ECNEC approves Tk 1,882cr rural water supply, sanitation project
Hossen Sohel for DOT
[2] The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved a Taka 1,882.59 crore project to ensure rural water supply, sanitation, following of health guidelines and thus providing WASH facilities to around 4.5 million people for their overall human resource development, reports BSS. [3] The approval came from the 19th ECNEC meeting of the current fiscal year (FY21) held virtually with ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. [4] The Premier chaired the meeting from the her official Ganobhaban residence while Ministers, State Minister, Secretaries and other officials concerned joined the meeting from the NEC Conference Room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area. [5] Briefing reporters after the meeting, Planning Division Senior Secretary Md Ashadul Islam informed that a total of five projects were approved yesterday involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 3,308.36 crore.
“Of the total project cost, Taka 1,245.30 crore will come from the Government of Bangladesh portion, Taka 20.98 crore from the concerned organization’s own fund while the rest of Taka 2,042.08 crore as project assistance,”
Of the approved five projects, two are new while three others are revised projects.
[6] Revealing the details of the project, Planning Commission member of the Physical Infrastructure Division Mamun-Al-Rashid said the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) under the Local Government Division will implement the project for ensuring rural water supply and sanitation by December 2025 with Taka 1,831.76 crore as loan from the World Bank and AIIB.
The project will be implemented at some 98 upazilas under 30 districts of eight Divisions.
Mamun said once the project is implemented, around 45 lakh people would get WASH facilities.