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Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism - Tranche 1 As part of the Investment Program, the Project aims to complete subprojects under four or five different components of the Investment Program in the State of Himachal Pradeesh (Part A).

A. Component 1: Urban Infrastructure and Service Improvement
B. Component 2: Connectivity Improvement
C. Component 3: Quality Enhancement of Natural and Cultural Attractions
D. Component 4: Community-based Activities
E. Component 5: Capacity Development, Community Participation and Project Management
Agartala Municipal Infrastructure Development Project The PRF will contribute to the operational priorities by designing climate-resilient urban infrastructure to acceptable standards and coverage, including access for the poor and vulnerable; strengthening institutional capacity and improving resource mobilization of the AMC; boosting technical, procurement, and financial capacities of agencies to prepare and undertake the ensuing project; and supporting the ongoing and proposed sector and institutional reforms. During PRF implementation, climate change mitigation and adaptation components will be incorporated into the ensuing project design to ensure alignment with the Paris Agreement.

The PRF will ensure high readiness of the ensuing project by achieving the following outputs, which will be realized by mobilizing consulting services for project preparation, under the supervision and coordination of the Tripura government, the UDD, the AMC, and ADB.

Output 1: Feasibility studies, detailed engineering designs, and due diligence of identified subprojects completed. The output will be achieved by performing a preliminary analysis of the NEEC report and the urban strategy being prepared, leading to identification of potential subprojects consistent with the strategy and NEEC. Deliverables consist of (i) feasibility studies; (ii) detailed project reports for identified subprojects; (iii) due diligence of the detailed project reports covering technical, economic, and financial analysis; environmental and social safeguards; gender equality and social inclusion analysis and planning; and climate risk assessment, including preparation of a climate and disaster resilience framework; (iv) a report on the COVID-19 pandemics impact on project preparation, implementation, and cost; and (v) project strategic procurement planning, including contract management plans, preparation of procurement related documents, and support for the bidding process and the ensuing loan-processing activities.  

Output 2: Institutional capacity strengthened. The output will be achieved by (i) building capacity in financial management, procurement, climate change, safeguards, gender equality and social inclusion, operation and management, and sustainability, through training, workshops and seminars; (ii) strengthening the AMC's governance and systems; (iii) preparing a geographic information system based municipal resource mobilization road map to be implemented during the ensuing project; and (iv) preparing a digital strategy and/or e-governance solutions for municipal services in line with the National Urban Digital Mission.
Bihar New Ganga Bridge Project The project will construct a new road bridge (the new Ganga Bridge) across the Ganges River and an integrated approach roadway network in the state of Bihar. It will improve transport connectivity between north and south Bihar, which is divided by the Ganges River, and better link Patna, the state capital city, and the surrounding areas. The main bridge structure of about 9.8 kilometers (km) is expected to become the longest river bridge in India. It will have a transformational impact by promoting the geographical integration of Bihar, and help balance the social economic development. In the regional context, it is strategically located near India's neighboring country of Nepal, and will enhance the existing road corridors between the two countries. This will lead to greater physical cross-border connectivity, which is supported by the Regional Cooperation and Integration Strategy of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
IND: EREN EDF Solar Power (Medha Energy Private Limited) The Project involves the development of 200MW solar photovoltaic power projects by ACME Solar Energy Private Limited during 2014-2016. ACME Solar Energy Private Limited is owned by the ACME group, EDF Energies Nouvelles and EREN S.A. Five projects for a total 100MW (20MW x 5) have so far been identified for 5 SPVs, namely ACME Gurgaon Power Private Limited, ACME Mumbai Power Private Limited, ACME Rajdhani Power Private Limited, Medha Energy Private Limited, and Ranji Solar Energy Private Limited, for which ADB is lending $50 million. In 2016, ACME Solar Energy Private Limited sold its ownership interest to the other two shareholders. As a result, the projects are now jointly owned by EDF Energies Nouvelles S.A. and EREN Renewable Energy S.A. SPV names were changed to EDEN Solar Energy Gurgaon Private Limited, EDEN Mumbai Solar Private Limited, EDEN Solar Rajdhani Private Limited, Medha Energy Private Limited (no change), and EDEN Renewable Ranji Private Limited, respectively.
Rural Connectivity Investment Program - Tranche 2 The project is the second tranche under MFF0069-IND: Rural Connectivity Investment Program (RCIP), which will address the lack of adequate coverage in terms of all-weather road connectivity. Poverty head count rates in these states are among the highest in India. The project will contribute to the reduction of poverty and deprivation, and to inclusive socio-economic growth in the communities served in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal.
Railways Track Electrification Project The project involves electrification of existing railway tracks spread across 13 states in India, being undertaken by Indian Railways Finance Corporation (IRFC). IRFC, has approached the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to consider a nonsovereign loan up to $750 million to meet a part of the funding requirements for railway track electrification. IRFC will lease the electrification assets to Ministry of Railways (MOR), under a long term lease agreement. The lease rentals paid by MOR will be utilized by IRFC to service the ADB loan.
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - Assam Integrated Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment Program - Tranche 1 The components for financing under the Project are (i) development of flood and riverbank erosion risk management (FRERM) planning, institutional and knowledge bases, (ii)establishment of comprehensive FRERM systems (in particular, the Project will support the priority interventions to strengthen the FRERM systems of the 3 subproject area, viz., Dibrugarh in Dibrugarh district, Kaziranga in Golaghat district, and Palasbari-Gumi in Kamrup district), and (iii) provision of multidisciplinary project management systems.
Agartala City Urban Development Project The proposed project aims to improve urban mobility and livability through roads geometric improvement that will include an underground utility corridor and augmentation of the storm water network system, installation of smart energy meters and renewal of emblematic open spaces in the city.
Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism - Tranche 2 As part of the Investment Program, this Project aims to complete subprojects under four or five different components of the Investment Program in the States of Uttarakand and Tamil Nadu.

