ADB helps strengthen water supply infrastructure in Philippines' capital
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on June 19 said it has approved a 126 million USD loan to support the construction of a 15-km water transmission pipeline aimed at helping secure water supply for nearly 13 million residents in the Philippine capital region.
A corner of Manila, the capital of the Philippines (Source: internet)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on June 19 said it has approveda 126 million USD loan to support the construction of a 15-km watertransmission pipeline aimed at helping secure water supply for nearly 13million residents in the Philippine capital region.
The Manila-based bank saidthe financing for the construction named Angat Water Transmission ImprovementProject will help strengthen the water system's downstream transmissioncapacity in Metro Manila.
According to ADB, the projectis part of the city's effort to rehabilitate the Umiray-Angat-Ipo dam system,which supplies about 90 percent of Metro Manila's water.
"Climate change ismaking annual rainfall unpredictable, putting tremendous pressure on waterresource use," said Director of the Urban Development and Water Divisionof ADB's Southeast Asia Department Vijay Padmanabhan in a statement.
The Philippine government isincreasing investments in clean infrastructure for environmentally sustainablewater resource management across the country.
Through this project, ADB is helping the Philippines secure Metro Manila'swater supply, Padmanabhan added.
The ADB said the newaqueduct, with a 3.6-meter diameter, will have a welded steel concrete-coatedpipe. With cutting-edge technology to help it withstand magnitude 7.2earthquakes, adding the project will reduce the risk of a system breakdown andincrease the resiliency of Metro Manila's water supply.
The ADB said the loansupplements ongoing ADB financing, approved in 2016 to fund the construction ofa 6.3-km modern, earthquake-resilient upstream water tunnel. It added thetunnel is expected to be completed in June, three months ahead of schedule./.
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A corner of Manila, the capital of the Philippines (Source: internet) 
