Enhancing urban services in Rajasthan, India and  ADB signed a $200 mn loan deal

India and Asian Development Bank To enhance water supply, sanitation, and urban resilience in targeted towns, India signed with Asian Development Bank for a deal worth $200 million. in number. The funds aim to extend support for the expansion of water supply and sanitation systems while enhancing urban resilience, and fostering the preservation of heritage in specific towns.

India and Asian Development Bank

India had partnered with the ADB where they are going to finance the  Rajasthan Secondary Towns Development Sector Project which is aimed at expanding the water supply and sanitation systems of the Rajasthan government while introducing innovative and climate-resilient solutions to expand fundamental urban services while incorporating nature-based approaches to restore heritage structures. Under the scheme, the Rajasthan government had aimed at replacing approximately 700 km of leaking water pipes and installing 1,400 km of new water supply pipelines.

 Rajasthan Secondary Towns Development Sector Project

To Read about the project

https://urban.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dam/raj/udh/organizations/ruidp/ShortResettlementpdf/SRP-PH-IV/LD%2020_RP_Kuchaman%20-%2011%20MAY%2020%20-%20with%20FSTP_JN%20CLEAN-save%20as.pdf

https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-documents/42267/42267-031-emr-en_4.pdf

Who had signed the agreement with Indian Government for Infrastructure projects?

India and Asian Development Bank had signed an agreement with Indian Government for Infrastructure projects

 What is the Rajasthan Secondary Towns Development Sector Project?

The Rajasthan Secondary Towns Development Sector Project was launched in 2020 with the purpose of better water supply services for approximately 570,000 individuals