Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project

The objective of the Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project for Bangladesh is to increase access to safely managed sanitation services in select areas of Dhaka City and to improve Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority’s (DWASA’s) efficiency in sanitation service delivery. The Project has five components. 1. Institutional Support for Sanitation Service Delivery component builds on the Sanitation Master Plan, organizational diagnostic, and further preparatory assessments. 1.1. Support for establishment of a strengthened sanitation function in the DWASA’s organizational structure and training and capacity building subcomponent will support operational and financial strengthening of DWASA. 1.2. Support to commercial and financial strengthening activities for sanitation functions of DWASA, including development of a tariff framework to incrementally cover operation and maintenance (O and M) costs subcomponent will provide support for: (a) Development and implementation of a sewer connection strategy and plan; (b) Tariff framework rationalization; (c) Improved commercial management for improving DWASA’s billing systems; (d) Other suggested areas of improvement. 1.3. Engagement with citizens including the low-income communities and female-headed households for improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices and climate adaptation; mobilizing households to connect to sanitation systems; improved customer orientation and improved grievance redress; and communications strategy and citizens’ engagement subcomponent will strengthen services for customers, low-income communities (LICs), excluded households, and female-headed households. 1.4. Technical assistance for exploring feasibility of advanced financing options in future infrastructure provisions for DWASA subcomponent will include a study of financing options such as Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT), Design-Build-Operate-Transfer, and so on for DWASA in the future. 1.5. Coordination with other stakeholders...