of-

fice

Education

(R) Tertiar y Education Support: The objective is to: (a) support the

reforms being implemented by the Government of Pakistan in its

higher education sector; and (b) increase access and improve the

quality and relevance of higher education. Project Concept Review Meet-

ing scheduled for 18 August 2010. Environmental Assessment Category

B. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser vices and implementing

agency(ies) to be determined.

North West Frontier Province Human Development: The objec-

tives are to: (a) assist the provincial government to sustain; and (b)

consolidate education, health and social protection ser vices in the

region. Decision Meeting scheduled for mid-July 2010. Environ-

mental Assessment Categor y B. Project: P107678. US$ 100.0 (IDA

Credit). Consultants will be required for the project preparation and

implementation for health innovations and management, social pro-

tection strategy and operational arrangements and conflict special-

ists. Planning and development Department, North-West Frontier

Province, Planning and Development Department, Civil Secretariat

NWFP, Peshawar, Pakistan, Tel: [phone], Fax: (92-

91) 921-0354, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Ghulam

Dastagir, Assistant Chief Secretar y, NWFP

Skill Development: The objectives is to: (a) support the Govern-

ment of Sindh in strengthening their short term training program to

improve the skills set and employability of trainees; and (b) to pilot re-

forms of a selected set of training institutions and strengthen man-

agement capacity of the TVET system in Sindh. Decision Meeting

scheduled for 5 October 2010. Environmental Assessment Category

C. Project: P118177. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be

determined. Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Au-

thority (TEVTA), Tel: [phone], E-mail: Riazuddin Shaikh,

Contact: Riazuddin Shaikh, Chairman of TEVTA Board

Energy and Mining

(R) Fourth Tarbela Extension Hydropower: The objectives are to

help the country to add hydropower generation to the total energy mix,

reduce electricity shortages (which are constraining economic growth

and efforts at poverty alleviation) and contribute to the institutional de-

velopment of WAPDA Hydel which owns and operates the existing 3,478

MW Tarbela Hydropower Plant. Project preparation is underway. En-

vironmental Assessment Category A. US$ 300.0 (IBRD). Consultants

will be required for project preparation, implementation, and request

for proposal package. Water and Power Development Authority

(WAPDA), WAPDA House, Lahore, Pakistan, Tel: [phone], Fax:

(92-42) 636-9349, Contact: Muhammad Hanif, General Manager and

Project Director, Tarbela

(R) Guddu Thermal Reconstruction: The objective is to enhance

the supply of electricity while reducing the dependence on imported

oil. As part of this strategy, the government is placing highest prior-

ity on improving the efficiency of the supply system, both generation

and networks. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for mid-July

2010. Environmental Assessment Categor y B. US$ 200.0/100.0

(IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies)

to be determined.

(R) Mineral Sector Technical Assistance: The objective is to im-

plement a strategy to accelerate sustainable mineral sector develop-

ment by strengthening governance, transparency, and capacity in the

management of mineral resources. Decision Meeting scheduled for mid-

July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P099375.

US$ 45.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required for the prepara-

tion of: (a) undertake strategic environmental and social assessments

focusing on mining; (b) build implementation capacity; and (c) define

components. Required specialties are mining regulations, geology,

geophysics and mining cadastre. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural

Resources, 21-E Huma Plaza, Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistan, Tel: (92-

51) 920-2337, Fax: [phone], E-mail: irshadalikhokhar@ya-

hoo.com, Contact: Mr. Irshad Ali, Director General (Minerals)

Dasu Hydropower Stage I: The objective is to add hydropower gen-

eration to the total energy mix, reduce electricity shortages, and con-

tribute to the institutional development of WAPDA Hydel which owns

and operates the existing hydropower plants. Project Concept Review

Meeting scheduled for 14 September 2010. Environmental Assess-

ment Category A. US$ 500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be de-

termined. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), WAPDA

House, Lahore, Pakistan, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]

Natural Gas Production Enhancement and Efficiency: The objec-

tive is to save gas by enhancing the efficiency of the natural gas trans-

mission and distribution system and by gas conser vation measures,

thereby freeing up gas for use in power generation and help mitigate

the upward cost development in power generation. Project preparation

is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P120589.

