Effectiveness of Investment in Dumre-Besisahar Road Project

Project Description

Dumre – Besisahar Road is located in the Western Development Region of Nepal. The road runs approximately north south and follows the bank of Marsyangdi River. The road takes off from Dumre, a small market centre on Prithivi Highway and terminates in Besisahar – the district headquarters of Lamjung. The road crosses Tanahun and Lamjung districts. The total length of road is 42.8 km and is of Feeder Road standard with single lane blacktop carriageway of 4.5 m in width with a provision of by passes at places. It has five bridges and many culverts and causeways

Assignment Description

Study of existing economic activities that are effected or generated by the road • Study of potentialities created & identify the possible development projects e.g. tourism • Field observation to assess various development activities created through this road • Carry out the social the impact assessment after the construction of the road project • Asses the impact on poverty situation and living standard of the people • Assessment of environment in the project area • Assess the correlation between investment on roads and improvement of lives of rural poor • Assess the impact on movement of people, goods and services • Assess the issue of ability to afford in road construction • Identify the existing and potentials of development arising out of Dumre – Besisahar Road • Policy recommendation to national Planning Commission for planning and financing the projects of similar nature in future