Wastewater management will be improved in provincial areas
The Asian Development Bank approved $20 million in additional loan financing to expand the scope of an ongoing wastewater treatment project
The Asian Development Bank approved $20 million in additional loan financing to expand the scope of an ongoing wastewater treatment project to an extra five fast-growing province centers of Mongolia. In 2010, ADB approved a $15 million grant for the Southeast Gobi Urban and Border Town Development Project, which enhanced water supply and sanitation services, road networks, as well as the efficiency and coverage of district heating services in mining and border towns of southern Omnogovi and Dornogovi provinces. This was complemented by a $19.43 million loan approved by ADB in 2016, which helped build wastewater treatment plants in four more province centers. A $1 million technical assistance was also provided by the Sanitation Financing Partnership Trust Fund under the Water Financing Partnership to support sludge reuse, which was piloted in one of the four province centers. The latest support from ADB will help replicate the current achievements of the project to five more province centers that all need better wastewater management services. These provinces are home to about 115,000 people or about 5.4% of Mongolia’s urban population. The proposed project will contribute to a more balanced national urban system and is fully aligned with ADB’s Strategy 2030 by making cities more livable.
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