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ADB Loan For Wastewater Treatment Facility
By KTM Metro Reporter
May 3, 2013: the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of US$ 80 million to modernize and expand the wastewater network and treatment facilities in the Kathmandu Valley, according to the news posted on ‘gorkhapatraonline.com’ today.
This project will rebuild or lay around 514 kilometers of sewer lines and modernize and expand five wastewater treatment plants that would increase the treatment capacity from around 16 million liters per day to around 90 million liters per day by the completion of the project in 2018, a press statement released by the ADB says.
The goal is to ensure the systems collect more than 80 per cent of the area’s sewage in 2018 from 5 per cent in 2012 and, by 2020, to ensure some 1.96 million beneficiaries are linked to the wastewater network. In 2012, only 1.20 million people had access to wastewater system.
The Kathmandu Valley, home to 2.51 million people, is growing at 4.3 per cent per annum, faster than the 1.4 per cent per annum growth rate in the rest of the country according to the Census 2010.
However, low investment in sewerage systems is forcing communities to dump waste into the Bagmati River, flowing through the valley capital and is revered by Hindus and Buddhists as the Holy River. This has increased health hazards and put an undue burden on the poor and vulnerable groups, notably women.
The project is of $137 million. The government will provide $40.7 million, and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Fund for International Development (OFID) will provide $16.3 million to meet the project funding.
