Support for Cluster Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project-(Attached) (ADB-59317-002)

Regions
  • South Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Bangladesh
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
U
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Borrower
Government of Bangladesh - Department of Public Health Engineering
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Technical Cooperation
  • Water and Sanitation
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 0.25 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 0.25 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Feb 23, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Dec 26, 2025

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the project consists of a Technical Assistance related to the project 59317-001 (Bangladesh : Cluster Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project), which aims to improve water, sanitation, and solid waste management services in the project towns, thereby improving public health, livability, and climate resilience. Specifically, the project will: (i) reduce NRW by rebuilding and optimizing distribution networks using a district metered area (DMA) approach; (ii) enhance availability of water; (iii) improve drinking water quality to comply with government standards; (iv) strengthen water service provider entities such that they achieve long-term cost-effective lifecycle-based service provision to set service standards; (v) strengthen municipal capacity for revenue enhancement; (vi) increase resource recovery from fecal and solid waste streams through processing facilities; (vii) increase municipal capacity in incorporating climate resilience in masterplans, programs, projects, and operations; and (viii) promote gender equality by reducing women's unpaid water collection time, expanding access to safe sanitation, and enabling women's participation in water governance. The provision of reliable water supply will stimulate commercial activity in the project towns, stimulating private sector investment and job creation.

Investment Description
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The TA financing amount is $250,000, which will be financed on a grant basis by ADB’s Technical Assistance Special Fund.


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