US$ 250.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required for replacement/reha-

bilitation of gas pipeline system. Ministr y of Petroleum and Natural

Resources, Government of Pakistan, Pak Secretariat, Block A, Pakis-

tan, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: secretar y@-

mpnr.gov.pk

Thar Coal and Power Technical Assistance: The objectives are to:

(a) help the Pakistan Government and Sindh Government strengthen

the enabling policy, legal, and regulatory frameworks conducive to new

investments in the coal-to-energy sector; and (b) assist the Governments

to attract qualified private investors to develop Thar coal deposits and

build new capacity for coal thermal power. Bank Approval scheduled

for 11 November 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Pro-

ject: P114278. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Thar

Coal and Energy Board and Ministry of Water and Power, Karachi, Pak-

istan, Tel: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Mr Yu-

nous Dagha, Secretary for Mines and Minerals of Sindh

Health and Other Social Services

Enhanced Nutrition for Mothers and Children: The objective is

to improve the nutritional status of children under five years old and

that of pregnant and lactating women by improving the coverage of ef-

fective nutrition interventions with a focus on the poor and marginal-

ized within these groups. Preparation is underway, Environmental

Assessment Category C. Project: P115889. US$ 55.0 (IDA Credit).

Consulting services to be determined. National Nutrition Program, Min-

istry of Health, Government of Pakistan, 10 D West, Taimur Chambers,

Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistan, Tel: [phone], Fax:

(92-51) 920-8824, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Zahid

Larik, National Program Manager

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(R) Second HIV/AIDS Prevention: The objective is to support the

Government to: (a) increase coverage of prevention services to most

at risk groups (for IDUs, male and female sex workers, transgenders,

jail inmates and truckers); (b) improve the quality of ser vices (both

prevention, diagnosis and treatment); and (c) reduce stigma to

reduce and prevent the spread of HIV. Pre-appraisal scheduled for 31

August 2010. Environmental Assessment Categor y B. Project:

P113484. US$ 31.5/13.5 (IDA Credit/DFID). Consultants will be

required to develop: (a) the M&E framework; (b) behavior change

and communication component; (c) financial management and pro-

curement assessment. National AIDS Control Program, National

Institute of Health, Chak Shahz, Islamabad, Pakistan, Tel: [phone]-

5096, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Hasan Zaheer, Project Man-

ager

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Second Pakistan Poverty Reduction Support Credit: The ob-

jective is to support the structural reforms of PRSP-II to enhance

macro-economic management so that macro-economic stability can be

regained and sustainably maintained, and to promote recovery of high

and sustained growth through measures enhancing competitiveness

and governance. Negotiations scheduled for mid-July 2010. Environ-

mental Assessment Category U. Project: P117535. US$ 300.0 (IDA

Credit). Consultants will be required Pakistan, Contact: Frederic

Mvondo, Directeur General Adjoint (Coordinator)

Implementation of the National Environment Policy Technical

Assistance:  The objective is to enhance GoP’s capacity to: (a)

strengthen country environmental systems; (b) design efficient and

effective environmental policies; (c) design interventions to reduce en-

vironmental degradation and its economic consequences; and (d) de-

velop a strategy for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Decision

Meeting scheduled for 5 October 2010. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egory C. Project: P110946. US$ 28.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be

hired for environmental policy design and implementation, country en-

vironmental systems, environmental economics, economics and fi-

nancing of climate change adaptation. Ministry of Environment, UBL

Building, Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistan, Tel: [phone], Con-

tact: Jawed Khan, Director General, Environment, Ministry of Envi-

ronment

Punjab Large Cities: The objectives are to support the GoPunjab to

establish an effective institutional and fiscal framework for the man-

agement and governance of metropolitan areas in Punjab to be better

positioned and capacitated to deliver sustainable municipal services.

