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On December 20, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a grant agreement with the Government of the Republic of Sudan inKhartoum, to provide grant aid of up to 1.004 billion yen for The Project for Improvement of Operation and Maintenance of the Water Supply System.

Under this project, the water supply will be improved through procurement and installation of equipment for operation and maintenance of a safe and sustainable water supply system. It is expected to contribute to improvement of the living environment in target areas. This project will contribute to the achievement of SDGs Goal 6.

Details for the project are provided below.

[Basic project information]

Country	The Republic of Sudan
Project title	The Project for Improvement of Operation and Maintenance of Water Supply System
Planned implementation period	27 months, including detailed design work and the bidding period
Executing agency	Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resource State Water Corporations of each target state
Target region, facilities	Northern state, River Nile state, North Kordofan state, Khartoum state, Kassala state, El Gazira state, Gedaref state, White Nile state and Sennar state
Specific project details (provisional)	① Equipment procurement Geophysical survey equipment, pumping test equipment, borehole logging equipment, leakage detector, etc. ② Consulting services Detailed design work, bidding assistance, procurement supervision, (and as guidance in managing the facilities) geophysical survey, borehole logging, maintenance of borehole, pipe leakage detection, water quality control, etc.