Chennai City Partnership: Sustainable Urban Services Program (WB-P175221)

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
Chennai Metropolitan Area
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Financial Institutions
  • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Sep 30, 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
Government of India
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Infrastructure
  • Transport
  • Water and Sanitation
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 150.00 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)
$ 430.00 million
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Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Mar 9, 2022

Disclosed by Bank Oct 14, 2020

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Project Description
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According to the bank's documents, the project's objective is "to strengthen institutions, financing, quality, and sustainability of selected urban services in the Chennai Metropolitan Area."

The program adopts a comprehensive approach for service delivery improvement by focusing on four pillars across all the identified services including: (i) strengthening policies and institutions; (ii) strengthening service delivery systems; (iii) infrastructure development; and (iv) expansion of funding and financing mechanisms for capital and operational expenditures. In its first phase, the program will focus on the following: (i) water supply services with an emphasis on integrated urban water resource management and resilience; (ii) urban mobility services; (iii) municipal services including solid waste management and public health services; and (iv) emergency response services for disaster management."

Investment Description
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Co-financing:
Multilateral and Bilateral Financing (Concessional) US$ 150 million


Contact Information
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World Bank
Elif Ayhan, Senior Disaster Risk ManagementSpecialist-Team Leader(ADM Responsible)
5220+33455 / eayhan@worldbank.org
Sumila Gulyani, Program Leader
5785+47673 / sgulyani@worldbank.org
Borrower
Republic of India
Sameer Kumar Khare, Additional Secretary
011-23094905 / sameerkhare911@nic.in
Implementing Agencies
Finance Department, Government of Tamil Nadu
Pooja Kulkarni, Special Secretary
044-25670366 / pooja.kulkarni@ias.gov.in

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