Asian Development Bank lends $500 mln to clean up dirtiest river

By Associated Press
Friday, December 5, 2008 - Added 351d 16h ago

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MANILA, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank on Friday approved a $500 million loan for cleaning up Indonesia’s Citarum River, calling it the world’s dirtiest.

The Manila-based lender said the Citarum basin supports a population of 28 million people, delivers 20 percent of Indonesia’s gross domestic product, and provides 80 percent of water supply to the capital, Jakarta.

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