(The Gist of PIB) First Resilient Kerala Program [JULY-2019]

First Resilient Kerala Program

The Government of India, the Government of Kerala and the World Bank signed a Loan Agreement of USD 250 million for the First Resilient Kerala Program.

The 2018 floods and landslides in Kerala led to severe impact on property, infrastructure, and lives and livelihoods of people. One sixth of the State’s population – about 5.4 million people – were affected while 1.4 million were displaced from their homes.
The New Program is part of the Government of India’s support to Kerala’s ‘Rebuild Kerala Development Programme’ aimed at building a green and resilient Kerala.
To enhance the State’s resilience against the impacts of natural disasters and climate change.

The Program aims to support the State with –
To improved river basin planning and water infrastructure operations management, water supply and sanitation services
To resilient and sustainable agriculture, enhanced agriculture risk insurance
To improved resilience of the core road network
To unified and more up-to-date land records in high risk areas
To risk-based urban planning and strengthened expenditure planning by urban local bodies
To strengthened fiscal and public financial management capacity of the state