Bangladesh Water Supply Program Project

Abstract*

The Bangladesh water Supply Program Project contributes to Bangladesh's efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in water supply and sanitation by 2015. Specifically, the project will pilot innovative measures to scale up the provision of safe water supply free from arsenic and pathogens in rural areas and small towns. There are 7 project components. Component 1 promotes private-sector participation for rural piped water supply... Show More

Development Objective

The development objective of the project is to contribute to Bangladesh's efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in water supply and sanitation by 2015. Specifically, the project will (i) deliver increased access to the water and sanitation services in selected rural villages and small towns, focusing on areas affected by the 2007 floods and cyclones, and (ii) pilot some innovative service provision measures, including private sector participation in rural schemes.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P086661
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Arif Ahamed
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Bangladesh
Disclosure Date
December 3, 2003
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 17, 2004
Effective Date
February 25, 2005

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 55.10 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
South Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2004

Commitment Amount
US$ 40.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2010

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
May 1, 2015

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Environmental Health and Pollution Management33%
- FY17 - Air quality management11%
- FY17 - Soil Pollution11%
- FY17 - Water Pollution11%
FY17 - Water Resource Management33%
- FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform33%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs6%
- FY17 - Job Creation6%
FY17 - Public Private Partnerships10%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development23%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery23%
FY17 - Urban Development6%
- FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery6%

Project Map

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA GRANT FOR POOREST COUNTRY	40.00
Borrower/Recipient	5.83
Sub-borrower(s)	9.28

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	40.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	40.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	55.10

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of July 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Jun 17, 2004	IDA-H1010	Loan Commitment	40,000,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Satisfactory	2010-12-11
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2010-12-11
Project Management	Satisfactory	2010-12-11
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2010-12-11
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2010-12-11
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2010-12-11
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2010-12-11

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-29-2011
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	High
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Government Performance	Not Applicable
Implementing Agency	Not Applicable

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 09-13-2013	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	High	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of people in villages and towns provided with safe water. The piloting of innovative approaches to water supply provision in rural piped schemes.	Value	0 - This is a demand-based program. It is assumed	1. Pilot innovative approaches to water supply pro	1. Pilot innovative approaches to water supply pro
	Date	February 25, 2005	November 23, 2010	December 31, 2010
	Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

No. of villages with private-sponsor arrangements for the provision of safe water supply.	Value	0 - None of the villages that will participate in	1. Implementation of 21 schemes is progressing. 2	21 schemes (including 11 schemes continued from BA
	Date	February 25, 2005	November 23, 2010	December 31, 2010
	Comment

No. of pourashavas with enhanced quality and quantity of water supply	Value	0	1. Implementation work is completed under 23 Munic	About 0.190 million people having access to safe w
	Date	February 25, 2005	November 23, 2010	December 31, 2010
	Comment

No. of arsenic safe point water sources provided	Value	0	1. Implementation works of 3810 point sources in A	About 0.95 million people having access to safe wa
	Date	February 25, 2005	November 23, 2010	December 31, 2010
	Comment

No. of water points tested for water quality	Value	0	1. Water quality parameters have been tested/monit	100% water points (in piped and non-piped systems)
	Date	February 25, 2005	November 23, 2010	December 31, 2010
	Comment