and construction perto<i is assessed at 16 months. Completion is therefore expected before the rains in 1987. (d) Road Rehabititation Project: a loan amounting to E 16.3 million ($US 8.6 million) has been secured from the WorId Bank for the rehabilitation of about ?00 km of main roads and 500 km of district roads to pre-cyclone condition. The loan agreement was signed in February 1985. The programme has been split into trro parts. Consultants have submitted proposals and the assessment is beinq finalized. The programme is spread over a period of. 24 rnonths. (e) Improvement of plant availability; USAID has provided a grant of $US 750,000 to assist in the repair of plant and vehicles in the Roads Branch to improve the prevailing low availability. This provision for plant repair' together with two rehabilitation engineers, will assist in the rehabilitation of some 300 kmA/40 / 441 English Paqe 99 of district roads over a period of two years. At the same time, it was recognized by several donors that technical assistance would be required to strengthen the Roads Branch of the Ministry of l{orks and Communication if the reconstruction work was to be carried out effectively. The technical assistance so far obtained is asfollows: (i) Rehabilitation Programme Advisor: UNDP/UItD (Department of Technlcal Co-operation for Development of the United Nations Secretariat) funded an advisor to the Ministry of Works to complete the preparation of therehabilitation programme and follow up implementation. A fellowship forthe Acting Chief Engineer of the Ministry is also being providedl (ii) Rehabilitation engineersr USAID has provided two engineers to assist in the rehabilitation programme. The district and rural construction teams have been reinforced and reorganized into four independent units, each engineer being responsible for two of theml (iii) The United Kingdom/Overseas Development Agency (ODA) supplemented engineers: the ODA is providing salary supplements for the posts of the
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in a country, specifically in the context of road infrastructure and the Roads Branch of the Ministry of Works and Communication. The text mentions various projects, loans, and grants aimed at improving road conditions, increasing plant availability, and strengthening the Roads Branch. This suggests that the primary focus is on the development and maintenance of infrastructure, particularly in the transport sector.

**Category**
Transport and communication