JICA clears ₹2,391-cr loan for urban infra projects

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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a loan agreement with the Centre to provide a Japanese Official Development Assistance loan worth ₹2,391 crore for the construction of water supply and sewerage facilities under a Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) Project (Phase 3).

The project aims to provide safe and stable water supply and sewerage services by carrying out the construction of water treatment and sewage treatment plants and related facilities for the residents in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) areas, including the recently-added 110 villages in the municipal limit, where approximately 3.5 million people are expected to be benefitted from the project. JICA has been supporting the construction of water supply and sewage facilities and services in the core city and surrounding Urban Local Body areas of Bengaluru under the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) since 1996 under phase 1 and 2.

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