BSS, Dhaka :
The government has taken a big initiative to install improved sanitation and sewage system in some selected areas of the capital alongside enhancing the institutional and operational capacity of Dhaka WASA.
For this, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in its last meeting approved a project titled Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project (DSIP) with an estimated cost of Taka 4,055.60 crore.
Of the total project cost, Taka 1,199.60 crore will come from the government of Bangladesh portion while the rest of Taka 2,856 crore will come as project assistance from the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as loans, said a Senior Planning Commission official.
The official said that Dhaka WASA under the Local Government Division will implement the project by December 2024.
Commenting on the project, Planning Minister MA Mannan said that once the project is implemented, it would be possible to establish improved sanitation and sewage system in some selected areas of Dhaka metropolis.
The government has taken a big initiative to install improved sanitation and sewage system in some selected areas of the capital alongside enhancing the institutional and operational capacity of Dhaka WASA.
For this, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in its last meeting approved a project titled Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project (DSIP) with an estimated cost of Taka 4,055.60 crore.
Of the total project cost, Taka 1,199.60 crore will come from the government of Bangladesh portion while the rest of Taka 2,856 crore will come as project assistance from the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as loans, said a Senior Planning Commission official.
The official said that Dhaka WASA under the Local Government Division will implement the project by December 2024.
Commenting on the project, Planning Minister MA Mannan said that once the project is implemented, it would be possible to establish improved sanitation and sewage system in some selected areas of Dhaka metropolis.