A. Component 1: Urban Infrastructure and Service Improvement
B. Component 2: Connectivity Improvement
C. Component 3: Quality Enhancement of Natural and Cultural Attractions
D. Component 4: Community-based Activities
E. Component 5: Capacity Development, Community Participation and Project Management
AJ Solar Power Project The proposed loan will enable the borrower to construct a 80-megawatt solar photovoltaic based power plant in the state of Gujarat in India.
Rajasthan Secondary Towns Development Sector Project - Additional Fina The outcome of the ongoing project is to improve the quality, reliability, equity, and sustainability of water supply and sanitation services in project towns of Rajasthan. The project has three outputs as follows: (i) Output 1: Water supply system in at least eight towns improved; (ii) Output 2: Sanitation system in at least 26 project towns developed or improved; and (iii) Output 3: Institutional and human capacities strengthened for sustainable service delivery, gender equality, and improved public health. The executing agency is the Government of Rajasthan acting through the Local Self Government Department (LSGD) and the implementing agency is the Rajasthan Urban Drinking Water, Sewerage and Infrastructure Corporation Limited (RUDSICO).
Assam Power Sector Investment Program - Tranche 3 The proposed Lower Kopili Hydroelectric Power (LKHEP) would serve the growing demand for electricity in the state of Assam, sustain a healthy share of clean energy in the Assam grid, and assist in moderating the delivered cost of electricity for distribution companies. The project will use the hydropower potential of the Kopili River, a south bank tributary of the Brahmaputra river. LKHEP is designed to operate as a run-of-river power plant with diurnal storage with a total capacity of 120 megawatts (MW), comprising a main plant rated at 110 MW and an auxiliary plant rated at 10 MW.
Uttarakhand State-Road Investment Program - Tranche 3 This project comprises an infrastructure improvement component and an institutional development component, and will improve a sub-network of roads totaling about 1,000 km taken from the prioritized and updated road list of Road Development Plan prepared by the state government of Uttarakhand. This project will  also develop the capacity of Public Works Department of Uttarakhand (PWD).

