Reported end date passed· Disaster Risk· Education

Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project

Through this project, the Asian Development Bank will support the Government of Nepal in its efforts to put thousands of children back into schools, return vital government services to desperate communities, and create jobs and income for families by repairing critical road networks. The project will rebuild or repair least 700 schools damaged by the earthquake. The schools that are rebuilt or repaired under the project will include stronger construction and engineering specifications that are designed to help the structures withstand future disasters. They will also include improved bathrooms with separate facilities for boys and girls. As part of the project, disaster risk management principles and awareness will be developed in the communities surrounding the refurbished schools. To get vital social services to the people as quickly as possible, transitional government offices will be established while disaster-resistant structures are being built and furnished. The project will also repair and improve about 135 km of strategic roads and about 450 km of rural roads damaged by the earthquake and landslides. The roads will be rebuilt with improved road safety features and designed to withstand future disasters and the impact of climate change. The long term outcome of the work being done under the project is the construction of roads, schools and government buildings that are designed to withstand the disasters of the future. This will speed up the social and economic recovery of communities devastated by the earthquake.

Source-reported status: completed. Timeline labels use reported dates and do not verify current activity.