World Bank approves sanitation loan for W China
28 June 2007
The World Bank's board of executive directors has approved a loan of US$25 million to help improve access to water and sanitation in west China, the World Bank's China office announced on Wednesday, Xinhua reported (in Chinese). The total investment amounts to US$75.36 million, with US$25 million in loans from the World Bank, US$25 million in grants from the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) and US$25.36 million from the participating provinces of Shaanxi and Sichuan. More than 60% of the investment will be spent on improving access to safe drinking water, through the construction of piped water supply systems, rainwater collection systems and wells. All schools within the project areas of Shaanxi province and selected schools in Sichuan province will be supplied with safe water.
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