JICA signs deal with Centre to provide Rs 1,000 crore

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) today said it has signed an agreement with the union government to provide approximately Rs 1,000 crore (19,064 million Japanese Yen) as official development assistance (ODA) loan.
The loan is for the development of sewage collection and treatment infrastructure in Pune city and 13 adjoining villages and the Cantonment area.
"The assistance will facilitate construction of sewer lines, pumping stations and treatment plants for treatment of the sewage before its discharge into Mula and Mutha rivers, thereby mitigating river pollution and enhancing the living environment in Pune and adjoining areas," JICA said in a statement.

The sewage volume being treated currently is about 476 million liters per day (MLD), while the sewage volume generated is about 728 MLD.
JICA's assistance will entail construction of a sewer network of over 113 km, 4 sewage pumping stations and 11 sewage treatment plants of 396 MLD combined capacity, to cater to population increase over the ensuing 30 years.
Civil works for development of the sewerage system will be carried out by Pune Municipal Corporation, and are scheduled for completion by 2021.

JICA will also assist in designing of the sewerage network, management of its construction and application of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Management Information System (MIS) for capacity building of the Pune Municipal Corporation for subsequent operation and maintenance.

JICA has extended approximately Rs 6,500 crore (124,332 million Japanese Yen) in concessional ODA loans for improvement of sewerage facilities in various parts of India.
Projects supported by JICA include Yamuna Action Plan for abatement of pollution in river Yamuna through sewerage system development across Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh; abatement of pollution in Hussain Sagar Lake at Hyderabad through sewerage system development; and sewerage system development at Amritsar, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Guwahati.