ADB grants loan assistance for improving Urban Sewage, Wastewater System in Djizzak, Uzbekistan

Asian Development Bank (ADB) will be offering $81m as loan to the city of Jizzakh in Uzbekistan for a project, which aims at improving its urban sewage and wastewater system.

ADB Central and West Asia Department principal urban development specialist Hao Zhang said: "Djizzak is a key driver of regional economic growth.

"This project will give at least 85,000 residents and over 350 businesses access to clean water, and reliable sewage collection and wastewater management services."

The city, which has experienced massive rise in its population, now requires rehabilitation of its ageing wastewater and sewage system, which had been installed in the 1970s and lacks maintenance.

Deteriorating condition of the system has led to major environmental damage in the region and is the cause behind rising public health threats including acute intestinal infections and viral hepatitis.

The project is expected to involve an investment of around $96.6m of which $81m will be supported with the ADB loan, with the remaining to be offered by the country’s government.

A new wastewater treatment facility will be set up under the project, which will also involve construction or renovation of more than 62km of trunk sewers.

Four pumping stations will also be developed or rehabilitated to operate and maintain the new facilities under the proposed project.

Scheduled for a 2020 completion, the project will have the capacity to treat up to 30,000m³ of raw sewage per day.

The project also aims at increasing the pumping capacity to more than 15,000m³ per day from its 2013 capacity of around 9,000m³ per day.

A provincial entity will also be set up for sewage and wastewater operations across the Djizzak Province.

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Image: The project will improve the water environment for the residents. Photo: courtesy of Asian Development Bank.