India to support clean water project at school in Tuvalu with 700,000 USD: India will contribute 700,000 USD from the India-UN Development Partnership Fund to the Tuvalu project in August 2023.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 2023
Notably, the only public school in Tuvalu is called “Motufoua Secondary School.” With a 760 metric cube capacity, the proposed concrete water cistern will store and supply clean water to students, teachers, and school staff, fostering good hygiene and lowering the incidence of water-borne illnesses.
Aim: To store and supply clean water to students, teachers, and school staff, fostering good hygiene and lowering the incidence of water-borne illnesses.
In May 2023, PM Narendra Modi announced the “Sagar Amrut Scholarship” scheme for the Pacific Island countries, at the Summit of the Forum for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation. He had also announced a 12-point action plan focusing on health, wellness and community development sectors as per priorities of the Pacific island countries. The water cistern project in Tuvalu is in pursuance of these initiatives focused on the importance of high-impact community development projects in areas of choice by the Pacific countries.