The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is upgrading its urban
infrastructure under a 90.3 million USD project funded by the World Bank
(WB)’s loans.
Thirty one urban areas in Ninh
Kieu, Binh Thuy, Cai Rang and O Mon districts will have improved
transport infrastructure, water and electricity systems and
environmental hygiene equipment after the project completes in 2017.
Half a million people will benefit directly and indirectly from the
improvements.
Can Tho is among six cities in the
Mekong Delta to be upgraded under a scheme signed on May 14, 2012
between the Vietnamese Government and the WB, which was worth over 392
million USD.
The other beneficiary cities are My
Tho, Ca Mau, Cao Lanh, Rach Gia and Tra Vinh. When it finishes in 2018,
the project will improve living conditions for over 2 million local
residents.-VNA