World Bank approves $150 million for Chennai Sustainable Urban Services Programme
- The World Bank has approved $150 million (around Rs 1,112 crore) loan for funding ‘Chennai City Partnership: Sustainable Urban Services Program’ of Tamil Nadu, with the vision of making Chennai into a world-class city that is more green, livable, and resilient to climate change.
- The project will drive significant improvements in the quality of four key urban services, including water supply and sewerage, mobility, health, and solid waste management.
- Apart form this, the World Bank has also approved $40 million (around Rs 296 crore) loan for a project which aims at improving the quality of health services in Meghalaya and strengthen the state’s capacity to handle health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
- All 11 districts of the state will benefit from the project.