World Bank funds a new project to improve water and sanitation services by Dhaka Water Supply Authority

To improve the sustainable delivery of stormwater drainage, wastewater and water services by the Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (DWASA), the Government of Bangladesh has initiated the ‘Dhaka Water Supply and Sanitation Project’ with funding from the World Bank.

 

World Bank delegates completed the detailed planning for implementing the project on July 29, 08. The World Bank delegates and DWASA also finalized the implementation arrangements for the project.

 

The project has 3 major components. Firstly, the project will install selected stormwater pumping stations and rehabilitate selected canals to help improve drainage and minimize urban flooding. The project will also carry out rehabilitation, repair and expansion of priority investments in Dhaka city’s sewerage network and treatment plant to improve the urban environment. Last but not least, it will support DWASA’s pilot expansion of water and sanitation services into selected Dhaka slums to provide services to the urban poor residing in the slum areas.

 

The estimated total cost of the proposed project is US$165.7 million. The World Bank’s concessionary arm, International Development Association (IDA) will provide about US$149.0 million if the Board approves. The government will cover the rest. DWASA will be the project implementing agency.

 

The proposed project is developed in close coordination with other development partners.  It is in line with the Partnership Framework entered into between the Government of Bangladesh and five Development Partners (the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, the Danish International Development Assistance, the Government of Japan, and the Government of Republic of Korea) on November 10, 2007.  The Partnership Framework guides a coordinated approach to the existing and planned development partner support to the water, sewerage and stormwater drainage systems in Dhaka and Chittagong as well as harmonizes the agreement with the Government on common policy issues and actions.

 

This proposed project was formerly known as the Dhaka Chittagong Urban Flood Mitigation and Sanitation Improvement Project.  The World Bank also intends to support port city Chittagong’s water, sewerage and stormwater drainage system in conjunction with development partners active in the sector in Chittagong under a separate upcoming project.

 

For more project information, please visit:

http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P093988