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India, ADB sign US $240 Mn loan to provide safe drinking water service in West Bengal
India & ADB sign US $240 Million loan agreement to provide sustainable drinking water service in West Bengal Districts: Details, Aim, Highlights
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and India on 4th October 2018, have signed a USD 240 million loan for providing safe and sustainable drinking water to about 1.65 million people in three districts of the state of West Bengal.
Heavy reliance on groundwater puts most of the rural population in West Bengal at risk from arsenic and fluoride contamination that can lead to health problems including cancer and bone diseases.
The West Bengal's safe drinking water project aims to mitigate these risks through the provision of continuous potable water through metered connections to about 390000 individual households in three districts – Bankura, North 24 Parganas, and Purba Medinipur.
The safe drinking water project addresses the concerns relating to excessive use of groundwater to sustainable surface water based piped schemes.
The West Bengal's safe drinking water project is supported by a grant of USD 3 million from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, financed by Japan and a USD 2 million grant from ADB’s Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund.
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Established: 1966
Headquarters: Manila, Philippines
President: Takehiko Nakao
Members: 67 (48 regional members)
West Bengal
Capital: Kolkata
Largest City: Kolkata
District: 23
Official Languages: Bengali, English
Chief Minister: Mamata Banerjee
Governor: Kesari Nath Tripathi
