ADB has awarded three of its best performing project teams in Bangladesh in an effort to recognise efficient project implementation.

Country Director M. Teresa Kho presented the awards to the winning project teams at a ceremony in Dhaka on Sunday. Senior government officials, project directors of various ADB-assisted projects, members of the winning project teams, and ADB staff attended the ceremony.

The best project team recognition programme, initiated in 2001, is part of an ongoing effort by ADB to continuously improve the development effectiveness of the projects that ADB finances in Bangladesh.

The winning project teams are Dhaka Water Supply Sector Development Project executed by Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA); Participatory Small Scale Water Resources Sector Development Project executed by Local Government Engineering Department, and Secondary Education Sector Development Project executed by Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education.

“The awards recognised the project teams’ efficiency, results delivery, transparency in procurement, effective project implementation, efforts to empower women, and other criteria”, said Country Director M. Teresa Kho.

The Dhaka Water Supply Sector Development Project, with $202.5 million in ADB assistance, is helping to improve water supply services in Dhaka to promote better health and contribute to sustainable economic growth. Among other issues, the project is supporting rehabilitation and optimization of the water distribution network of the Dhaka WASA to minimize losses and allow for 24-hour pressurized water supply and assure water quality.

The Participatory Small Scale Water Resources Sector Development Project, with a $55 million ADB loan, is improving small scale water services to help cut rural poverty, improve food production, increase access to water, and address the adverse impacts of climate change. The project is improving flood management, drainage, water conservation, and irrigation, and developing water management cooperative associations – grassroots organizations responsible for the day-to-day operations and maintenance of small scale water services.

The Secondary Education Sector Development Project, which ADB is financing with $89.05 million, supports implementation of policy reforms, helps improve efficiency and quality of secondary education, while enhancing equitable and inclusive access including establishing schools in under-served areas. The Project also supports to improve sector governance, furnishes and equips schools, updates the curricula, and helps the government modernize the madrasah education.

News: The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/11th-Dec-12