Kanai Deb Nath, Economist - Updated 25 Jan 2021
Kanai Deb Nath, Economist - Updated 25 Jan 2021
Kanai Deb Nath, Economist - Updated 25 Jan 2021
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12. DETAILED TASKS 13. WORK UNDERTAKEN THAT BEST ILLUSTRATES CAPABILITY TO HANDLE
ASSIGNED THE TASK ASSIGNED
(i) Preparation of
economic Name of project: Rural Connectivity Improvement Project (RCIP), LGED
assessments of all Month and Year: 03rd January 2021-Till date
sub projects in Location: Bangladesh
accordance with Client: Local Government Engineering Department
LGED and ADB Main project features: The program will improve the maintenance of the rural roads to
requirements and climate-resilient standards and upgrade rural roads of 34 districts to all-weather
regulations; access and thus contribute to socio-economic development of the project districts,
(ii) Supporting other increase agricultural yield, creating employment opportunity. The impact will be
team members in the improved income. The outcome will be improved rural connectivity. The key outputs
review and possible include (i) rural road infrastructure upgraded and maintained; and (ii) institutional
redesign of sub arrangement for road maintenance strengthened.
projects to ensure all Position held: Transport Economist/Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
sub projects are Activities performed: Conduction of Economic and financial evaluation with
designed in sensitivity analysis of the road through determining IRR, NPV and BCR as per
accordance with ADB guidelines, assess and quantify detailed costs and benefits of the project, confirm
economic traffic volume and modal mix through traffic surveys, prepare economic profile of
requirements; project districts and transport networks, develop methodologies, data collection
(iii) Identify mechanisms instruments, and analytical procedures for monitoring and evaluation of overall
to maximize revenue economic and social impacts of project investments for preparation of the Baseline,
generation from Midterm and Terminal (BME) report.
sectorial subprojects
and develop Name of project: Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement Project –
innovative III, Additional Financing (UGIIP III-AF) (funded by ADB)
approaches for Month and Year: Jul 2018- Till Date (total 19 MM) Location: Bangladesh
private sector Client: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
participation; Main project features: The project aims at improving urban governance along with
(iv) Liaise with the key improvement and rehabilitation of the urban infrastructures in order to cope with the
stakeholders to growing demand of the urban citizens. The impact will be improved governance in the
ensure the proposed pourashavas, infrastructures with better hygienic and environment friendly status
institutional leading to sustainable development.
arrangements, land Position held: Project Economist
management aspects Activities performed: Conduction of Economic and financial analysis of the
and the financial subprojects viz. road, market, water supply, bus terminal, cyclone shelter, solid
arrangements will be waste management (SWM), Street light (LED) schemes etc. to justify the economic
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supported; and financial viability of the subprojects through determining IRR, NPV and BCR
(v) Develop and deliver as per ADB guidelines.
relevant practitioner Name of project: Project Design Advance, Rural Infrastructure Maintenance
(on the job) training Program (RIMP)/(RCIP), LGED
inputs in consultation Month and Year: August 2016- June 2018 (total 23 MM) Location: Bangladesh
with the community Client: Local Government Engineering Department
development Main project features: The program will improve the maintenance of the rural roads to
specialist; and climate-resilient standards with a focus on results. The impact will be improved
(vi) Any other tasks income. The outcome will be improved rural connectivity. The key outputs include (i)
assigned by the rural road infrastructure upgraded and maintained; and (ii) institutional arrangement
Team Leader and the for road maintenance strengthened.
Project Director in Position held: Project Economist
relevance to effective Activities performed: Conduction of Economic and financial analysis of the road
project subprojects to justify the economic and financial viability of the subprojects
implementation. through determining IRR, NPV and BCR to be implemented under the project as per
ADB guidelines.
Name of project: ADB TA 8913 REG: Developing Integrated Urban Development
Plans in Selected DMC Cities Incorporating Urban Climate Change Resilience
Principles, LGED
Month and Year: Jan 2016 – Sept 2016 (total 9 MM) Location: Bangladesh
Client: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
Main project features: Activities to help lay groundwork for urban climate change
resilience (UCCR) planning processes, and build capacity in preparing and responding
to climate change –induced shocks and stress in medium sized and secondary cities.
Position held: Project Economist &Financial Specialist
Activities performed: To ensure proper preparation and effective & efficient
implementation of the sub-projects. To promote & transfer of technical assistance to
LGED and ULBs, conducted economic and financial analysis of the subprojects to
determine EIRR,ENPV, EBCR as well as FIRR, FNPV, FBCR to justify the viability of the
subprojects. Prepared financial projections for sub-projects, had interactions
with city corporations’ officials including accounting staffs on policies to
enhance revenue generations, encouraging to arrange internal training
programs for capacity building etc.
Name of project: Coastal Embankment Improvement Project, Phase-I (CTEIP,
Ph-1) financed by World Bank.
Month and Year: Oct 2015 – Dec 2015 (total 3 MM) Location: Bangladesh
Client: BWDB
Main project features: Repair and rehabilitation of the Coastal Embankments to
protect people and property within the embankments
Position held: Team Leader, Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)/Land Acquisition Plan
(LAP)
Activities performed: Prepare Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), Land Acquisition Plan
(LAP), and arrange payments to the PAPs, ensuring safe guard aspects during the
project implementation period as per WB Guidelines
Name of project: Dhaka Elevated Expressway Project (DEEP) financed by
World Bank
Month and Year: June 2015 - Sept 2015 (total 4 MM) Location: Bangladesh
Client: Bangladesh Railway
Main project features: Formulation of Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for the APs of
Dhaka Elevated Expressway Project (DEEP) which would be implemented in order to
reduce the traffic jam of the capital city Dhaka
Position held: Resettlement Expert
Activities performed: Preparation of RAP report based on data and information
collected through CMs/FGDs and socio-economic survey conducted along the
route alignment of the proposed DEEP and assisting team members in any other areas
when needed.
Name of project: Feasibility Study of Multimodal Container Freight Station
(CFS) financed by International Development Association (IDA).
Month and Year: Feb 2014-Apr 2014 (total 3 MM) Location: Afghanistan
Client: Ministry of Finance, Govt. of Afghanistan
Main project features: Study including assessment on viability of a container freight
station (CFS) at Jalalabad, technical, economic/financial viability viz a viz rail access,
an assessment on the volume of trade passing through Jalalabad ICD etc.
Position held: Economist and Financial Analyst
Activities performed: Performed economic and financial analysis of the CFS
following ADB guidelines and determined the B/C ratio, NPV and EIRR, FIRR
in order to justify the economic viability of the CFS. Financial analysis was
also conducted to justify the financial viability through determining the required
yardsticks value viz. FIRR, FNPV, & FBCR. Participated meetings with the Client on
policy matters regarding revenue increment policies, improvement of current
revenue collecting ways, institutional capacity building aspects etc.
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14. CERTIFICATION
I understand that any willful misstatement described herein may lead to my disqualification or dismissal, if engaged.
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