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The objective of the Second Phase of Water Sector Improvement Project is to support the Kingdom of Lesotho in: (i) developing and sustaining an environmentally sound, socially responsible, and financially viable framework for the Metolong Dam and Water Supply Program (MDWSP); (ii) increasing the quantity of safe, bulk water supplied to Teyateyaneng; and (iii) strengthening institutions and related instruments in the water sector. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is environmental and social management of the MDWSP. This component will finance activities aimed at addressing environmental, social and cultural heritage protection in accordance with the MDWSP environmental and social management program. These activities fall under three broad sub-components - environmental, social, and governance communications. The second component of the project is engineering and transmission line to Teyateyaneng. This component will support the water supply works program through: (i) the construction of an estimated 28km of transmission mains to supply the town of Teyateyaneng with water from the Metolong reservoir; and (ii) financing the position of engineering manager within the MDWSP implementing agency. The third component of the project is institutional support. This component will build on phase one of the Water Sector Improvement Project (WSIP), continuing to support the Commissioner of Water (COW) in policy analysis and capacity building assisting in the implementation of measures outlined in the 1999 water policy, the water and sanitation policy of 2007, and the water Act of 2008, while also providing support to the Lesotho Electricity Authority to strengthen capacity to assume responsibility for the regulation of urban water supply services.
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