Colombia kicks off USD5.2bn water upgrade plan
- From: Vol 9, Issue 7 (July 2008)
- Category: General
- Region: Americas
- Country: Colombia
- Related Companies: Agbar, Suez and Veolia
The private sector is set to play a major role in boosting Colombia’s water and sanitation coverage to meet MDGs. Deputy water minister Leyla Rojas talks to GWI.
Local authorities, private companies and the Colombian central government will spend USD860 million in 2008 as part of a three-year investment programme designed to boost the proportion of people with access to water and sewerage in urban areas to more than 90% by the end of the decade.
The Vice-Ministry of Water and Sanitation has set a budget of USD5 ...
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