Himachal Pradesh Rural Water Supply Project (NDB-himachalpradeshruralw)

Regions
  • South Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • India
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Himachal Pradesh
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Financial Institutions
  • New Development Bank (NDB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Dec 8, 2021
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
The Republic of India
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Sectors
  • Water and Sanitation
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 80.00 million
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Loan Amount (USD)
$ 80.00 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 100.00 million
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ NDB website

Updated in EWS May 15, 2022

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Project Description
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According to NDB documents,The objective of the Project is to provide piped drinking water to 14% of the total partially covered rural habitations and improve the quality of water supplied. The Project will construct 24 rural water supply schemes to provide drinking water to 1,255 villages covering eight districts in Himachal Pradesh.The Project also includes information, education and communication activities, which will increase awareness among the rural population about the importance of safe drinking water, improve citizen participation, and instill ownership behavior for water supply schemes.

The Project will free up the time taken for fetching drinking water from distant sources, thereby allowing more time dedicated to productive accomplishments, adult education, empowerment activities and leisures.The Project will enhance sanitation coverage in rural areas by providing enhanced water supply to rural homes, improving health and hygiene conditions.

The Project is Category "B" in line with NDB's Environmental and Social Framework (ESF). The environmental and social (E&S) impacts of the Project will mainly include (i) conversion of forest land and associated impacts on biodiversity, (ii) impacts of surface and groundwater abstraction, (iii) common impacts derived from civil works such as air emissions, noise, waste and wastewater, and (iv) workers' health and safety issues during the construction stage. The Project will not require physical resettlement or people or significant acquisition of private land.The Environmental and Social Impact Management Plan (ESIMP) has been prepared for the Project. The ESIMP includes actions for E&S capacity building, mitigation of key E&S impacts and risks, assuring compliance with the country systems, and E&S performance supervision and reporting.

The Project will be completed by the end of 2024. GoHP will be the Project Entity and Jal Shakti Vibhag will be the Implementing Agency.

 

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NDB

Public Sector Department

Mr. Mukund Kumar

 

BORROWER

Ministry of Finance of Government of India

Dr. Prasanna V Salian
pv.salian@nic.in

 

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY

Jal Shakti Vibhag

Er. Sushil Justa
encphpjsv@gmail.com

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK

The New Development Bank (NDB) does not currently have an independent accountability mechanism to accept complaints related to NDB-financed projects. The Bank does have a whistleblower mechanism that receives complaints about misconduct related to corruption, fraudulent practices and instances of money laundering in projects financed by the NDB and/or against the NDB staff members. To learn more about the whistleblower mechanism and how to file a complaint, access this webpage at: https://www.ndb.int/about-us/whistleblowing

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