IDB to Fund Bolivia Drainage Project

Inter-American Development Bank will fund $30m to Bolivia to improve drainage in the cities of La Paz and El Alto.

The project will build, rehabilitate and expand storm drainage structures and undertake measures to control erosion in the surrounding watersheds.

The project will construct 18km of storm channels and vaults in El Alto and build
4km of vaults in La Paz.

As part of the programme, at least 195,000 people will be informed about the risks of settling in flood-prone areas. The number of storm drains, which are periodically cleaned, will increase fourfold.