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The development objective of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rural Investment and Institutional Support Project for Pakistan is to increase access to resilient and reliable basic services for households living in the newly merged areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The project comprises of five components. The first component, multisectoral investments and improved service delivery objective is to extend state systems to the merged areas, by focusing both on investments in infrastructure as well as the missing delivery systems that hinder effective service delivery. It consists of following sub-components: (i) multisectoral infrastructure investments in the merged areas; (ii) integrated service delivery facilities; and (iii) design and supervision consultant services. The second component, institutional development of merged areas will finance investments to bolster state responsiveness to citizens, focusing on lower tiers of government and service delivery. It consists of following sub-components: (i) institutional strengthening and capacity support to village councils; (ii) conditional grants to village councils; and (iii) public administrative service facilities. The third component, emergency flood response objective is to support the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (GoKP) in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of flood protection infrastructure as well as to improve climate resilience in the newly merged districts (NMD) and frontier region (FRs). The fourth component, project management, monitoring and evaluation (M and E), and technical assistance will support the provision of support for project implementation, coordination, technical assistance, and training. The fifth component, contingent emergency response will support provision of immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency, as needed. The Project Development Objective is to strengthen state capabilities for delivery of basic services and climate resilient infrastru cture in the project areas, including for the poor and vulnerable Key Details Project Details Project ID P176780 Status Active Team Leader Anna Charlotte ODonnell,Akmal Minallah,Mohammad Farhanullah Sami Borrower 2 Islamic Republic of Pakistan Country Pakistan Approval Date (as of board presentation) June 13, 2023 Total Project Cost 1 US$ 0.00 million Implementing Agency Planning and Development Department, Public Health Engineering Department, Local Government , Elections and Rural Development Department, Irrigation Department, Agriculture Department, Communication and Works Department Region South Asia Fiscal Year 3 2023 Commitment Amount US$ 200.00 million Environmental and Social Risk Substantial Last Update Date May 30, 2023 Closing Date N/A Last Stage Reached Bank Approved |
