China - Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project

c,e.123'31p-Ch'f'- Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY MICROFICHE COPY Report No. 10028-CHA Report No. 10028-CHA Type: (SAR) CHENG, I / X84046 / A7023/ AS3EH STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT CHINA RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SAN;TATION PROJECT JANUARY 9, 1992 Environment, Human Resources and Urban Development Operations Division Country Department II (China and Mongolia) East Asia and Pacific Regional Office This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the perfornance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY AND EQUIVALENT UNITS (as of May 1991) Renminbi (RMB) Yuan (Y) 1.00 - 100 fen US$1.00 Y 5.31 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES meter (m) 3.28 feet kilometer (km) - 0.62 miles liter (1) = 0.264 US gallons lpcd - liters per capita per day cubic meter (m3) or ton of water 284 US gallons ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CPO - County Project Office CRWSTC - China Rural Water Supply Technical Center EEC - European Economic Community ICB - International Competitive Bidding LCB - Local Competitive Bidding MOF - Ministry of Finance MOPH - Ministry of Public Health NPHCC - National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee NPHCCO - Executive Office of the NPHCC NPO Nqational Project Office PPO - Provincial Project Office R=WS - Rural Water Supply Project (Cr. 1578) RWSS - Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project UNDP - United Nations Development Programme UNDP/WB - The UNDP/World Bank Water and Sanitation Program WHO - World Health Organization Gansu - Gansu Province Guangxi - Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Hunan - Hunan Province Neimong - Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia) Autonomous Region Xinjiang - Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Yunnan - Yunnan Province GLOSSARY Province - China is divided into 23 provinces, five autonomous regions and three municipalities. In this report, the term "province" refers to provinces and autonomous regions. County - Chinese provinces/autonomous regions are subdivided into counties, cities, banners and branehes. In this report, the term "county" refers to all o .he afore-mentioned. FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY CHIA RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROJECT CREDIT AND PROJECT SUMMARY Borrower: People's Republic of China Beneficiaries: The six project provinces of Guangxi, Yunnan, Hunan, Gansu, Nei Mongol and Xinjiang Amount: SDR 78.9 million (US$110.0 million equivalent) Term