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KABUL, Afghanistan – The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development and U.S. Agency for International Development signed a clean water act here Saturday in order to combat water-related diseases and improve access to potable water.
Over the course of the next three years, MRRD and USAID will work together on the Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation project. The project is projected to increase water supply, promote good hygiene and boost community awareness for the need for water conservation.
“I’m proud that the United States government is funding this important project and assisting the development of sustainable sources for clean drinking water – as well as the accompanying sanitation facilities and hygiene education programs,” said U.S. Deputy Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne. “Increased access to potable water significantly reduces the incidence of infectious disease and contributes to a healthier and more prosperous society.”
The project will include the development of more than 4,000 water points, 50 water-pipe schemes and the building and improvement of 50,000 latrines.
More than one million rural people are expected to benefit from the Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation project.
| Date Taken: | 11.01.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 11.01.2010 05:07 |
| Story ID: | 59206 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
| Web Views: | 78 |
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