The impact of the project will be increased efficiency of transport services and sustainability of road network in good condition in Uttarakhand. The outcome will be improved mobility and accessibility in the project areas. As the outputs of the project, it is expected that (i) selected priority roads are resurfaced, upgraded or rehabilitated, (ii) PWD staff skills and qualifications are improved, and (iii) objective data driven procedures and tools are used for road planning and programming uses.
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Development Project - Project Loan The Project Loan of $50 million, with a guarantee from the Government of India, aims to help Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in reaching out to the "missing middle" - i.e. small borrowers or micro-enterprises who have grown too large for traditional microfinance support, but remain unable to access more conventional bank financing. At least 30% of the Project loan will be used by SIDBI for direct financing of deserving micro-enterprises. For its direct lending operations, SIDBI will ensure that at least 30% of the subborrowers are qualified women MSME entrepreneurs. Upto 70% of the Project Loan will be used by SIDBI for indirect financing of microenterprises through eligible participating financial institutions (PFIs) which could either be scheduled banks, non-bank financial companies, or microfinance institutions. Twelve states (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal) are eligible to receive direct or indirect assistance through this Loan.
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - Madhya Pradesh Power Sector Investment Program (Tranche 4) The distribution efficiency enhancement envisaged under this Project is to be undertaken in various distribution circles in the eastern, central and western zones and various locations across the State of Madhya Pradesh.  ADB financing will be used to partially fund distribution system investments to deliver power to consumers reliably, efficiently, and at a higher quality.  Improvement to voltage profiles will be evident through better lighting and fewer equipment failures.  Supply will be more consistent, and momentary outages will be reduced significantly.  Furthermore, technical and nontechnical losses will be reduced. This loss reduction will support achieving sector profitability and financial sustainability.
Jharkhand Urban Water Supply Improvement Project The proposed Jharkhand Urban Water Supply Improvement Project will support urban service improvement and policy initiatives of the Government of Jharkhand. The project will finance water supply infrastructure in the state capital of Ranchi, and three other towns (Hussainabad, Jhumri Telaiya, and Medininagar) located in economically and socially backward areas of Jharkhand. The Project will address capacity and institutional governance issues in the sector. This is ADB?s first urban sector Project in Jharkhand, and aligned to Jharkhand?s Vision & Action Plan, 2021 of developing sustainable cities that are spatially, economically, and socially inclusive, and India CPS of inclusive growth of low-income states.
Green Energy Corridor and Grid Strengthening Project The project will fund electric transmission system investments in India, including (i) a portion of the Government of India's " Green Energy Corridor"  initiative to facilitate the transfer of power from the renewable energy (RE) rich areas to other parts of the country, consisting of 765 kilovolt (kV) and 400 kV high voltage transmission lines and an associated 765/400kV substation and associated equipment, and (ii) four high voltage direct current (HVDC) terminals (two at 800 kV and two at 320 kV) as part of increased inter-regional connectivity between India's western and southern regional power grids. 

India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the Forum of Regulators commissioned Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Powergrid) to conduct a Green Energy Corridor study to identify requisite nationwide transmission investments required to accommodate the anticipated additional renewable energy generation capacity targeted during India's 12th Five Year Plan (2013-2017) and beyond. Powergrid is the public sector corporation that is mainly responsible for construction, expansion, operations and maintenance of India's inter-state and inter-regional power transmission network. In order to facilitate transfer of renewable energy from the renewable energy rich states to other states, as well as absorption and smoothing out of the intermittency from such power sources, Powergrid has identified requisite investments in a phased approach to commence during the 12th Five Year Plan. 

Powergrid also conducted the studies for the proposed HVDC transmission link to further increase inter-regional transmission capacity between the western and the southern regional grids.
South Asia Tourism Infrastructure Development Project (Bangladesh, India, and Nepal) - India ADB and the governments of Bangladesh, India, and Nepal are working together to develop and improve tourism sites and facilities in the three countries. The South Asia Tourism Infrastructure Development Project is improving the infrastructure around key tourist sites and cultural sites in the three countries, and expanding the air and road links that connect the various destinations. This includes upgrading airports; fixing roads; and cleaning up tourist sites with improved water supply, sanitation systems, and solid waste management. Visitor centers will be also be improved. The project is working to spread tourism to remote communities that are currently bypassed by the popular tourist markets. This work is benefiting about 2.4 million people in the three countries through increased income, jobs, improved health and local environmental conditions, and reduced travel times. About 270,000 people are benefiting from new job opportunities created by the project, and at least 5,000 others are enjoying expanded livelihood options.
Kolkata Environmental Improvement Project (Supplementary Loan) The supplementary loan will support KMC in achieving the scope and objectives of the original Project. The Project will continue to: (i) improve the environmental conditions in the outer areas of Kolkata; (ii) reduce poverty in the low-income areas through affordable access to basic urban services; (iii) facilitate community empowerment through participatory processes; (iv) protect the environment from adverse developmental impacts; and (v) help KMC develop as a proficient and autonomous municipality. The Project will contribute to achieving the targets of Millennium Development Goal.
Kerala Sustainable Urban Development (formerly Urban Infrastructure Development and Environment II) The expected impact of the Project is increased growth potential of and reduced poverty in the Project cities. The expected outcome of the Project is improved urban environment, economy, and living conditions for the 2.6 million people living the five Project cities. To this end, the Project will (i) improve and expand urban infrastructure and services; (ii) enhance livelihoods; and (iii) improve urban management, planning, and financing capacity of the setor institutions especially the MCs to ensure sustainable provision of urban infrastructure and services.
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program - Project 2 As one of the key features of the Government’s poverty reduction agenda  for  the  rural  sector,  the  Government  is  implementing  a  nation-wide rural road investment program, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY).  PMGSY  aims  to  provide  all-weather road connectivity to currently unserved habitations in India’s rural areas, where 70% of the population live. PMGSY is in its fifth year of implementation and has successfully improved, through participating states, 66,000 kilometers (km) of rural roads with an additional 47,000 km nearing completion, connecting 34,000 habitations (20% of eligible habitations under PMGSY) nationwide to a greater transportation network.  PMGSY  also  includes  noninvestment  interventions  to  strengthen  the  capacity  of  state  level  agencies for  the  implementation  of  the  program in the area of project planning and design, management oversight for construction activities, safeguards, procurement and fiduciary arrangements.
 

