WB supports DWASA in improving water, sanitation
Thursday, 4 December 2008
The World Bank (WB) approved a US$149 million International Development Association (IDA) credit to Bangladesh to support the improvement of water supply and sanitation services in the capital, reports UNB.
The bank's Board of Directors in Washington Wednesday approved the credit for the Dhaka Water Supply and Sanitation Project, according to a message received here.
The project is designed to improve sustainable delivery of storm water drainage, wastewater, and water services by the Dhaka WASA, which has the sole responsibility of providing these services in Dhaka.
This will be achieved through rehabilitation, repair, and expansion of the city's sewerage network and treatment plants, and installation of storm water pumping stations and rehabilitation of canals to help improve drainage and minimise urban flooding.
The project will also support Dhaka WASA's pilot expansion of water and sanitation services into some of Dhaka's slum areas to help increase services to the urban poor, and finance training to improve hygiene practice in the slums.
Dhaka is one of the fastest growing mega-cities in the world, and its population is expected to reach nearly 22 million by 2025, up from 12 million now.
The bank's Board of Directors in Washington Wednesday approved the credit for the Dhaka Water Supply and Sanitation Project, according to a message received here.
The project is designed to improve sustainable delivery of storm water drainage, wastewater, and water services by the Dhaka WASA, which has the sole responsibility of providing these services in Dhaka.
This will be achieved through rehabilitation, repair, and expansion of the city's sewerage network and treatment plants, and installation of storm water pumping stations and rehabilitation of canals to help improve drainage and minimise urban flooding.
The project will also support Dhaka WASA's pilot expansion of water and sanitation services into some of Dhaka's slum areas to help increase services to the urban poor, and finance training to improve hygiene practice in the slums.
Dhaka is one of the fastest growing mega-cities in the world, and its population is expected to reach nearly 22 million by 2025, up from 12 million now.