Jakarta (VNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced that it will provide 419.6 million USD to help Indonesia improve the sanitation system for about 2.5 million people in the three cities of Mataram, Pontianak, and Semarang.
ADB Country Director in Indonesia Jiro Tominaga said that this is part of the Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Project, one of the largest comprehensive sanitation projects in Indonesia supported by ADB to date, which is suitable to the bank's initiatives.
While approximately 77% of Indonesian households have access to basic sanitation facilities, ADB said only 7% have access to safely managed sanitation that ensures safe disposal of domestic waste to wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) for further processing. With so many households in the project cities facing inadequate sewerage and being prone to flooding, groundwater pollution and environmental and health risks are frequent occurrences.
It is designed based on the citywide inclusive sanitation principle, which ensures everyone has access to appropriately handled sanitation services by integrating sewered and non-sewered systems.
Tominaga underlined that ADB is pleased to continue working with Indonesia to expand access to improved sanitation services, which are key to a healthy and productive population./.
ADB Country Director in Indonesia Jiro Tominaga said that this is part of the Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Project, one of the largest comprehensive sanitation projects in Indonesia supported by ADB to date, which is suitable to the bank's initiatives.
While approximately 77% of Indonesian households have access to basic sanitation facilities, ADB said only 7% have access to safely managed sanitation that ensures safe disposal of domestic waste to wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) for further processing. With so many households in the project cities facing inadequate sewerage and being prone to flooding, groundwater pollution and environmental and health risks are frequent occurrences.
It is designed based on the citywide inclusive sanitation principle, which ensures everyone has access to appropriately handled sanitation services by integrating sewered and non-sewered systems.
Tominaga underlined that ADB is pleased to continue working with Indonesia to expand access to improved sanitation services, which are key to a healthy and productive population./.
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