ADB and GoI recognition for UD&HD

WORK IN GANGTOK UNDER ‘NER CAPITAL CITIES INVESTMENT PROG’ EARNS BEST PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AWARD FOR UD&HD UNIT 
GANGTOK, 20 Feb: The State Project implementing unit of the Urban Development Department created for the first Asian Development Bank urban project in Gangtok entitled ‘North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program (NERCCDIP) has been conferred with the Best Project Implementation award for the year 2011 along with four other NE states covered by the program. The award was conferred to the State by the ADB and Govt of India at a function held in Pune on 07 Feb 2012, informs a press release.
The first phase of the project which was launched in New Delhi on August 2009 by signing of loan agreement by Govt of India with ADB and Project agreements with the States, has the component of water supply and distribution network project in Burtuk and Chandmari and subsequent phases shall address the water supply and distribution network for the rest of Gangtok city and sewerage network and Solid Waste Management for the whole of Gangtok city.
The project is funded by ADB and Govt of India and will be completed by 2016 within which an amount of Rs 220 crore is the detailed investment plan for Gangtok as per the press release of the implementing unit.
The UD&HD, Government of Sikkim has dedicated the national award to the cooperation and assistance extended by the Gangtok Municipal Corporation (GMC) and the public of Burtuk and Chandmari during the project initiation and implementation, the release mentions. The project which is formulated and executed as a Multitranhce Financing Facility (MFF) is implemented as per ADB’s global practices for project implementation and will ensure certified quality and timely completion for achievement of its goals.
The Project Director, JD Bhutia has emphasised that the continued support of various stakeholders of Government, Gangtok Municipal Corporation, NGOs, civil societies and public will be the key to successful completion of the project both in terms of the infrastructure development for provision of urban services of water supply, sewerage and solid waste management to the Capital city in the coming years, as well as the achievement of the Urban Institutional, Financial Regulatory, and Operational Reform Program for urban governance which will facilitate improved transparency and accountability of urban governance  and effective grievance redressal  mechanisms for the urban citizens, according to the release.