Districts covered under ARIAS:

• In the districts of Cachar, Darrang, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nagaon & Sivasagar for Rehabilitation of roads (total 6) and for Maintenance of roads all districts were covered.

Districts proposed to be Covered under AACP:

• In districts of Sonitpur, Nalbari, Dhubri, Hailakandi, Jorhat, Barpeta, Goalpara, Karimganj & Morigaon(total 9).

  Highlights of Achievements under ARIAS:

• Rehabilitated 723 Km of Roads and converted 209 Timber Bridges to RCC;
• Repaired 2013 Km of Roads in all districts;
• GIS system developed for 6 districts;
• Road Research Laboratory Strengthened & made operational;
• Road Construction Equipment provided to modernize the Mechanical Wing;
• Technology transfer and Quality road construction ensured through independent International Construction Supervision Consultants;
• Provided computers to PWD divisions as support for efficient decision making;
• Capacity of PWD Engineers enhanced through training, workshop on contract administration, construction management, procurement, quality control etc;
• Got Developed a Standard Bridge Design for cost & time effective bridge construction with pre-cast Pre-Stress technology;
• An Institutional Development Study completed to guide institutional reforms;
• A Road Maintenance Policy adopted and notified. A State Road Board is operationalized basically for maintenance of rural roads through a dedicated road maintenance fund;
• A Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy adopted and notified;
• Significant Comments of the Independent Monitoring & Evaluation Consultants (IIM Lucknow), inter alia include:
  · 31% of the State population directly benefited from this component,
  · Rehabilitation of RR&B improved fuel efficiency 15% to 30% in case of Petrol/ Diesel vehicles respectively,
  · Villagers mobility to nearest towns has increased by about 18%,
  · Public transport to rural areas gone up by 70%,
  · 5-10% increase in agriculture produce sold by farmers in town markets and thereby about 18% better price realization by farmers,
  · Improved access to market, educational & health facilities
  
  Progress under AACP:
  • Preparation of DPR for 19 packages (i.e 19 contracts) covering total 260.69 Km of roads & 76 bridges in 5 districts have been completed,
  • Of the above, Bids for 5 packages covering 62.80 Km and Conversion of 12 Timber bridges to RCC have been floated,
  • Road Selection for all the 9 districts to be covered under up-gradation program completed (through PCU)
  • Short list of Consultants for Contract Supervision Finalized following International Sourcing procedure. Detailed Proposal from the short listed consultants is being obtained, following finalization of the Terms Of Reference,
  • Draft Terms of reference for hiring a consultancy service for Road Maintenance Management System is being finalized, following a study tour to Hyderabad (Andhra pradesh) by a team of engineers.
  • Software for Design is under Procurement after obtaining Bank’s approval,
  • Road Maintenance Manual prepared and adopted by Govt.
    
    Organisational Structure of Project Implementation Unit(PIU) at PWD for implementing Rural Roads Component of AACP