Project Name	TA-6814 IND: Agartala City Urban Development Project KSTA01 Capacity Development for the Agartala City Urban Development Project (53262-001)
Client	Asian Development Bank
Start Date	19th April 2023
End Date	20th March 2027
Reporting Period	December 2023

OUTPUTS & OBJECTIVES

The three major project outputs are:

1. To upgrade urban roads and drainage, 
2. To upgrade tourist destinations through renovation and strengthened eco-friendliness, 
3. To raise community consciousness regarding sanitation and hygiene, and to support the improved capacity of target agencies in urban service delivery. 

The Project aims to help the stakeholders to:

1. Increase staff knowledge and capacity in tourism related operations & preparation of tourism promotion plan
2. Improve livelihood opportunities for target groups and preparing strategy for product marketing
3. Increase staff knowledge on project O&M, contract management and financial management
4. Strengthen staff knowledge/skills of ASCL & PWD staff in road safety, asset management & maintenance
5. Strengthen climate resilient urban planning, gender analysis and mainstreaming, and gender-responsive budgeting in urban planning for UDD & TUDA
6. increase knowledge and capacity development of institutions, including through institutional reforms
7. Strengthen staff knowledge/skills of ASCL & PWD staff in road safety, asset management & maintenance
8. Create community awareness in sectors of water, sanitation & hygiene and communicable diseases

STAKEHOLDERS

The key stakeholders in this project are Agartala Smart City Ltd. (ASCL), Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC), Urban Development Department (UDD) and Tripura Urban Development & Planning Authority (TUDA).

Other stakeholders are Tripura Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (TTDCL), Tripura Jal Board (TJB) and Public Works Department (PWD) are also.

Communities within the city of Agartala are also stakeholders.

ACTIVITIES

This capacity Building Project aims to support institutional capacity though providing technical assistance and capacity building interventions. Short training courses and workshops have begun and will continue throughout the life of the project. The first workshop took place in September 2023.

Gender focussed are an important part of the project. 30% of participants for training has been reserved for female participants.

The key tasks under the project are grouped into 14 main areas of activity.

               TASK GROUP 1: skill & knowledge enhancement for multiple groups       

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Task 1A	Strengthen Ujjayanta Palace staff knowledge/ skills on tourism-related operations & capacity for community mobilization
Task 1B	Livelihood enhancement: target group - shopkeepers in Ujjayanta Palace Shopping Arcade & vendors for the Model Food Street.
Task 1C	Strengthen Project Management and Operation and Maintenance of Urban Infrastructure
Task 1D	Strengthen own-source revenue generation and financial management
Task 1E	Strengthen climate resilient urban planning, gender analysis and mainstreaming, and gender-responsive budgeting in urban planning for UDD & TUDA
Task 1F	Strengthen staff knowledge/skills of ASCL & PWD staff in road safety, asset management & maintenance
Task 1G	Prepare Groundwork for future institutional reforms and mapping institutional structure of Tripura Jal Board
Task 1H	Increase knowledge of AMC Health staff on preventive healthcare & disease control
Task 1I	Provide & implement support for identified software for AMC, UDD & TUDA
Task 2A	TASK GROUP 2: targets ASCL Provide technical support to ASCL for implementation of Smart City projects
Task 2B	Provide technical support to ASCL for implementation and maintenance of Smart Roads
Task 3A	TASK GROUP 3: community campaigns for health & safety Develop community awareness strategy & modules to speed up public health & food safety progress.
Task 3B	Develop community awareness strategy & campaigns for road safety
Task 3C	Develop community awareness strategy for behaviour change in WASH

TIMELINE  April 2023 to March 2027

THE TEAM

Name	Management Team
Mr. Salim Sk Altaf	Project Manager
Mr. Rahul Roy	Project Coordinator
Mr. Chris Ashton	Team Leader
Mr Debajit Adhikary	Agartala Office Manager
Baisakhi Ray	Agartala Office Support Staff
Nirupam Singha	Agartala Office Support Staff
	Key Expert Team
Rahul Jotshi	O&M Expert
Nitin Suri	Financial Expert
Rahul Awade	Urban Development Expert
Tamali Ganguly	Community Mobilization Expert
Jayashree Mahana	Landscape Architect
Tanmay Dash	Tourism Expert
Rakesh Bhatt	BCC & WASH Expert
Anupama Sharma	Municipal Health Expert
Dr. Prachi Sharma	Gender Expert
Ganvir Singh	Contract Management

UPCOMING EVENTS IN MARCH

Month	Theme	Module	Key Expert	Target Group	Duration
Mar-24	Contract Management & Procurement	ADB Contracts (Statutory & compliances)	Project & Contract Management Expert	Project Engineers (ASCL, AMC, UDD, TUDA)	1 session
Mar-24	Climate Resilience & Urban Development	Transit Oriented Development	Urban Development Expert	Senior Staff, Planners, consultant (UDD & TUDA)	1 session
Mar-24	Tourism & Livelihood	Community Outreach & Engagement	Tourism Expert	TTDCL officers	1 session