{"id":100808,"date":"2024-12-18T12:47:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T07:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=100808"},"modified":"2024-12-18T12:47:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T07:47:24","slug":"kwssip-2-secures-mn-dollars-wash-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/kwssip-2-secures-mn-dollars-wash-project.html","title":{"rendered":"Karachi WASH project secures USD 240mn from WB: KWSSIP-2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karachi: The World Bank has approved USD 240 million for the Second Karachi Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP-2) to enhance water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Karachi. The news has been sourced from an article early this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/free-wifi-services-at-major-parks-in-karachi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karachi Mayor launches free WiFi services at parks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the details, the project is co-financed by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with an additional USD 240 million and includes USSD 250 million from the government and USD 269 million from private and commercial sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improve water supply, wastewater treatment, and sewerage infrastructure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide safe drinking water and sanitation in informal settlements, benefiting over 500,000 residents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expand bulk water augmentation, treatment, and reuse systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The project aims to deliver safe water to 16 million people and sanitation services to 7.5 million by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Focus on Gender Inclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Measures include hiring more women in technical roles, internship programs for female graduates, and pathways for leadership advancement within the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/isb-lhr-khi-airports-to-be-outsourced.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi Airports to be outsourced soon: Ahsan Iqbal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Long-Term Impact<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KWSSIP-2 will reduce water costs, improve public health, and enhance KWSC\u2019s financial sustainability. It is the first phase of the World Bank\u2019s Pakistan Urban WASH Services Programme, which aims to reach 33.5 million people by 2035.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: The World Bank has approved USD 240 million for the Second Karachi Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP-2) to enhance water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Karachi. The news has been sourced from an article early this week. Read: Karachi Mayor launches free WiFi services at parks According to the details, the project is co-financed by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with an additional USD 240 million and includes USSD 250 million from the government and USD 269 million from private and commercial sources. Key Goals The project aims to deliver safe water to 16 million people and sanitation services to 7.5 million by 2030. Focus on Gender Inclusion Measures include hiring more women in technical roles, internship programs for female graduates, and pathways for leadership advancement within the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC). Read: Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi Airports to be outsourced soon: Ahsan Iqbal Long-Term Impact KWSSIP-2 will reduce water costs, improve public health, and enhance KWSC\u2019s financial sustainability. It is the first phase of the World Bank\u2019s Pakistan Urban WASH Services Programme, which aims to reach 33.5 million people by 2035.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":62276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15020],"tags":[61136,61135,21890],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-100808","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-social-developments","8":"tag-kwssip-2-updates","9":"tag-second-karachi-water-and-sewerage-services-improvement-project-kwssip-2","10":"tag-world-bank-wb","11":"cat-15020-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>KWSSIP-2 Secures Mn Dollars: WASH Project- Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"World Bank approves USD 240M for Karachi&#039;s KWSSIP-2 to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/kwssip-2-secures-mn-dollars-wash-project.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"KWSSIP-2 Secures Mn Dollars: WASH Project- Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"World Bank approves USD 240M for Karachi&#039;s KWSSIP-2 to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/kwssip-2-secures-mn-dollars-wash-project.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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