The  latest  estimate  for  the  overall  PMGSY  financing  requirement  is  about  $30  billion.  Currently  available  financing  sources  include  a  portion  of  the  excise  tax  (cess)  on  high-speed  diesel  oil  ($0.9  billion annually), ADB ($0.4 billion committed under the first loan), and  the  World  Bank  ($0.4  billion  under  its  first  loan-credit).  The  financing gap is huge. While exploring the possibilities of domestic borrowing, the Government approached ADB and World Bank for additional financial assistance.  

ADB has been requested to provide assistance to the Investment Program through a multitranche financing facility (MFF). The MFF is most appropriate in this instance. The Government has a well-defined program with clear program goals, well-structured standard operating procedures based on an annual program implementation  cycle,  and  the  long-term  need  for  co-financing.  Involvement of multiple state level agencies with different levels of absorption  capacity  will  require  flexible  financing arrangements that  allow  fund  allocation  on  the  basis  of  progress  achieved  and  readiness for new investment in each participating state. The MFF caters well to these two sets of needs: one for predictable financing sources, and the other for flexible financing arrangements. 

The  Investment  Program  is  expected  to  construct  or  upgrade  about 30,000 km of rural roads connecting about 19,000 habitations.  For  the  investments  in  physical  infrastructure  to  be  effective,  the  Investment  Program  will  also  focus  on  capacity  building, especially in relation to planning, design, operation, safeguard, financial, road safety, and maintenance matters. 
 
The  financing  plan  for  the  Investment  Program  currently  includes ADB and the cess proceeds allocated to the Investment Program states.
North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program, Tranche 1 The expected impact of the Investment Program is increased economic growth potential, reduced poverty, and reduced imbalances between NER and the rest of the country. The expected outcomes of the Investment Program will be an improved urban environment and better living conditions for the 1.4 million people expected to be living in the Investment Program cities by 2017. To this end, the Investment program will (i) improve and expand urban infrastructure and services in the cities including in slums and (ii) strengthen urban institutional, management, and the financing capacity of the institutions, including the urban local bodies. The Investment Program will ensure that the benefits from investments are enjoyed by the poor, women and all other vulnerable groups, and that any negative environmental and social impacts are alleviated.
Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor Development Program (Tranche 2) The proposed project is the second tranche of the multitranche financing facility (MFF) for Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor Development Program (VCICDP). With the comprehensive support through upstream strategic studies and regular programmatic interventions, tranche 2 will unlock the state's manufacturing potential through fostering industrial agglomeration with holistic infrastructure support, investment promotion, and skills development. The project will also strengthen climate and disaster resilience and integrate industrial and urban planning for more competitive and livable cities.
Supporting Kerala's Additional Skill Acquisition Program in Post-Basic Education The Kerala State Skill Development Project was launched by the Government of Kerala (GOK) in July 2012 to enhance the employability of the state's youth and create opportunities for productive employment. It has two sub-programs to tackle the supply-side problems.  The first, the Additional Skill Acquisition Program (ASAP), has been designed by the Departments of Higher Education and General Education, GOK to address the "preventive" dimension of low employability. The second, the Additional Skill Enhancement Program, has been designed by the Department of Labor and Employment and the Department of Local Self Government, GOK to address the "curative" dimension by focusing on re-skilling the unemployed youths registered with employment exchanges. The Government of India and GOK have requested Asian Development Bank assistance for strengthening and scaling up ASAP since it aims to tackle the problem of low employability early on by integrating general and vocational education so that students become "market-ready" even while being enrolled in school and college. 

The impact will be increased employment of Kerala's youth. The outcome is that the graduates of government and government-aided higher secondary schools and arts-science colleges are more employable.This will be achieved by the following outputs: (i) market-relevant vocational training introduced in post-basic education, (ii) access to quality vocational training enhanced, (iii) increased awareness and private sector participation facilitated, (iv) improved program management and monitoring and evaluation.
Bihar State Highways Project (formerly Bihar State Roads Investment Program) The proposed investment program will improve transport efficiency of the state road network, which will contribute to expansion of economic opportunities and poverty reduction. This will be realized by improving the state road network and enhancing State Government of Bihar's (GOB) capacity for road asset development and management.