Decision Meeting scheduled for 31 August 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category A. Project: P112901. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Con-

sulting services to be determined. Planning and Development Board,

Government of Punjab, Civil Secretariat, Lahore, Pakistan, Tel: (92-42)

9921-4069, Fax: [phone]-0091, Contact: Muhammad Saeed,

Chairman

Transportation

(R) Karachi Port Improvement: The objective is to replace the lost

port capacity and reduce shipping costs to the Pakistan economy

through the reconstruction of the failed berths and increasing the ef-

fectiveness and efficiency of port operations and enhancing environ-

mental sustainability. Negotiations scheduled for 30 July 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P112902. US$ 111.8

(IBRD). Consultants will be required. Karachi Port Trust, Eduljee

Dinshaw Road, Karachi, Pakistan, Tel: [phone], Fax: (92-21)

3921-4329, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: S. Jamshed

Zaidi, General Manager (P&D)

(R) National Expressways Program: The objective is the sustain-

able delivery of an efficient, high speed and safe access-controlled ex-

pressway system contributing to lower transit costs and time along the

program corridor. Project preparation is underway. Environmental As-

sessment Category A. Project: P101685. US$ 634.5 (IBRD). Consultants

will be required for construction supervision and contract administration.

National Highway Authority, 27 Mauve Area, G-9/1, Islamabad, Pak-

istan, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: sheikhab-

[e-mail], Contact: Mr. Sheikh Abdul Latif, Member, Planning

National Trade Corridor Improvement Program: The objective

is to enhance export competitiveness by reducing the cost of trade and

transport logistics and bringing service quality to international stan-

dards. Preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category

U. Project: P101683. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required.

Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan, Chughtai Plaza, Room

No. 206 Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistan, Tel: [phone], Fax: (92-

51) 920-2129, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Mr. Syed

Tanwir Hussain Bukhari, Chief (T&C)

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

AJK Community Infrastructure and Ser vices Follow Up: The ob-

jective is to strengthen: (a) community institutions, infrastructure and

services; (b) streamlining decentralization, local level planning and lo-

cal government department; (c) capacity building; and (d) project

management. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for mid-

July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA

Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be de-

termined.

Regional

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(N) Strengthen Regional Enforcement for Wildlife Protection: The

objective is to assist the participating governments to build or en-

hance shared capacity, institutions, knowledge and incentives to jointly

tackle illegal wildlife trade and other select regional conser vation

threats. Preparation scheduled for 16 July 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category B. Project: P121210. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Con-

sulting ser vices to be determined. Ministr y of Environment and

Forests, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2)

716-9621, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail]; Min-

istry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Government of Nepal, Kath-

mandu, Nepal, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone],

E-mail: [e-mail]

Energy and Mining

Central and South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade

(CASA 1000): The objective is to facilitate regional electricity trade

between the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan in Central Asia and

Afghanistan and Pakistan in South Asia through the establishment of

the physical infrastructure and the concomitant institutional and legal

framework a Special Purpose Company (SPC) with private sector par-

ticipation. Decision Meeting scheduled for 15 September 2010. Envi-

ronmental Assessment Categor y A. Project: P110729. US$

40.0/204.0/244.0/122.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit/ASDB/IDB). Consultants

will be required. Special Purpose Company, Intergovernmental Coun-

cil Secretariat, Kabul, Afghanistan, Tel: [phone], E-mail: edigc-

[e-mail], Contact: Qazi Naeem-ud-din, Executive Director

Transportation

North East Regional Trade and Transport Facilitation: The ob-

jective is to reduce the cost of trade to unlock economic potential of

the region. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 30 September

2010. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit).

Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

South Asia North West Sub-region Trade Facilitation: The objective

is to promote trade, both intra- and inter-regional, and specifically im-

prove connectivity for, with and through land-locked Afghanistan, and

India (and possibly Central Asian States and Iran). Project Concept Re-

view Meeting scheduled for 30 July 2010. Environmental Assessment

Category C. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Im-

plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Sri Lanka

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(R) Eco-Systems Conser vation and Management: The objective

is to improve the management and stewardship of the terrestrial, ma-

rine and wetland ecosystems in select locations within and outside pro-

tected areas: (a) Strengthen the institutional capacity of environmental

conservation agencies and regional planners (b) enhance the revenue

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earning opportunities of PAs and affected communities. Decision

