KATHMANDU VALLEY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

HIGH LEVEL WORKSHOP ON INFRASTRUCTURE IN

DEVELOPMENTAL BUDGET
वैशाख १०, २०७२ Ar. Yogeshwar Parajuli
April 23, 2015 Development Commissioner, Kathmandu Valley Development Authority
 Background

[National Urban Development Strategy]

NEPAL: Investment Climate
 Overall weak
Description Position
implementation of
National Urban Policy Ease of doing business 100th out of185 countries
(NUP) 2007 Economic Freedom 147th out of 179 countries
 Growing deficit in urban Tax Compliance 114th out of 185 countries
infrastructure Obtaining Credit 70th out of 185 countries
 Gap between Land & property rights 21st out of 185 countries
infrastructure demand
Land and Infrastructure are the biggest
financing and
bottlenecks to the investment
implementation
capability Availability of land optimizes Life
cycle cost of infrastructure investment
Presentation Outline

 Present Context
 Why is KV in this situation?
 What needs to be done?
 How can it be done?
 Conclusion
Present Context

National Urban
Development Strategy:
Guiding factors for the
development of 20 Years
Major Guiding Principles Strategic Development
• Sustainability Master Plan of
• Inclusivity Kathmandu Valley
• Green to develop
• Efficient Safe, Clean, Organized,
• Resilient Prosperous and Elegant
Kathmandu Valley
1980 1990
Satellite Image of
Gongabu Area
Context

2010 2000

आकाशबाट हे र्ाा काठमाडौँ उपत्यका शशशा फुटे र चकनाचुर भएको जस्तो र्े खिन्छ,
काठमाडौँ उपत्यकाऱाई कसरी नमन ु ा बनाउने त?
Land Use Change

NEPAL:
 Why is Kathmandu Valley in this situation?
Major Issues to be addressed in the context of urban infrastructure in Kathmandu Valley
 Major Issues to be addressed in the context of
urban infrastructure in Kathmandu Valley:
(Presented in the 20 Years Strategic Development Master Plan (2015-2035)
 Physical Development investment in Planning not
recognized as pre-requisite to organized
development
 Lack of coordinated investment in infrastructures
related to Land and Transportation
 Donor Investments focus more on Water Supply,
Waste Water Management, Drainage and Solid
Waste Management
 [USD 800 million investment on water infrastructure]
 Inadequate institutional coordination in planning,
development, implementation and maintenance of
urban infrastructures
 Issue of Infrastructure accessibility (especially for
marginalized communities)
 Concept of 3D to 3C

Current State of KV
Distant
Dispersed
Disconnected
3D TO 3C Target for KV
Compact
Connected
Coordinated
What needs to be done?
 Project list

1. Green Cities as per JICA proposed new towns & transport

(new urban structure)
2. Inner Ring Road with Transit Oriented Development
3. KVDA "urban information system infrastructure with LIAC:
Learning-Innovation-Application Centre for Urban
Development
4. Kathmandu Valley Museum ( KV: past-present- future),
Complete 1/2 day for international & national tourists coming to Ktm
5. Libraries at appropriate locations
Start from Narayan Gopal -Thirbam Road Junction)
6. Multipurpose open spaces
Disaster, climate resilience, health, recreation
 Project on Urban Transport Improvement for
Kathmandu Valley (With MoPIT and JICA)

 Establishing
Comprehensive
Urban Transport
Master Plan
 Focus on
developing new
urban structure
through
integrated land
use management
and improvement
of transportation
and road network Proposed Urban Structure Concept
 Inner Ring Road – BRT (with MoPIT and JICA)
Inner Ring Road

Inner Ring Road with 1 km Zone

Influence
Total Population 1,002,055
Total No. of wards 43
Kathmandu 34
Lalitpur 9
Electoral Constituency 10
Kathmandu 8
 How can it be done?

 Need to empower KVDA to act as "integrated landuse and

transport authority" ( present KVDA act implies this, only
regulation needs to make it explicit by cabinet decision)
 Emphasize on 'Land' as important basis for accelerating and
optimizing investment in infrastructure
 Focus on Land Banking, with connectivity to Transport and
Disaster Resilience is required.
 Land Management [3750.19 ropanies] – Public Assets Creation
[7500 crore @ 2 crore per roapni]
 Land constraint directly affects the urban infrastructure development
cost
 How can it be done?

 Present Land Pooling Regulation needs to be modified to

facilitate 15 to 25 additional land take for "GoN/KVDA/Local
Bodies" assigned purposes to ensure advance financial
participation by "agencies with adequate resources"
 Urgent need for preserving public land parcels for pre and post
disaster needs and utilization of such areas as urban parks
 Government of Nepal needs to contribute 100% for land
management and infrastructure development.
 KVDA to use its regulatory authority to define transport corridor
for planned transport network system with full Political and GoN
support.
 Assess the investment cost of urban infrastructure development
projects both with and without planning
Conclusion:

 Investment in Urban Infrastructure should follow the Physical

Development Plan, thus reversing the present trend of "Infrastructure
follows Urban Planning/ development"
 Coordination among agencies should start from planning
 Important to emphasize on promoting evidence based decision –
learning from the past
 Government needs to contribute 100% for land management
 Assess the investment cost of urban infrastructure development
projects both with and without planning
 Present regulation for land development practices, land pooling should
be revised to encourage the investment from Government/ Public and
private sectors
 Achievement in present Road Widening projects in KV could be further
justified by encouraging investment in Mass Rapid Transit System –
CONSTRUCTIVE CONSTRUCTION
Role of
Kathmandu Valley Development Authority

1. Planning Agency: 3. Monitoring, Regulating, Prohibiting

• Preparation and
Implementation of 20 years
Strategic Development Master
Plan of Kathmandu Valley
(2015 - 2035)
• Outer Ring Road Project
Agency:
• Preparation of Valley Wide Planning
guidelines, building by-laws
• Road Widening Projects
• Preparation and Planning permits for
Apartments, Group Housings

2. Developing Agency: 4. Coordinating Agency:

• Land Pooling
• Coordinating with various Organizations for
• Guided Land Development the integrated development of Kathmandu
• Open Space Revitalization Valley
• Greenery Enhancement

Kathmandu Valley Development Authority

 Photograph by Frank Bienewald, Getty Images

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