CLOSED(T) URB WATER & SAN REHAB

closed

The project seeks to improve urban water supply and sanitation services and public health in the 12 towns under the jurisdiction of the Nepal Water Supply Corporation (NWSC) by: (a) strengthening the technical, managerial, financial and operations/maintenance capability of NWSC; (b) increasing the utilization of existing systems through rehabilitation and extensions; (c) providing more effective and efficient delivery of improved quality and increased quantity of water to consumers; and (d) improving public health through consumer education programs. These objectives will be achieved through: (a) management support and design/supervision assistance; (b) rehabilitation and extension of water supply works, distribution and loss control; (c) improvements in sewerage and sanitation in the same areas; (d) training; and (e) consumer education.