Meeting scheduled for 2 August 2010. Environmental Assessment

Category B. Project: P112933. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will

be required for the preparation phase: (a) project design, (b) safe-

guards Environment, and (c) social aspects of Human Elephant Con-

flict. Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, 82 Rajamalwatte

Road, Sri Lanka, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Contact:

Ajith de Silva, Director. Department of Wildlife Conservation, 382

New Kandy Road, Sri Lanka, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]-

4299, Contact: Ananda Wijesooriya, Director General. Forest Depart-

ment, 82 Rajamalwatte Road, Sri Lanka, Tel: [phone], Fax:

(94-11) 286-6633, Contact: Sarath Fernando, Conservator General of

Forests

Education

Higher Education Expansion and Development: The objective is

to enhance capacity to deliver quality higher education services suit-

able for a middle-income country. Bank Approval completed on 13

May 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P113402.

US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required for implementa-

tion of the project, especially the National Qualification Framework and

the quality development activities of SLIATE. Ministry of Higher Ed-

ucation, 18 Ward Place, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka, Tel: [phone],

Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Malini Peiris,

Secretary

Health and Other Social Services

Health Sector Development Additional Financing: The objective

is to assist with the improvements in efficiency, utilization, equity of

access to and quality of public sector health services. Bank Approval

completed on 23 June 2009. Environmental Assessment Category B.

Project: P113489. US$ 24.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required.

Ministr y of Health Care and Nutrition, 385, Rev. Baddegama

Wimalawansa Thero Ma, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka, Tel: [phone]-

8511/8517, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail],

Contact: Dr. Athula Kahandaliyanage, Secretary, Ministry of Health-

care and Nutrition

Industry and Trade

(R) Agricultural Research and Productivity Improvement: The

objective is to increase aggregate rural income through a series of tar-

geted sub-projects’ in disadvantaged areas using competitive grants for

market infrastructure, productive partnerships and technology de-

velopment and dissemination. Project preparation is underway. Envi-

ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants

will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Crisis Response SME Development Facility: The objective is

to improve access to finance (including term finance) for SMEs affected

by the Global Financial Crisis in Sri Lanka. Appraisal completed on 29

June 2010. Negotiations scheduled for 4 August 2010. Environmental

Assessment Categor y F. Project: P121328. Consultants will be re-

quired. Ministry of Finance and Planning, Secretariat, Colombo 1, Sri

Lanka, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: st@trea-

sury.gov.lk

Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) Phase-Out Management Plan:

The objective is to assist the government to prepare and implement

HCFC phase-out management plan, with a focus on refrigeration and

air-conditioning sectors. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled

for 29 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Categor y B. US$ 6.0

(MPIN). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be de-

termined.

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

Sustainable Tourism Development (Cr. 47020-LK): The objec-

tive is to expand the high-end tourism market (ecological and cul-

tural) potential in Sri Lanka by (i) institutional strengthening and

building capacity (ii) improving tourism related infrastructure and (iii)

product development and branding. Bank Approval completed on 13

May 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P113709.

US$ 18.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Tourism Devel-

opment Authority and Ministry of Tourism, 64 Galle Road, Colombo

03, Sri Lanka, Tel: [phone], Contact: Dharshan Hennedige, Pro-

ject Consultant. Ministry of Tourism, Tel: [phone],

Fax: [phone], Contact: George Michael, Secretary

Transportation

(R) Second Road Sector Assistance: The objective is to rehabili-

tate and upgradate National Roads. Project Concept Review Meeting sched-

uled for 10 August 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$

100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Road De-

velopment Authority, Sri Lanka, Tel: [phone]

North and East Local Ser vices Improvement: The objective is to

enhance the capacity of Local Government Pradeshiya Sabhas (PSs)

in the conflict affected North and East provinces to deliver local pub-

lic goods and services to their citizens in an accountable and respon-

sive manner. Bank Approval completed on 13 May 2010. Environmental

Assessment Category B. Project: P113036. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit).

Consultants will be required. Ministry of Nation Building and Estate

Infrastructure Development, 177, Galle Road, Sri Lanka, Tel: (94-11)

238-2067, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Con-

tact: Viyani Gunathilake, Project Coordinator

Europe and Central Asia

Albania

Energy and Mining

Privatization of the Power Distribution System Operator (OSSH)