Ningbo New Countryside Development Project

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The objective of the Ningbo New Countryside Development Project for China is to improve rural wastewater management in selected villages and enhance infrastructure and township management in a small town, in support of the New Countryside Development (NCD) program in Ningbo municipality. There are three components to the project, the first component being rural wastewater management. Implementation of rural wastewater management in about 150 selected villages in six counties/cities/districts in Ningbo municipality using appropriate and sustainable technology and a program-based approach in participation with village communities. The second component is the Chunhu town infrastructure development. This component include: (i) Chunhu access road; (ii) Fenghua coastal water supply including Chunhu town distribution network renovation and expansion; and (iii) Chunhu town wastewater management. Finally, the third component is the capacity building and implementation support. This component include: (a) project management and capacity building for rural wastewater management; (b) Chunhu town capacity building and energy efficiency demonstration; and (c) project management and capacity building for Fenghua City Investment Company Ltd. (FCIC).