Developing Resilient Environments and Advancing Municipal Services in Punjab Project

About this project

The project will support inclusive, resilient, and sustainable urban infrastructure and services in two rapidly growing cities in Punjab Province---Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur---by (i) expanding and modernizing urban water supply systems in Rawalpindi and solid waste collection, treatment, and disposal in Bahawalpur; and (ii) strengthening institutional capacity in service delivery to improve the quality, coverage, efficiency, and reliability of these services, as well as the financial sustainability of the utilities. The project will benefit up to 1.5 million urban dwellers in Punjab, the most populous province of the country.The project is aligned with the following impacts: urban environment, health, and living conditions improved; natural ecosystems protected; and climate change impacts mitigated. The project will have the following outcome: sustainable, inclusive, resilient, and low-carbon municipal services in the cities of Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur in Punjab achieved. Output 1: Climate-resilient water supply infrastructure and services provided in Rawalpindi. This output will establish new water supply systems using surface water resources. It will include (i) the construction of new surface water intakes and a water treatment plant of 54 million liters per day (MLD) at Chahan Dam, transmission main and distribution pipes to serve continuous water to 82,000 households with metered connections in eight new union councils in the southwest part of Rawalpindi, powered by re…

Published by

Asian Development Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Pakistan

Sectors

Basic drinking water supplyWaste management/disposal

Places

Punjab

Implemented by

Housing,Urban Devt.& Public Health Engrng Dept., Local Government and Community Development Department, Government of Punjab

Accountable

Asian Development Bank

Published by Asian Development Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-46004-55236-001-LN4396.

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