The Emergency Northern Recovery Project (ENReP) aims to support the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Sri Lanka through emergency assistance, work programs, and infrastructure rehabilitation. The $75 million project will provide: 1) Emergency aid to 15,000 households, including farm land clearing, seeds, and basic supplies. 2) A work-fare program offering 50 days of employment to 45,000 households to undertake tasks like cleaning wells and debris removal. 3) Rehabilitation of irrigation, roads, drinking water, and public buildings across five northern districts. The project will be implemented over six months and aims to resettle 100,000 IDPs and bring 12,

1. Introduction to Emergency Northern Recovery Project
Dr.S.S.Sivakumar
Project Director
ENReP
08/12/2009
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2. Development Objectives of ENReP
To support government’s efforts to rapidly
resettling IDPs in the Northern province to
their place of origin to start their livelihood
through
 Emergency Assistance to IDPs
 Work-fare Program (Cash for work)
 Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Essential Public
and Economic Infrastructure
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3. IDPs Resettled to their place of origin as per
government’s phase iii and phase iv of the
resettlement program in the districts of
1. Jaffna
2. Kilinochchi
3. Mullaitivu
4. Mannar
5. Vavuniya
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4. Project Components of ENReP
Component A: Emergency Assistance to IDPs
(US$6 million)
This component would provide assistance to, returned
households to re-engage in livelihood activities such as
agricultural farming and marine fishing
Component B: Work-fare (US$12 million)
The work-fare component is intended to provide labor
employment to the returnees immediately after they have
been resettled helping to bridge the income gap between
the time of return (after having received emergency
assistance) and until IDPs can obtain income from regular
livelihoods.
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5. Project Components of ENReP
 Component C: Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Essential Public
and Economic Infrastructure
(US$44 million)
This component will provide assistance to repair reconstruct and restore vital
public and economic infrastructure and facilities damaged by the war and that
are dysfunctional or partly functional at present
 Component D: Project Management, Oversight, Monitoring and
Evaluation, and Special Studies
(US$3 million)
This component will support the Government in implementing the project,
coordinating all project related activities, monitoring and evaluating project
inputs, outputs and results, carrying out financial management,
technical, procurement and safeguard audits.
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6. This component will provide financing to:
• Meet cost related to the operation of mobile land task forces,
surveys and studies required to rapidly restore contested
property rights of the resettled people
• Conduct demining awareness program to IDPs, project staff
and contractors
• Clear thick vegetative growth of paddy lands to be able to
resume land preparation for cultivation
• Provide seeds, basic and miscellaneous agricultural and
fishing implements to the people to be able to start paddy
farming and marine fishing immediately after the
resettlement.
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7. Component B: Work-fare (US$12 million)
 Execute small scale labor intensive repair and
rehabilitation works of village level infrastructure
 Provide a minimum of 50 labor days of guaranteed
work employment for one person from each IDP
household
 Of these 50 days, returnees will be eligible to spend ten
days to make their own homes repaired and functional
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8. Component B: Work-fare (US$12 million) ctd.
The work-fare program fulfills a dual
objective
provide short-term and immediately
required cash to the people
undertake urgent labor intensive
repair works such as
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9. Component B: Work-fare (US$12 million) ctd.
Possible labor intensive repair works
• Clearing debris of damaged houses and village
buildings,
• Cleaning dug wells,
• Repairing hamlet level access roads
• Repairing small irrigation canals
• Repairing small drainage cannels
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10. Component C: Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Essential
Public and Economic Infrastructure
(US$44 million)
Rehabilitation of Irrigation Systems (US$12
million)
Rehabilitation of Rural Roads (US$10 million)
Restoration of Drinking Water Schemes (US$
12 million)
Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Public
Buildings and Facilities (US$ 10 million)
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11. Component D: Project Management, Oversight, Monitoring
and Evaluation, and Special Studies (US$3 million)
Incremental operating costs
Procurement of goods
Public information awareness campaigns
Mine risk awareness campaigns
Needs assessments
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12. Component D: Project Management, Oversight, Monitoring
and Evaluation, and Special Studies (US$3 million) ctd.
Independent technical audits
Financial management audits
Procurement and safeguard audits
Independent Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
Note:- If necessary, the project will also finance any strategic studies as
well as special and feasibility studies required to improve
the development effectiveness of this project as well as for
future longer term development of the North.
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13. Resettlement Plan of ENReP Area
Phase III
District No of DS No of GN No of
Division Division Families
Jaffna 4 17 1346
Vavuniya 2 20 1684
Killinochchi 2 12 6020
Mannar 3 31 4991
Mulaitivu 1 48 8493
Total 14 128 22534
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14. Resettlement Plan of ENReP Area
PhaseIV
District No of DS No of GN No of
Division Division Families
Jaffna 4 17 1017
Vavuniya 1 7 1171
Killinochchi 3 18 7733
Mannar - - -
Mulaitivu 1 1 118
Total 9 49 10039
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15. Resettlement Plan of ENReP Area
Phase III & IV
District No of DS No of GN No of
Division Division Families
Jaffna 8 34 2363
Vavuniya 3 27 2855
Killinochchi 5 30 13753
Mannar 3 31 4991
Mulaitivu 2 49 8611
Total 23 177 32573
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16. Distribution of Component A
Farm land Providing Supply of
District
Clearing seeds basic needs
Jaffna
13.78 19.95 16.69
Vavuniya
16.65 24.10 20.16
Killinochchi
80.22 116.11 97.11
Mannar
29.11 42.14 35.24
Mulaitivu
50.23 72.70 60.80
Total (million Rs.)
