Function
In direct co-ordination with other line departments (such as Department of Roads, Department of Irrigation, Department of Water Supply and Sewerage, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Electricity Development etc.) and in accordance with national policies and guidelines this department will undertake the following.
- Implement or arrange to implement the Agriculture and Rural Roads programmes under Agricultural Perspective Plan
- Undertake or arrange to undertake planning of local-level rural roads, irrigation and river control, water supply and sanitation, suspension bridge, housing and building, rural energy and others under the ministry in co-ordination with local authorities.
- Undertake or arrange to undertake the monitoring and evaluation of local-level rural roads, irrigation and river control, water supply and sanitation, suspension bridge, housing and building, rural energy and other programmes;
- Assist local authorities in preparing resources maps, periodic plans and undertaking technical studies.
- Undertake activities for enhancing technical capability of the local authorities to implement local infrastructure development programmes.
- Co-ordination of the donor funded projects for providing technical and administrative support on behalf of the government.
- Assist the ministry by preparing technical proposal and suggestions for developing national and regional policies relating to construction and development;
- Preparing and implementing necessary technical human resources development plan for the department as well as local authorities;
- Establishing and operating centers for quality control and maintenance of construction and survey equipments
- Preparing various Norms, Standards and Manuals and providing training and orientation within the agency for uniformity and simplicity in infrastructure development programmes
- Organizing workshops and seminars for monitoring, progress review and impact evaluation of the on going infrastructure development projects
- Monitoring and evaluation of the civil construction and development activities implemented by different autonomous authorities within the Ministry of Local Development
- Development and promotion of suitable technology for local infrastructure development
- Coordinate with the different ministries to implement their local level construction and development activities through local authorities
- Providing technical support for the donor funded projects as stipulated in the agreement and integrate their scattered resources to enhance the local level technical capability
- Assess and evaluate the environmental aspects of the infrastructure projects and promote these skills and techniques to the local institutions
- Introduce disaster mitigation measures in the infrastructure development activities
- Establish and manage the information, documentation center and library
- Provide necessary assistance to the concerned agencies for solid waste management
- Manage to Implement the infrastructure development programs of other departments if requested with authorities