The World Bank, Government of India and Government of Uttarakhand signed a $96 million agreement to provide additionalfunds to the state in its post disaster recovery plans, ongoing since the floods of 2013, as well as strengthen its capacity for disaster risk management.
The World Bank, through the Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project, has been supporting the state government since 2014 to restore housing and rural connectivity, and to build resilience of communities. So far, the project has completed more than 2,000 permanent houses and 23 public buildings and restored over 1,300 kilometers of roads and 16 bridges.
