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India, ADB sign $112 million loan agreement to improve water supply infrastructure in Jharkhand | Daily Current Affairs Dose
The Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $112 million loan agreement to develop water supply infrastructure and strengthen capacities of urban local bodies (ULBs) for improved service delivery in four towns in the state of Jharkhand.
The Agreement Signed by
The signatories to the agreement for Jharkhand Urban Water Supply Improvement Project were Mr. Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance who signed for the Government of India, and Mr. Takeo Konishi, Country Director of ADB’s India Resident Mission who signed for ADB.
India, ADB sign $112 million loan to improve water supply infrastructure in Jharkhand: Key Highlights
Four water treatment plants, with a combined capacity of 275 million liters per day, will be established in the project towns to provide safe drinking water meeting the national drinking water quality standards. The project will also establish 940 kilometers of water distribution network to provide continuous water supply to about 115,000 households, including those below the poverty line, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe members, and other vulnerable groups.
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To ensure sustainability, the project will strengthen the capacity of ULBs on urban service delivery and governance through development of an asset management strategy and training on design and implementation of urban projects. Innovative technologies will be introduced to minimize water losses in water treatment and distribution. The project also includes the use of a supervisory control and data acquisition system for water supply operation, and geographic information system-based asset management in Ranchi.
Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic
- Formation of Jharkhand: 15 November 2000
- Capital of Jharkhand: Ranchi
- Sub-capital of Jharkhand: Dumka
- Largest city of Jharkhand: Dhanbad
- Total Districts in Jharkhand: 24
- Governor of Jharkhand: Ramesh Bais
- Chief Minister of Jharkhand: Hemant Soren (JMM)
- Total number of assembly seats in Jharkhand: Unicameral (81 seats)
- Parliamentary constituency in Jharkhand: Rajya Sabha (6 seats), Lok Sabha (14 seats)
- High Court of Jharkhand: Jharkhand High Court
- Total Population of Jharkhand (2011): 32,988,134 (14th)
- Official language of Jharkhand: Hindi
- Additional official languages of Jharkhand: Angika, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Ho, Kharia, Khortha, Kurmali, Kurukh, Magahi, Maithili, Mundari, Nagpuri, Odia, Santali and Urdu
- Literacy in Jharkhand (2011): 67.6% (31st)
- Sex ratio in Jharkhand (2011): 948 ♀/1000 ♂
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