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UN-HABITAT, the Urban Partnerships for Poverty Reduction Programme (UPPR) and Coca-Cola Far East Limited Wednesday announced their partnership in a project to improve community access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation and raise their awareness of water conservation and hygiene practices in 30 schools in Dhaka and Comilla.
The UPPR programme is being executed by the government of Bangladesh, technically supported by UNDP and UN-HABITAT, said a press release.
The project will cost US $0.3 million, a major share of the funding will come from Coca-Cola Far East Ltd and UN-HABITAT. Local schools are expected to contribute towards the operation and maintenance of this project.
The safe drinking water and sanitation project in Dhaka and Comilla would be executed over a period of two years.
Deal signed to improve access to safe water
FE Team | Published: March 11, 2010 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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