LIAONING ENVIRONMENT PROJECT

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The Liaoning Environmental Project will support a sustainable environmental setting for the long-term economic and social development of the Province, through the provision of urban infrastructure, services, and management improvements. The project will assist in financing an investment program addressing: (a) deficiencies in wastewater treatment in Anshan, Benxi, Dalian and Fushun; (b) improvements in solid waste collection and disposal and water conservation management in Dalian; (c) air pollution mitigation measures in enterprises, including improvements in district heating, in Benxi; (d) the shortages and poor quality of water supply in Jinzhou and the pollution load emanating from the Jincheng General Paper Mill in Jinzhou; and (e) environmental rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Liaoning Provincial Museum in Shenyang, and of historic sites in Niuheliang, Jieshi and Jiumenkou. The project will include an environmental protection fund to assist in funding eligible pollution control subprojects of industrial enterprises, and enhance institutional development through technical assistance and training.