(VOV) – Central Quang Binh province and the World Bank (WB) on July 20 inaugurated a newly constructed drainage and waste water treatment system in Dong Hoi city, as part of its Environmental Sanitation Project (DAVSMT).
DAVSMT is one of three WB-funded projects on environmental sanitation for central coastal cities, with total investment capital of US$78.5 million, including over US$59 million from the WB’s preferential loans, over US$1.3 million in non-refundable aid and the remainder sourced from local budget.
Construction of the project began in March 2007 and was completed in March 2014.
The project focused on building and upgrading the rainwater drainage system, building a waste water treatment plant, supporting a sanitation programme at schools, supplying garbage collecting equipment and enhancing communication campaigns.
The plant is designed to treat 10,000 cubic metres of waste water per day discharged from 78,000 residents in the city.
The WB appreciated the progress of the project and decided to provide additional funding for the project to implement the following phase.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
