BigstockThe money will help about 600,000 rural people to avail safe and clean waterThe World Bank (WB) has approved $200 million to help Bangladesh improve access to safe water and sanitation services in rural areas. The Bangladesh Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Human Capital Development Project will help about 600,000 rural people avail safe and clean water through large and small piped water schemes, said a WB press release. However the quality of water and sanitation and the link between safe water and sanitation and human capital development remains a challenge,” said Mercy Tembon, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan. In rural areas, the release said only about 3 percent of households had piped water connections in 2017. “The project will build climate-resilient water and sanitation facilities and improve fecal sludge management to reduce contamination of surface water and groundwater,” added the World Bank official.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 26, 2020 06:22 UTC