Ratings for the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Bangladesh were as follows: outcome was moderately satisfactory, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory and monitoring and evaluation quality was modest. Some lessons learned included: implementation of piped water schemes at this scale needed to be supported with more upfront preparation time and activities to enable the project’s implementation period to be used effectively. Service levels for both water and sanitation delivered through this project were above those delivered across Bangladesh during the millennium development goals (MDG) period and provide useful insights into the finance and capacity required to meet sustainable development goal (SDG) targeted. New delivery models promoted through the project have increased the capacity of local government to manage and operate water services, however structural constraints still hamper effective decentralization. Innovative private sector models have proven effective in mobilizing additional financial resources for the sector and supplementing weak service delivery capacity. The enabling environment for effective private sector engagement in the water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector needs to be further developed to enable private sector partnership models to be effectively scaled-up. To ensure resources and services reach poor and vulnerable groups, more effective mechanisms and indicators need to be developed to provide social safety nets and reduce elite capture. On behalf of the water crisis issues Nobo Jibon is running this project from 2015 in the Boikary Union of Satkhira Sadar Upazila under Satkhira District.
Geographical Coverage:
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Sl No |
District |
Sub-District (Upazila) |
Union |
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01 |
Satkhira |
Satkhira |
Boikary |
Objectives of this Project:
The objective of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project for
Bangladesh is to:
Constricting piped water supply schemes in collaboration with private sponsor, communities and local government under Partnership with Private Sector model in selected Union in those areas which were affected by mostly arsenic and salinity,
Constructing non-piped water supply options in selected high risk villages and unions in terms of arsenic, iron and salinity contamination
Piloting on promotion of quality sanitation facilities its proper O & M and hygiene practices in selected unions by strengthening the capacity of local private sector.
Capacity building of key stakeholders.
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
Facilitate early emergency response.
Components of the Project:
The project will have the following five components:
Component 1: Rural Piped Water Supply Schemes: constructing piped water supply systems in arsenic-impacted rural areas with local public-private participation in financing and operations.
Component 2: Rural Non-piped Water Supply Schemes: constructing non-piped water supply options (for example, deep tube wells and dug wells) in arsenic-impacted villages with low population densities where piped water systems are not financially viable.
Component 3: Capacity Strengthening and Technical Assistance: providing technical assistance and other support to the Department of Public Health Engineering, Union Parishads, beneficiary communities, and the private sector.
Component 4: Project Management and Support: providing support to the Department of Public Health Engineering for day to day management of the project.
Component 5: Contingency for Disaster Risk Response: providing preparedness and rapid response to disaster, emergency, and/or catastrophic events, as needed.
The project would support the development of Water Supply and Sanitation
(WSS) infrastructure in the country’s rural areas according to the Government’s
Sixth Five year Plan. The project also will be consistent with:
The National Policy for Safe Water Supply and Sanitation, the objective of which is to facilitate access for all citizens to a basic level of services in water supply and sanitation;
National Policy for Arsenic Mitigation and Implementation Plan;
National Sanitation Strategy;
The Government’s Sanitation for All Strategy, which aims at 100% coverage. 19. Millennium Development Goals.
The project supports the Government’s strategy to achieve the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) addressing access to a safe water supply. The
investments to expand WSS infrastructure and to create a sustainable operation
and maintenance framework would contribute to the achievement of Bangladesh’s
MDG#7 (i.e., to ensure environmental sustainability). The target of halving the
number of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water (target 10
of MDG#7) was modified to highlight the crucial role that access to water and
sanitation plays in maintaining a healthy and productive population.