World Bank supports improvement of wastewater operations in Uzbekistan
14/12/2009 17:24
World Bank supports improvement of wastewater operations in Uzbekistan
14/12/2009 17:24
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The World Bank and the Government of Uzbekistan signed a US$ 55 million IDA credit for Bukhara and Samarkand Sewerage Project in late November. The Project will help mitigate the environmental impact from wastewater pollution, and improve the efficiency and sustainability of wastewater management in Bukhara and Samarkand.
The Government of Uzbekistan and the district councils of Bukhara and Samarkand have assigned high priority to improving environmental and public health conditions associated with inadequate sewerage and wastewater treatment in these two historical and touristic cities on the ancient Silk Road. The respective population is 300,000 in Bukhara and 400,000 in Samarkand.
“The Bank is in a good position to assist the cities of Bukhara and Samarkand with the beginning of the rehabilitation of the cities’ sewerage systems. We have created good working relationship through the financing of the Bukhara and Samarkand Water Supply Project. The signed Sewerage Project will build on the improvements in the efficiency of water operations and on the institutional strengthening under the ongoing water supply project” says Loup Brefort, World Bank’s country manager for Uzbekistan.
There are four components to the project:
Total World Bank commitments to Uzbekistan amount to US$ 780 million.
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