Evicted and Abandoned

Nepal

14 projects with confirmed or possible displacement between 2004 and 2013. That represents 28% of all the World Bank-financed projects in Nepal. An estimated 8,342 people were displaced by 5 projects. The World Bank doesn't have information on the effects produced by the rest.

Top 3 projects per estimated # people physically or economically displaced

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* = This project was administered by the World Bank but paid through another financier.

Confirmed displacement
Project name Approval date Status Cost Displaced people (estimated)
Nepal-India Regional Trade And Transport Project Jun. 28, 2013 Active $99M 414
Nepal-India Electricity Transmission and Trade Project Jun. 21, 2011 Active $99M 873
Kabeli Transmission Project May. 10, 2011 Active $38M 203
Road Sector Development Project Dec. 6, 2007 Active $42.6M 5,824
Rural Access Improvement and Decentralization Project Jun. 21, 2005 Closed $32M 1,028
Possible displacement
Project name Approval date Status Cost
Project for Strengthening the National Rural Transport Program Dec. 23, 2013 Active $100M
Building Resilience to Climate Related Hazards Feb. 14, 2013 Active $31M*
NP Modernization of Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Scheme - Phase 1 Jul. 5, 2011 Active $43M
Urban Governance and Development Program: Emerging Towns Project May. 10, 2011 Active $25M
APL on Strengthening Regional Cooperation For Wildlife Protection in Asia Apr. 7, 2011 Active $39M
Nepal: Second HNP and HIV/AIDS Project Apr. 20, 2010 Active $129.2M
Nepal: School Sector Reform Program Sep. 22, 2009 Active $130M
Project for Agriculture Commercialization and Trade (PACT) Jun. 4, 2009 Active $20M
NP Irrigation & Water Resources Management Project Dec. 6, 2007 Active $50M