Lushan Earthquake Reconstruction and Risk Reduction Project

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The development objectives of Lushan Earthquake Reconstruction and Risk Reduction Project for China are to improve access to disaster resilient infrastructure and strengthen risk reduction in select municipalities of Sichuan Province and to improve emergency preparedness in Shimian County in Sichuan Province. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Upgrading and Risk Reduction of Rural Roads, will finance upgrading and rehabilitation of rural roads in select counties in the Municipality of Chengdu and Municipality of Ya’an in the Sichuan Province, including associated pavements, drainage ditches, bridges, culverts, guardrails, traffic signs, and slope protection, and the carrying out of road safety audits for these investments to, inter alia, guide the preliminary design. 2) The second component, Upgrading of Priority Urban and Emergency Infrastructure, aims to carry out of lifeline urban infrastructure investments in select counties and districts in the Municipality of Ya’an, including, inter alia, reconstruction of urban roads with associated civil works, new construction of roads with associated civil works, construction of bridges, construction of emergency evacuation shelters with associated facilities and equipment, upgrading of river embankments, construction of water plants, and the carrying out of road safety audits for the above-mentioned road infrastructure investments to guide preliminary design. 3) The third component, Technical Assistance for Strengthening of Disaster Management and Preparedness in Shimian County, will finance technical assistance for the design and implementation of a pilot disaster risk management system, establishment of a disaster control and command center for Shimian county’s emergency response office, the acquisition of software, data and equipment required to establish the DRM system, and training and capacity building of targeted system users. 4) The fourth component, Project Management and Capacity Building, will finance: (a) surveys and detailed design for project activities; and (b) support for project management, engineering supervision and consulting services, external environmental and resettlement monitoring, hiring of procurement agents, and training and workshops.