Dec 2006-The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : 50 wards to get Cauvery water in six months

The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : 50 wards to get Cauvery water in six months: "

About 50 wards in the eight urban local bodies around Bangalore will get Cauvery water within the next six months, said N.C. Muniyappa, chairman of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) on Tuesday.He was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony for a Rs. 16.65-crore BWSSB scheme to get 100 million litres of water per day (MLD) from the Cauvery to these urban local bodies.'While we are getting 500 million litres of water per day for Rs. 3,300 crore under funding from the Japan Bank International Cooperation, we have reduced the expenditure on this scheme from Rs. 500 crore to Rs. 16.65 crore thanks to our engineers,' he said.Mr. Muniyappa also said, 'Until now, we have not given importance to sewage management in the city. For this, we have developed a master plan and getting funds under Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).'

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April - 2006 The Hindu : National : Japan Bank offers soft loans

The Hindu : National : Japan Bank offers soft loans: "

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) on Friday signed 10 loan agreements to provide soft loans of 155.46 billion yen (Rs. 6,254 crore) in its bid to support poverty eradication, economic development and environmental conservation in India.

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April 2006-The Hindu : Front Page : BWSSB gets Rs. 1,140-cr loan

The Hindu : Front Page : BWSSB gets Rs. 1,140-cr loan: "

In addition to an accord on soft loan for the Bangalore metro rail project, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) is giving Rs. 1,140 crore of loan to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) for augmenting supply of water and improving sewerage system in and around the city.This loan is for the second part of the phase II of Greater Bangalore Water Supply Scheme.

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