MANILA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday said it has approved a loan of 125 million U.S. dollars to modernize water management, improve water security, and increase access to safe and reliable water in Uzbekistan.
The ADB said the climate-smart water management improvement project will improve asset management and sustainability of service delivery while strengthening the institutional capacity of the country's national water utility.
The project promises to conduct an asset inventory and prepare on-site geographic mapping for all existing water supply and wastewater infrastructure, including about 4 million customer connections.
According to the ADB, an integrated package of climate-smart, IT-based utility management systems will be launched, including relevant training for the national water utility staff.
