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Friday, January 08, 2010 - 04.30 GMT |
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WB to provide
Rs.7.4bn for Northern recovery |
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The
International
Development
Association
(IDA) of
the
world
bank has
agreed
to
provide
Rs.7.4
billion
for the
implementation
of the
Emergency
Northern
Recovery
Project.
The
objective
of the
project
is
re-settlement
and
re-establishment
of the
livelihoods
of
Internally
Displaced
People (IDPs)
and
conflict
affected
people
in the
Northern
Province.
It will
be
achieved
through
the
assistance
for
emergency
cash
support
to
conflict
affected
households
to
enable
restart
their
lives;
medium
term
economic
security
through
rehabilitation
of
agriculture
and
other
livelihood
assets
and
restoration
and
improvement
of
essential
public
infrastructure
and
facilities.
The
project
expects
to reach
about
100,000
IDPs,
covering
Phase
three
and four
of the
government
five-phased
plan for
the
resettlement
of IDPs.
The
project
will be
implemented
by the
Ministry
of
Nation
Building
and
Estate
Infrastructure
and will
be
commenced
this
month.
It is
expected
to be
completed
in
December,
2011.
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