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Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project

ADB and the Government of Nepal are working together to help the residents of the Kathmandu Valley to obtain greater access to clean water on a long-term basis. The Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project is working to improve the efficiency and the reliability of the water supply system in the area while at the same time upgrading the infrastructure at the water source areas through a related project that is constructing the Melamchi tunnel and expanding the water treatment plant This project is expanding reservoirs, capacity and providing water connections with a focus on serving the poor and households headed by women. The long-term goal of the project is to provide affordable, clean water to the people of Kathmandu Valley for years to come.

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USD 80.0M budget·USD 70.6M disbursed·Asian Development Bank implementer·Kathmandu, Bagmati location·Nov 10, 2011 → Jun 30, 2017 timeline

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ADB and the Government of Nepal are working together to help the residents of the Kathmandu Valley to obtain greater access to clean water on a long-term basis. The Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project is working to improve the efficiency and the reliability of the water supply system in the area while at the same time upgrading the infrastructure at the water source areas through a related project that is constructing the Melamchi tunnel and expanding the water treatment plant This project is expanding reservoirs, capacity and providing water connections with a focus on serving the poor and households headed by women. The long-term goal of the project is to provide affordable, clean water to the people of Kathmandu Valley for years to come.

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