"After project organizers expressed concern over possible delays in construction of Gaza's wastewater treatment facility, one donor approved an additional $7 million in support for the project.
The World Bank has contributed $26.8 million to sanitation projects in Gaza since 1993, via a Trust Fund for Gaza and West Bank, a statement from the organization said Thursday.
The grant will support the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant under the second phase of the project. World Bank officials said the project 'will provide a long term solution to the treatment of wastewater in the Northern Governorate of Gaza,' including 250,000 people living in the communities of Jabalya, Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun, and Um An-Nasser.
Construction under the first phase of the project was delayed for three years due to the Israeli blockade on Gaza, which made it difficult to get construction materials into the Strip despite coordination from the World Bank, the Middle East Quartet and the United States." (source)
Popular Posts
-
On the 1st April 2015, Iraqi born British Pro-Israel activist Orim Shimshon came to visit Israel and we invited him to give a talk to a roo... -
NOTICE: This article I submitted won in the quarter-finals of the Pro-Israel blog-off competition . When we seek information on new techn... -
NOTICE: This article I submitted won in the semi-finals of the Pro-Israel blog-off competition . During Yom Hashoah this year I ma...