10,000 villagers in 5 districts getting piped water supply
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Drinking fresh water right from the tap is still a dream for millions of villagers in Bangladesh. But, it is a different story in 12 villages of five districts where some 10,000 people have had access to piped water supply, thanks to the World Bank (WB) and the Social Development Foundation (SDF) for making it possible through a unique project, reports UNB.
The SDF, which is implementing the government's Social Investment Programme Project (SIPP) with assistance from the WB, launched the water pilot under 'Private Financing of Public Utilities' Scheme, an innovative model of public, private and people's participation.
The villages benefiting from this water pilot are Dorogram and Saturia Bazar in Sadar Upazila of Manikganj; Ganipur and Shahidabad in Zakiganj Upazila of Sylhet; Sufiabad, Chosna, Ghagra and Latimi in Sadar Upazila of Feni; Puran Bausia in Gazaria Upazila of Munshiganj; and Chamagram, Laharpur and Laxmipur in Chapainawabganj districts.
What is unique in this pilot is active participation and decision making by the communities; full ownership of managing and operating the system; and an innovative example of public-private and people's participation.
The special feature of this water pilot is the mandatory inclusion of vulnerable group or groups and poorer section in the service network, as the WB Grant aims to address the needs of the poor. "So, the tribal people, people with disability and vulnerable groups get the preference in bringing the communities under the service network," said an SDF official.
The SDF, which is implementing the government's Social Investment Programme Project (SIPP) with assistance from the WB, launched the water pilot under 'Private Financing of Public Utilities' Scheme, an innovative model of public, private and people's participation.
The villages benefiting from this water pilot are Dorogram and Saturia Bazar in Sadar Upazila of Manikganj; Ganipur and Shahidabad in Zakiganj Upazila of Sylhet; Sufiabad, Chosna, Ghagra and Latimi in Sadar Upazila of Feni; Puran Bausia in Gazaria Upazila of Munshiganj; and Chamagram, Laharpur and Laxmipur in Chapainawabganj districts.
What is unique in this pilot is active participation and decision making by the communities; full ownership of managing and operating the system; and an innovative example of public-private and people's participation.
The special feature of this water pilot is the mandatory inclusion of vulnerable group or groups and poorer section in the service network, as the WB Grant aims to address the needs of the poor. "So, the tribal people, people with disability and vulnerable groups get the preference in bringing the communities under the service network," said an SDF official.