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Khujand Water: Project Preparation and Implementation Support
Services and Stakeholder Participation Programme |
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Khujand's water system is half a century old and has not been adequately maintained, particularly since the Soviet era ended. Most Khujand houses have water on tap for just three to six hours per day and in 30 % of houses the service can be as rare as once per week. Also inadequate water treatment means the tap water is unsafe. The EBRD loan is set to improve reliability and quality of water supply in Khujand, the country's second largest city.Current water supply project in Khujand includes three components. The first is to draw up, finance and implement investment projects for improving the work of Khujandvodokanal (Khujand Water and Canal Enterprise). The second is training for staff of this organization aimed at developing and improving the regulating structure and functioning of the company. The third is to improve people's knowledge of water supply problems, water values and the fact that water resources are scarce. The project kicked off in 2004 and will finish in 2007. Corporate Solutions together with IBG Ltd. are assisting the company with establishing an effective Project Implementation Unit, providing supervision during the design, procurement and construction and helping to secure the participation of the community and raise their awareness. |