ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (a href=”http://www.apanews.net/apa.php?page=show_article_engamp;id_article=79390″APA/a)- The World Bank has earmarked 109 million dollars to assit Ethiopia with potable water projects to tackle shortage in various towns of the country, APA learnt here.

Ethiopian Ministry of Water Resource said Saturday that the money will also be used for sanitation development works underway in various towns of the country.

Ethiopian Minister of Water Resources, Asfaw Dingamo, said the monay will be used to support basin, potable water and sanitation development works underway in the country.

In a related development, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Union (EU) have provided 36 million euros for the construction of potable water and sanitation projects in 15 towns, according to the minister.