Third Greater Mekong Subregion Corridor Towns Development Project

Details

Project	48175-002
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Type	Loan
Sector	Water and Other Urban Infrastructure and Services
Country	Myanmar
Start	2018
End	2025
Status	Ongoing
Last Edited	05 Jul 2021

Funding

US$('000) 116,900

Confinancing Source: NEDA - $24.3M GCF, TICA Grant - $4.9M

Project Description

The Third GMS Corridor Towns Development Project will expand the geographic scope to include Myanmar. The project is anticipated to develop the cities of Mawlamyine, in Mon State, and Hpa-An and Myawaddy, in Kayin State, as competitive economic nodes along the GMS East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC). The expected impact of the project is increased activity along the GMS EWEC. The outcome will be improved access to sustainable urban services in the project cities.

Progress (as of March 2021)

Ongoing. PIAC has been mobilized and an inception review mission took place in December 2019. Geological and topographic surveys are to start in July 2020 and the first civil works packages are expected to be awarded in Q3 2021. Several equipment/goods contracts are expected to be awarded in Q4 2020.

Contacts

Contact 1
Contact Name	Antonio Ressano Garcia
Organization	Asian Development Bank
Email	argarcia@adb.org
Contact 2
Contact Name	-
Organization	-
Email	-

News and Multimedia

Myanmar, ADB sign agreement to develop GMS corridor towns.
Source: ADB Website

Myanmar attracts tourists because of its friendly people, rich culture and competitive prices. In 2012 the country hosted around one million foreign visitors. If Myanmar maintains political stability and high levels of growth, international visitor arrivals are forecast to rise as high as 5.14 million in 2020, with corresponding tourism receipts worth $6.9 billion.
Source: ADB Flickr

Households with access to improved water supply increased to 24,000 (2016 baseline: 5,000) in Mawlamyine, and 14,000 (2016 baseline: 1,000) in Hpa-An.
Nonrevenue water reduced to 30% (2016 baseline: 80%) in Mawlamyine, and 25% (2015 baseline: 70%) in Hpa-An.
Solid waste collection rate increased to 80% of the total households (2016 baseline: 50% of the total households) in Mawlamyine, and 80% of the total households (2016 baseline: 45% of the total households) in Hpa-An.