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SMALL TOWN
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
Project name:
Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Projects-I, II, and III
Loan 1755, Grant 0157, and Loan 3157
Year:
Loan 1755-2000 Grant 0157-2009 Loan 3157-2014
Funding:
Loan 1755-SF Grant 0157-ADF Loan 3157-COL
Modality:
Loans and Grant
Department:
SARD
Sector:
Water and other urban infrastructures
Team:
Shiva Paudel
Pedro Miguel Pauleta De Almeida
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CHALLENGE:
In Nepal, water provision in small town communities was unreliable due to:
Intermittent supply
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Dubious quality of the supplied water
Substandard, financially unsustainable, water supply service providers
SOLUTION
Strong and sustainable
community level water supply operators
Shared cost and ownership
for implementation between the Government and the users
Operations and maintenance of the water supply facilities
Town Development Fund
as a financial intermediary
1.26 million people
already connected to the water supply system
Water supply systems in
small towns in Nepal
Continuously provide national quality standard water
Financially sustainable
0.39 million people
planned for connection
Modernization of the water operators to enhance the operational e ciency
NEXT STEPS
Continue strengthening
and capacity building of the operators (water users and sanitation committees)
Corporatization of the selected water operators to cater to the needs of the growing population