WD News: The water sector governance and infrastructure support project was jointly launched recently by the Minister of Water Supply, Abdul Khan, and World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, Faris Hadad-Zervos.
The $100 million project, of which $80 million is financed by the World Bank and $20 million from government counterpart funding, will help Nepal improve the delivery of water and sanitation services and promote integrated water resources management.
“The project complements the Government of Nepal’s existing programs in transitioning the sector service delivery to the municipalities as provided for under the Local Governance Operation Act 2017,” stated Abdul Khan, Minister of Water Supply, Nepal.
“This project will help promote green, resilient, and inclusive water supply and sanitation services to over 400,000 people while providing employment opportunities and skills training to women in the water and sanitation sector,” stated Faris Hadad-Zervos, Country Director for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka at World Bank.
Source & image courtesy: World Bank
