Australia grants $8.1m for water

Australia grants $8.1m for water

JAKARTA: The Australian government has donated US$8.1million
to support Indonesia's nationwide clean water and sanitation
project.

Australian Ambassador to Indonesia David Ritchie said in a
statement on Wednesday that the grant expressed Australia's
seriousness in supporting Indonesia and hoped that the aid could
benefit thousands of people.

The grant is part of the World Bank's Water and Sanitation
program that has helped the country's districts in developing
infrastructure for clean water over the past three decades.

Minister counselor Robin Davies represented Australia in the
handing-over ceremony on Wednesday, while Indonesia was
represented by Suyono Dikun, deputy for infrastructure of the
National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas). --JP