The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved the $300 million Tamil Nadu Climate Resilient Urban Development Program.
It will provide around 2 million people with more and better access to water and sewerage services in cities.
It will help 21 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) update their delivery systems and provide quality and efficient water supply and sewerage services to consumers.
IBRD will use the blended financing instrument of Program-for-Results (PforR) with Investment Project Financing (IPF) to link disbursement of funds directly to the achievement of results while providing technical assistance.
The Program loan has a maturity of 32 years with a grace period of 7 years.