- India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed $240 million loan agreement to provide safe drinking water in three districts of West Bengal.
- The project aims to provide safe and sustainable drinking water to people in Bankura, North 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur affected by arsenic, fluoride and salinity.
- The West Bengal Drinking Water Sector Improvement Project is supported by a grant of $3 million from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and a $2 million grant from ADB’s Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund.
Points to Remember:
- Which institution will provide loan
- Amount of Loan