$105m IBRD loan strengthens solid waste management in Kerala
The World Bank has approved a $105 million project to support Kerala, India, in strengthening its solid waste management systems and services.
The loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development has a final maturity of 13.5 years including a grace period of six years.
The Kerala Solid Waste Management Project will establish an integrated solid waste management system that includes a balanced mix of decentralized and centralized waste management interventions. It will support the expansion of waste collection services, development of waste recycling and management facilities, remediation and closure of existing dumpsites, development of scientific landfills, and sanitization of government offices, hospitals, community level waste recycling and processing facilities. The project will pay special attention to financial, operational and environmental sustainability of the solid waste management systems to be developed in the state.
The solid waste management capacity in Kerala is currently constrained by limited primary collection and transportation systems, low capacity of community-level bio-waste treatment facilities, and lack of centralized processing and disposal facilities.
