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TMI BlogINDIA and ADB sign $206 million loan to strengthen urban services in 5 Tamil Nadu citiesX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... INDIA and ADB sign $206 million loan to strengthen urban services in 5 Tamil Nadu cities - News and Press Release Dated:- 3-12-2019 - News - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India on 2nd December 2019 signed a $206 million loan to develop water supply and sewerage infrastructure in 5 cities of Tamil Nadu and strengthen capacities of urban local bodies (ULBs) for improved ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... service delivery. This is the second project loan for the ADB-supported $500 million multi-tranche financing for Tamil Nadu Urban Flagship Investment Programme, approved in September 2018, that will overall develop climate-resilient water supply, sewerage, and drainage infrastructure in 10 cities of Tamil Nadu. The first project under the Programme with $169 million financing is currentl ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y under implementation. The signatories to the loan agreement were Mr Sameer Kumar Khare, Additional Secretary (Fund Bank and ADB), Department of Economic Affairs in India s Ministry of Finance, and Mr Kenichi Yokoyama, Country Director of ADB s India Resident Mission. The project is aimed at improving the lives of the urban people in the identified cities of Tamil Nadu by provi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ding universal access to water supply and sanitation, and improving sewage treatment and drainage systems. Project initiatives are also expected to help the state develop the requisite ecosytem for economic growth, said Mr Khare after signing the loan agreement. The project interventions will benefit residents, workers and industries in the state s economic corridors thereby building in ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... dustrial competitiveness and creating good jobs. It also supports urban reform agenda such as better service delivery through private operators and with quality benchmarking, said Mr Yokoyama. The project will target four cities - Ambur, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruppur, and Vellore - for developing sewage collection and treatment and drainage systems by setting up or rehabilitating sewage trea ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tment plants, pumping stations, and connecting all households in the project area to the sewerage network, including below poverty line households. Wastewater reuse for industry will also be achieved in at least 4 cities. Improvement to water supply systems would be targeted in the cities of Madurai and Tiruppur through commissioning of over 1,260 km of new distribution lines to connect nearly 190 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ,000 households with metered water supply, including below poverty line households. In addition, nearly 200 km of new transmission mains and 230 km of feeder mains would be constructed along with two new water treatment plants. The project will also strengthen capacity of the Commissionerate of Municipal Administration in Tamil Nadu for new project development, and monitoring and benchmar ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... king quality of services across the 135 urban local bodies in the state. ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. In 2018, it made commitments of new loans and grants amounting to $21.6 billion. Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members - 49 from the region. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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