Vietnam Province Starts $11.98M for Rural Water, Environment Project

Authorities of Vietnam’s northern province of Nam Dinh July 11 started a clean water supply and environmental sanitation project in rural areas with a total investment of VND248 billion ($11.98 million).
This is part of a rural tap water supply and environmental hygiene project in the Red River Delta region that was kick-started in June 2006, the Nhan Dan newspaper reported July 12. The project will focus on building surface water processing stations with a daily capacity of 9,500cu.m and 360-km water pipeline networks in seven communes of Giao Thuy and Xuan Truong districts, with an aim to bring fresh water to 90% of local population.  Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung urged the ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development; Planning and Investment to quickly develop a national target program for rural clean water and environmental sanitation between 2011 and 2015 with an estimated of VND45 trillion. Vietnam aims to raise the rate of rural people using tap water to 95% from the current 83% or 52 million people and the threshold for rural households having hygienic latrines will be 75% by 2015. (Nhan Dan – The People July 12 p2)