$21b plan to ensure safe water for all
A new sector development plan for water supply and sanitation has been proposed for an investment of $21 billion in next 15 years to ensure everybody's access to safe drinking water and sanitary latrines in the country.
The 2011-2025 plan, developed by the policy support unit of Local Government Division, will soon be placed before the government for approval after the national level consultation of all stakeholders in the city on Monday, official sources told the agency yesterday.
LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam and Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on LGRD Ministry, Rahmat Ali, are expected to join the meeting at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, on the eve of the World Water Day in the country.
The new plan encompasses provision for available services in hard-to-reach areas including Chittagong Hill Tracts, hygiene promotion, and emerging challenges from climate change. According to the plan, nearly US$5.4 billion will be required in short term till 2015, the year that coincides with the deadline for millennium development goals.
Over half the money will be channeled from the government fund, one-fourth from utility providers, and the rest from private household and NGOs in short term.
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