both side agreed that the counter part organization of the project is department of waterways (hereinafter referred to as Dow) ministry of public works and transport ( hereinafter referred to as MPWT) and counter part personnel are as mentioned in annex v.1 (one) staff in each provincial department of public work and transport ( hereinafter referred to as DPWT) will be assigned to the project in whole provinces in Lao PDR in relation to the project , however the assigned staff except the target area to observers . the project aims to improve the capacity of the staff on riverbank protection works of the target area within the project period , however it would not restrict the participation of the observers to training the seminars for wider dissemination of the know-how and technique.
3 . both side recognized that the project should start around august 2010, to spare the time for planning, survey and construction ,due to the water levels of the mekong river is different about 10 meters height between rainy season and dry season. if the project could not start by october 2010, there might be change of project period.