Design and Preparation of Tamil Nadu Sustainable Urban Development

Basic Information

Grant ID: K-47

Region: South Asia

Country: India

Approval Year: 2014

Grant Year: Year 2

Amount Approved by Donor: $600000.00

Main Product Line: Lending

Sector: Urban

Grant start/completion: July 29, 2014 – June 30, 2018

Grant Status: Closed

TTLs: Raghu Kesavan

Grant Activities

Project Summary:

The KGGTF’s USD $400,000 technical assistance program supports the Indian State Government of Tamil Nadu to design and prepare the Tamil Nadu Sustainable Urban Development Project (TNSUDP) to increase competitiveness of the state’s cities. Linked to a World Bank USD $400 million loan to co-finance the USD $600 million TNSUDP, KGGTF technical assistance will cover a number of green urban interventions to improve urban management and infrastructure, and promote municipal financial sustainability for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) participating in the TNSUDP. Along with improvements to sewerage and solid waste management, the program will foster greater autonomy and accountability in city management, while integrating urban planning and improving financing instruments. These improvements will in turn help cities deliver better urban services to citizens and businesses.  

List of Activities:

  • Designing and preparing Green Interventions for cities under TNSUDP
  • Designing and preparing holistic city development strategies, plans, and interventions for improved city governance and growth
  • Designing and preparing Institutional and Financial Aspects

Outcomes:

Output 1:

  • Assessments for design and preparation of Green Interventions for cities under TNSUDP

Output 2:

  • Assessments for design and preparation of holistic city development strategies, plans, interventions for improved city governance and growth

Output 3:

  • Assessments for design and preparation of Institutional and Financial aspects

Outcomes:

This project will have outcomes on three components: (i) Results Based Grants for Urban Governance; (ii) Investments in Urban Services (comprising three sub-components); and (ii) Urban Sector Technical Assistance. Overall, it will enable the improvement of urban services in participating Urban Local Bodies in a financially sustainable manner and of urban management practices in the selected cities.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others:

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