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ADB approved loan to West Bengal

August 31 , 2018 2070 days 789 0
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved financing package of $245 million to implement a project for providing safe, sustainable drinking water service to million people in three districts of West Bengal affected by arsenic, fluoride, and salinity.
  • This project will play a pivotal role in reducing the burden of disease from arsenic and fluoride while preserving groundwater and enhancing climate resilience.
  • The project will provide continuous potable water through metered connections to about 390,000 individual households in three districts of North 24 Parganas, Bankura and Purba Medinipur.

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