URBAN I

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The project would include: (i) technical assistance for: a project coordination unit (PCU) in the Ministry of Interior that would be the main project executing agent, and studies for the identification of training needs, and design of administrative and financial systems for the proposed Maseru Municipal Council; and identification of a possible second project; (ii) site preparation and servicing: in Khubetsoana, 4.5 km from central Maseru, the development of about 500 residential and 25 small business plots and in the Thamaes, a peri urban area of Maseru, upgrading of 1,300 existing plots and about 1,200 plots (to be created through subdivision of existing plots), including about 25 for small businesses; (iii) home construction and improvement loans: loans ranging from US$298 to US$954 equivalent would be made available to about 1,700 households and about 50 workshops and small businesses; (iv) primary infrastructure: roads, water and street lighting would be provided in the Khubetsoana and Thamaes project areas; (v) community facilities: health clinics and multipurpose community centers would be provided in each project area, and 28 classrooms would be added to existing schools; (vi) maintenance and refuse equipment would be provided to maintain roads.