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Regional Airports Rehabilitation Project Phase I :  Afghani., Is Rep. of

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Loan Name Regional Airports Rehabilitation Project Phase I
Country Afghani., Is Rep. of
Loan Number 2105
Project Number 37136- 01
Fund Source/Amount[Approved]
Asian Development Fund US$30.00  million
Thematic Classification
Economic growth
Regional Cooperation
Capacity Development
Description The objective of the Project is to assist the Government in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the country by rehabilitating regional airports damaged during two decades of conflict and neglect. The Project is to (i) rehabilitate 7 regional airports at Bamyan, Chaghcharan, Faizabad, Farah, Maimana, Qalai-Naw, and Zaranj; (ii) provide human resources development program to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism; (iii) provide postconstruction operations assistance after completion of airport rehabilitation; (iv) provide administrative support to set up and operate the project steering committee and the project implementation unit; and (v) engage a project management consultant.
Project Rationale .

Improvement of regional airports was considered one of the urgent needs by the comprehensive needs assessment of the transport sector conducted by ADB in 2002. The nature of the terrain of Afghanistan makes internal air transportation a basic necessity for access to extremely remote areas. The continuous conflict and strife for over two decades had almost completely destroyed the civil aviation infrastructure. Many of these airports are merely gravel tracks with hardly any landside facilities. The reconstruction/rehabilitation of the important regional airports has become an urgent priority of the Government.
Impact Sustainable economic growth.
Project Outcome
Outcome Progress Toward Outcome
Improve air transport services in the project area. Chaghcharan, Faizabad, Maimana, and Qalai-Naw 4 airports runways, taxiways, aprons and terminal buildings rehabilitated, airports were equipped with machinery for airport maintenance and PAPI system installed in all project airports for guided landing.
Implementation Progress
Outputs Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities and Issues)
Reconstruction of runways, taxiways, and aprons of seven regional airports.
New construction or widening of runway strips of seven regional airports.
New construction or renovation of terminal building of seven regional airports and ancillary facilities
Equipment for precision approach path indicators and automatic weather observation systems in seven regional airports
Strengthened capacity in MCAT for civil aviation sector management 		Project completed
Runways, taxiways, and aprons of the four airports widened and rehabilitated
Terminal buildings of the four airports completed.
Installed PAPI (guided landing lights) in all four airports
MoTCA staff trained in India on airport management
Geographical Location Chaghcharan, Faizabad, Maimana, and Qalai-Naw
Safeguard Categories Safeguard Categories explained (Launches new browser window)
  Environment B
  Resettlement B
  Indigenous People C
Responsible ADB Officer Mookiah Thiruchelvam
Responsible ADB Department Central and West Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Transport and Communications Division, CWRD
Executing Agencies Ministry of Transport
  Raz Mohammad Alami
  Deputy Minister, (Technical)
  alami_mot@yahoo.com
Timetable
Concept Clearance 07 Mar 2004
Fact-finding 02 Aug 2004 to 14 Aug 2004
Board Approval 23 Nov 2004
CLOSING
Loan No. Approval Signing Effectivity Original Revised Actual
2105-AFG 23 Nov 04 07 Apr 05 08 Jul 05 31 Dec 14 - -

Financing Plan Top Loan Utilization
  TOTAL ( Amount in US$ million)
Project Cost 30.00
ADB 30.00
Counterpart 0.00
Cofinancing 0.00
Date ADB OTHERS Net Percentage
Cumulative Contract Awards
08 Feb 2012 26.508 84%
Cumulative Disbursements
08 Feb 2012 23.765 75%
Top Status of Covenants
Category Sector Social Financial Economic Others Safe
Rating Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory
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