Two separate agreements have been signed between the Ministry of Finance and the bank's Nepal office to this effect, an ADB release said.

The objective of the Poverty Alleviation grant assistance is to improve access to income-generating sub-projects and community infrastructure, benefiting groups excluded by reasons of gender, ethnicity and caste as well as poorest groups in rural communities.

The project will be implemented in 25 districts across Nepal or one third of the total districts of the country.

The bird flu control project aims to minimise the threat posed to humans by highly pathogenic avian influenza infection by controlling such infections among birds, especially domestic poultry and to prepare for, control and respond to possible human infections, especially an influenza epidemic and related emergencies.