190 275 230
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17. Distribution of Component B
Total
Description of work Jaffna Vavuniya Killinochchi Mannar Mulaitivu (million
Rs.)
Cleaning of wells 4.35 5.26 25.33 9.19 15.86 60
Cleaning of debris 4.35 5.26 25.33 9.19 15.86 60
Rehabilitation of
rural roads 33.37 40.32 194.22 70.48 121.61 460
Rehabilitation of
irrigation canals 33.37 40.32 194.22 70.48 121.61 460
Rehabilitation of
drainage canals 25.03 30.24 145.67 52.86 91.20 345
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18. Six month work plan
Full Component - ENReP 6 Month Work Plan
NP- ENReP 6 Month Work Plan
Jaffna- ENReP 6 Month Work Plan
Kilinochchi- ENReP 6 Month Work Plan
Mullaitivu- ENReP 6 Month Work Plan
Vavuniya - ENReP 6 Month Work Plan
Mannar- ENREP 6 Month Work Plan
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19. Implementation Responsibilities of the Project
Component A
Restitution of Land and Property Rights
 Mobile Land Task Forces
Farm Land clearing
 Irrigation Departments
Provision of Seeds
 Agriculture Department
Provision of Agriculture Implements
 Agriculture Department
Provision of Fishing Implements
 Fisheries Department
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20. Implementation Responsibilities of the Project
Component B
Selection and implementation by Divisional
Secretaries (assisted by GNs) in consultation
with the IDPs and relevant local government
agencies (assisted by RAP)
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21. Implementation Responsibilities of the Project
Component C
Rehabilitation of Irrigation Schemes, Ponds
 Irrigation Department
 Rehabilitation of Rural Roads
 Local Government/Road Development Department
Restoration of Drinking Water Supply Schemes
 National Water Supply and Drainage Board
Rehabilitation of Public Buildings
 Department of Buildings/Appropriate Provincial Agencies
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22. Procurement of Works
 International Competitive Bidding (ICB). Civil works contracts estimated to
cost US$5.0 million equivalent or more per contract shall be procured using ICB
(not envisaged at this time)
 National Competitive Bidding (NCB): Civil works contracts estimated to cost less
than US$5.0 million equivalent per contract will be procured using NCB
 Shopping: For small value works, shopping procedures will be followed
(solicitation of a minimum of three quotations from prequalified contractors), up to
a limit of US$200,000 equivalent per contract
 Direct Contracting (DC): For priority works in the first eighteen months of
implementation, direct contracting with autonomous state-owned agencies may be
followed up to a limit of US$200,000 equivalent per contract.
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23. Procurement of Works ctd.
 Community-Based Contracting (CBC): Small value, simple civil
works implemented with community participation (e.g. village roads,
community wells, sanitation, irrigation channels, and infrastructure for
community economic activities), up to US$50,000 equivalent per
contract, may be awarded to community based organizations
registered with the respective RAP PICs. Procurement procedures to be
followed under CBC are detailed in the RAP Community Operational
Manual
 Work-fare payments: Small quantities of materials and implements
required for the program to function effectively will be procured by the
communities, upto a limit of US$100 per purchase, following
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24. Procurement of agriculture commodities
Procurement of agriculture commodities, such as seed
and fertilizers, will be through direct contracting
based on rates agreed between the Provincial
Agriculture Department and registered vendors, with
a justification provided for such rates
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25. Role of RAP in Implementing ENEeP
 ENReP has been designed to complement its development effectiveness benefiting
from the RAP’s design
 ENReP and RAP (with expected additional funding of US$12 million) would be
programmed and implemented in tandem and with close coordination in all the
villages covered by the ENReP
 RAP would extend its support with provision of block grants through simplified and
speedy implementation mechanisms tailored to the specific emergency circumstances
of the target villages
 Arrangement to use RAP implementation structure and staff for initial implementation
to kick-off ENReP is expected to establish closer collaboration and coordination from
the beginning of implementation of ENReP
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26. The primary outcome of the project is that it would help in
the resettlement of about 100,000 IDPs by
 Commodity grants (seeds and implements etc.) and assistance
provided to about 15,000 farming households
 50 days of labor work opportunities per person provided to about
45,000 IDP households
 About 12,000 hectares of agricultural (paddy) lands brought back to
production
 650 km of rural roads rehabilitated ensuring inter-village connectivity
and market linkages
 Eight drinking water supply schemes restored benefiting about 30,000
households
 260 public buildings restored and functional
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