ADB agrees $84m loan for water projects in Bihar

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The Asian Development Bank has signed an $84 million loan agreement to finance water supply projects in Bhagalpur and Gaya, Bihar, India. The 25-year loan will finance water supply improvements and expansion in the cities. It is the second tranche of ADB's $200 million multi-tranche financing facility for Bihar Urban Development Investment Programme, which was approved in 2012.

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