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Around 95% of Sri Lankans have access to basic sanitation. Yet, the growing urban population and density pose a challenge of ensuring safe sanitation consistently. The Government of Sri Lanka is committed to ensure all people using safely managed sanitation services by 2030. This requires new approaches and smart solutions. In recent years, Sri Lanka’s national utility has demonstrated innovative and low-cost models of safe sanitation, through a pilot project supported by the World Bank under the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA).
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News Release No 2012/01
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In Washington:
Jacqueline Sibanda, tel. (+1) 202 458 2974
jsibanda@worldbank.org
In Colombo:
Sandya Salgado, tel. (+94) 11 5561 325
ssalgado@worldbank.org
Colombo, February 2012 – The World Bank, acting as administrator for the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA), has approved a grant of US$5.08 million to increase access to domestic sanitation for low-income households. The grant will subsidize the cost of improved access to sanitation services for households located in areas around Colombo, where the National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWSDB) manages sanitation services. An estimated 13,100 households or 65,500 people are expected to benefit from new connections to networked sewerage; and another 2,300 households or 11,500 people from improvements to existing on-site sanitation systems.
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Overview
Although Sri Lanka has reached upper middle income country status, there is still a need to increase access to improved sanitation services for many residents. This project sought to increase access to domestic sanitation for low-income households. The grant subsidized the cost of improved access to sanitation services for households located in the Greater Colombo metropolitan area, where the National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWSDB) provides and manages sanitation services. By 2019, the project had connected 44,000 beneficiaries through 8,800 toilets.
(See special section on GPOBA's participation at 2017 Water Week for highlights on this project)