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- Water Resources Development Project
Water Resources Development Project
Guinea
Borrower | Guinea |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Project Loan |
Focus Area | Water & Sanitation |
Approved | 16.06.1993 |
Signed | 21.10.1993 |
Status | Completed |
Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
Executing Agency | Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources |
Co-financiers | Government |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 2.44 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 2.63 |
Aims of this project were to provide 214 villages (around 34,000 people) in rural areas with adequate water supplies. Boreholes were drilled for constructing around 85 wells, reducing not only the incidence of water borne illnesses but encouraging the development of agriculture and livestock.