The objective of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Bangladesh is to: (a) increase provision of safe water supply and hygienic sanitation in the rural areas of Bangladesh, where shallow aquifers are highly contaminated by arsenic and other pollutants such as salinity, iron, and bacterial pathogens; and (b)...
The primary objectives of the Second Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Nepal are to: (1) improve rural water supply and sanitation sector institutional performance and mainstream the "Fund Board" (Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Fund Development Board) approach in the Government's system, and (2) support communities to form...
The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) of the Bangladesh Integrated Agricultural Productivity Project is to enhance the productivity of agriculture in pilot areas. The project aims to increase this in agro-ecologically constrained areas by strengthening key aspects impacting agricultural production. The project comprises four components. Component 1, Technology Generation and...
The main development objectives of the Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring project (RWSRP) are to: a) strengthen the capacity for strategic planning and sustainable development and management of surface and groundwater resources in Rajasthan; and b) increase the productivity of irrigated agriculture. Besides the project management component, there are two main...
Problems associated with water availability in Tamil Nadu have become more pronounced due to increasing demands from industry and households, as well as a long-term uptrend in the use of water for agriculture. The Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization and Water Bodies Restoration and Management Project supports the government of...
The objective of the Himachal Pradesh Mid-Himalayan Watershed Development project for India is to reverse the process of degradation of the natural resource base and improve the productive potential of natural resources and incomes of the rural households in the project areas. The project has continued to perform well and...
This project paper support for a Nepal Food Crisis Response Program (NFCRP) consisting of: (i) a credit and grant for a new project on Social Safety Nets; and (ii) additional financing to the Irrigation and Water Resource Development Project. These funds are to be made available from the restructured and...
The development objective of the Orissa Community Tanks Management Project for India is for selected tank based producers to improve agricultural productivity and water user associations to manage tank systems effectively. The project envisaged the rehabilitation of 900 tanks that provide irrigation for 120 thousands hectares. Under the restructuring, only...
In the light of the prevailing country practices and conditions and with the objective of aligning better with the country systems, there will be an extension of the timeline of the submission of the audits in the India portfolio from six to nine months for all active projects, starting with...
The objective of the West Bengal Accelerated Development of Minor Irrigation Project for India is to enhance agricultural production of small and marginal farmers in the project area. There are three components to the project. The first component is strengthening community-based institutions. This component will enable community-based institutions, mainly Water...