EIB Loan for Improvements to Dhaka Water Supply
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The European Investment Bank Lending Money to Government of Bangladeshto Finance a New Sustainable Surface Water Supply System
The main project component is a new sustainable surface water supply system comprising a raw water intake at the Meghna River about 30 km east of Dhaka, a 21 km raw water transmission pipe line and a new 500 million litres per day (MLD) WTP at Gandharbpur.
The project will also include 14 km treated water transmission pipelines from the Gandharbpur WTP to the injection point of the existing distribution network and distribution reinforcements (+/- 30 km) in the target area with an estimated population of approximately 3 million.
The water supply project component is complemented by a distribution network improvement component that will be implemented in 16 district metered areas (DMAs) with a population of approximately 1.3 million. The project will be implemented between 2014 and 2019.
In line with the European Union mandate guiding the EIB lending mandate for Asia, the project will promote the development of social and economic infrastructure; it will improve availability, quality and reliability of water supply services in Dhaka, with positive health and environmental benefits for the population.
The operation will also contribute to EIB's Climate Action as it will improve the resilience to adverse impacts from climate change, in particular droughts.
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