India: Dr. Water Changes Lives in Andhra Pradesh
Shyamala, a health educator
India: Launch of Mumbai Slum Electrification Project
Reliance Infrastructure, the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA), and other partners have launched a project to provide improved access to safe electricity supply to around 104,000 Indian slum dwellers.
India: GPOBA and Reliance Energy to help provide electricity connections for Mumbai slum dwellers
News Release No. 2009/4
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World Bank-administered Output-Based Aid Grant to Help to Improve Water Supply Services in Rural India
Washington, DC - May 16, 2007- The Global Partnership on Output Based Aid (GPOBA) today signed a grant agreement for US$850,000, that will assist in improving access to safe drinking water to poor rural communities in India.
Output-Based Aid in India: Community Water Project in Andhra Pradesh
Providing safe drinking water to poor families in the coastal area of Andhra Pradesh is critical for the economic development of the region as well as to improve health and living conditions.Improved Community Water in Andhra Pradesh
For years, in the rural coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh, there were no alternatives to the highly contaminated tap water from government-owned piped water systems, which were poorly operated and maintained.
