CIDCA working group evaluates projects in S Asian nations

A working group from the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) conducted on-site inspections and evaluations of China-aided projects in three South Asian countries from Feb 29 to March 9, 2024.

Led by Tian Lin, director-general of the CIDCA's Department of Supervision and Evaluation, the team inspected such projects as a hospital for civil servants, an inner ring road, an armed police school, a secondary school, and the Pokhara Airport in Nepal.

In Sri Lanka, they inspected the renovation project of the country's Supreme Court complex, the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, the China-Sri Lanka Joint Center for Water Technology Research and Demonstration, and a water supply facility in northern Kandy.

The team also evaluated four Chinese-aided projects in Bangladesh, including an international convention center, an exhibition center, a sewage treatment plant, and the Dhaka power grid.

After hearing the recipients' feedbacks and experts' opinions, and checking the filing, execution and operations of the projects, they pointed out problematic practices to execution parties and related Chinese agencies  and required prompt rectification. 

The group also held meetings to exchange ideas with Chinese-owned companies in the three countries on such topics as on-site management of the China-aided projects, compliance with overseas business regulations, and fulfillment of local social responsibilities.