Government of Nepal and the World Bank Launch $150 million Nepal Urban Governance and Infrastructure Project
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KATHMANDU, January 27, 2021 – The
Nepal Urban Governance and Infrastructure Projectwas jointly launched today by the Secretary of Ministry of Urban Development, Dr. Ramesh Prasad Singh, and Lada Strelkova, World Bank Operations Manager for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
The four-year project is financed by the World Bank to promote sustainable urban development and to support post-COVID-19 economic recovery in strategic secondary cities. Aligned with Nepal’s federalism principles and the National Urban Development Strategy, the $150 million project puts the municipalities at the forefront of project implementation with a focus on strengthening service delivery and institutional capacities in strategic secondary cities and supporting post-COVID-19 economic recovery through labor intensive public works.