MADRAS URBAN II

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The Second Madras Urban Development Project will support: (a) the development of about 15,000 residential and about 200 industrial plots on two sites totalling about 180 ha, together with construction and machinery loans and provision of community services; (b) provision of basic infrastructure and land tenure to about 50,000 slum households and provision of home improvement loans and grants to about 80,000 slum households; (c) purchase of about 550 buses and depot improvements for PTC and construction and improvement of two roads linking sites and services areas to employment centers; (d) civil works and equipment to improve solid waste collection and infrastructure maintenance in the MMC; (e) technical assistance and training for implementing agencies to build their planning and implementation capacity.