ADB agrees $206m loan for water supply and sewerage project in India
The Asian Development Bank has agreed to advance a loan of $206 million to develop water supply and sewerage infrastructure in Tiruchi and other cities in Tamil Nadu, India.
The project will be implemented in four cities – Ambur, Tiruchi, Tiruppur, and Vellore – for developing sewage collection and treatment and drainage systems by setting up or rehabilitating sewage treatment plants, pumping stations, and connecting all households in the project area to the sewerage network, including below poverty line households. Waste water reuse for industry will also be achieved in at least four cities.
Improvements to water supply systems would be made in the cities of Madurai and Tiruppur through commissioning of over 1,260km of new distribution lines to connect households with metered water supply, including below poverty line households. In addition, nearly 200km of new transmission mains and 230km of feeder mains would be constructed along with two new water treatment plants.
This is the second project loan for the ADB-supported $500 million multi-tranche financing for the Tamil Nadu Urban Flagship Investment Programme, approved in September 2018.
