World Bank provides $80 million to improve water supply and sanitation services in Nepal

WASHINGTON: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Friday approved an $80 million project to help Nepal improve the delivery of water and sanitation services and promote integrated water resources management .

“This project aims to strengthen the delivery of water and sanitation services at the local level by building the capacity of municipalities and thereby supporting Nepal’s historic transition to federalism, while at the same time addressing critical gaps in water and sanitation infrastructure that hinder Nepal’s economic progress,” said Faris Hadad-Zervos, World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.