[우즈베키스탄] ADB서 1억2천만달러 대출받아 물공급 정비

아시아개발은행(이하 ADB)이 약 1억2천만 달러의 대출을 승인했다. 이는 타쉬켄트(Tashkent) 주의 키브레이(Kibray)와 장기오타(Zangiota) 지역의 26만여 명의 거주자들을 위한 물공급 서비스를 개선하는 데 사용될 예정이다.

우즈베키스탄(Uzbekistan)의 물공급·위생 시스템은 현재 부적절한 투자, 서비스 보상, 열악한 운영·유지관리, 취약한 재정성 등의 과제를 해결하기 위해 재정비 작업에 착수한 상태이다. 이에 대부분의 유관 기관들은 그들의 책무성을 향상시키고 서비스 수준을 높이기 위해 최선을 다하고 있다.

이번 프로젝트는 기존의 물공급 네트워크를 업그레이드하고 식수 처리 서비스를 제공하며 물 배분 네트워크를 재정비함으로써 지역 내 물공급 시스템을 최상의 상태로 복구하는 것을 목표로 한다. 나아가 재정·운영·시스템 관리 측면의 개선도 이룰 계획이다.

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Uzbekistan to reform water supply using $120m ADB loan

A $120 million loan has been approved by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve water supply services for over 260,000 inhabitants in the Kibray and Zangiota districts of Tashkent Province.

Uzbekistan’s water supply and sanitation systems, established under the former Soviet Union, are undergoing reforms to address challenges like inadequate investment and services coverage, poor operation and maintenance, weak financial sustainability, and institutional and regulatory capacity.
 
Most of the vodokanals (water supply and sanitation agencies) have started to adopt modern management and commercial practices to improve their accountability and services.

The project aims to revitalize the Kadirya regional water supply system by upgrading existing water supply networks, providing potable water treatment services, rehabilitating water distribution network, and improving the financial, operational, and system management of the Tashkent Provincial Suvokova for Kibray and Zangiota district branches.

Located adjacent to the Uzbek capital, Kibray and Zangiota contribute substantially to the province’s economic growth and to strengthen its urban?rural linkages.

Both districts have considerable expansion potential in the agro-industrial and textile industries. Zangiota is also identified as a possible location for a future special industrial zone.

Since Uzbekistan joined ADB in 1995, the country has received $5.1 billion in loans and $64.9 million in technical assistance grants.

”Much of the water supply infrastructure in Tashkent has deteriorated and needs extensive rehabilitation, resulting in unreliable services, leakage losses, and high water pollution risk,” said Hao Zhang, ADB’s principal urban development specialist with the Central and West Asia Department. “The project will significantly reduce time and money spent by households and businesses to access water and brings about improved living standards, especially in rural settlements.”

[출처 = Water World / 2016년 11월 22일]