Source: OneWorld South Asia

The World Bank today approved a US$154 million credit to the Indian state of Punjab designed to increase access of the state's rural communities to improved and sustainable water supply and sanitation services.

The Punjab Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project will assist the Government of Punjab (GoP) in achieving full coverage for water supply with at least basic service level of 40 liters per capita per day in some 3000 villages. It will improve operational performance of the existing water supply schemes in another 1600 villages and implement environmental sanitation schemes in some 1100 villages. The project will also support capacity building of the rural local governments and user communities in developing and managing rural water and sanitation facilities and services.

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Posted by pichu at December 17, 2006 11:42 AM