Project Description

Area and Location
The Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project (KSUDP) covers five municipal corporations in Kerala: Kochi, Kollam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram (the State capital), and Thrissur. The combined population of these municipal corporations is 2.5 million.

Objectives and Scope
The objectives of the Project are to improve urban environment, economy, and living conditions for people living in the five Project cities under the Project. To this end, the Project will aim to support the State to

1. improve and expand urban infrastructure and services;
2. enhance livelihoods; and
3. improve urban management, planning, and financing capacity of the sector institutions especially the MCs for sustainable provision of urban infrastructure and services in the five Project cities.

Project Components
Part A: Urban Infrastructure and Services Improvement
The component will target urban infrastructure development and will be implemented in close partnership with State Line Utilities. The Design and Supervision Consultants (DSCs) will prepare detailed engineering designs to implement the components identified through the feasibility study. Detailed engineering designs for the Solid Waste Management and Urban Roads and Transport components will be undertaken through the Bridging TA (TA 4518-IND: Capacity Building for KSUDP).

Part B - Urban Community Upgrading
The component will target the poor by combining improvements to basic infrastructure and services with livelihood promotion. It will be implemented in close partnership with civil society organizations (CSOs). The outline poverty alleviation investment plan (PAIP) developed as part of the feasibility study will be refined during project implementation to provide a systematic basis for interventions. Appendix 1 (pages 5 through 9)4 contains details of the community infrastructure service and livelihood promotion.

Part C - Local Government Infrastructure Development
The component will help ULBs to develop and finance sub-projects on water supply, sanitation, solid waste management, roads (including street lighting), transportation, sites and services, area development, and other urban infrastructure. The Local Self Government (Urban) Department (LSGUD) of GoK will provide ULBs with technical assistance to develop sub-projects and select sub-projects for financing.

GoK plans to establish a specialized financial intermediary for local government infrastructure financing. Under the Kerala Urban Policy and Action Plan, the Kerala Urban Development and Finance Corporation (KUDFC) will be reformed to make it a more efficient financial intermediary. Once this has been done, ADB may conduct in-depth financial due diligence to assess the capacity of the new financial intermediary to delegate the implementation of the component. Appendix 2 contains details regarding the component on local government infrastructure development.

Part D - Supportfor Capacity Building and Project Management
The component will improve the State and Municipal Officials’ capacity to implement and monitor the Project, and improve ULB’s governance and management practices regarding ULB functions and long-term Project component sustainability. It will also provide Project management and implementation support to ensure appropriate execution of the Project.

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