Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved financing package of $245 million to implement a project for providing safe, sustainable drinking water service to million people in three districts of West Bengal affected by arsenic, fluoride, and salinity.
This project will play a pivotal role in reducing the burden of disease from arsenic and fluoride while preserving groundwater and enhancing climate resilience.
The project will provide continuous potable water through metered connections to about 390,000 individual households in three districts of North 24 Parganas, Bankura and Purba Medinipur.