DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Up to 10 million Tanzanian citizens will gain access to improved water supply and nine million to better sanitation facilities through additional financing approved on Wednesday by the World Bank.
The World Bank said in a statement the improved water supply is part of a new 300 million U.S. dollars International Development Association credit and a 4.9 million U.S. dollars Energy Sector Management Assistance Program grant for the Sustainable Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (SRWSSP).
The statement said the new funding will support the program's expansion from 86 district councils in 17 regions to 137 district councils in 25 regions of the east African nation.
The statement added that the program will enable up to 1,850 public primary schools and 2,600 healthcare facilities to be reached with improved sanitation and hygiene facilities.
"The funding will also support a pilot of 206 water schemes that will be built under public-private arrangements," said the statement.
The original credit of 350 million U.S. dollars for the SRWSSP was approved in 2018, with the objective of increasing access to rural water supply and sanitation services in participating districts and strengthening the capacity of select sector institutions to sustain service delivery, said the statement. ■
