Indian State Secures Loan for Water Project

The Indian Government, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the State Government of Rajasthan have signed an agreement for a third tranche loan of $63m for the ongoing Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (RUSDIP).

The loan is part of a $273m multi-tranche financing programme approved in 2007 for infrastructure developments in 15 towns in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

The loan will be used to upgrade the water supply, sewerage and sanitation, urban drainage, urban transport, solid waste management, and firefighting facilities in selected towns of the state.

The water upgrades will include new treatment plants, rehabilitation of distribution networks and the installation of new connections in slums and low income areas.

Under the sewerage and sanitation improvement programme, 300km of sewer pipeline covering five towns will be laid and a sewage treatment plant will be built.