Water treatment plant opens in Soc Trang
A 6.1 million Euro water treatment plant was put into operation on June
18 in Soc Trang city, the southern province of Soc Trang.
A 6.1 million Euro water treatment plant was put into operation on June
18 in Soc Trang city, the southern province of Soc Trang.
The plant, with a processing capacity of 13,000 cubic metres per day, is part of a German-funded project to improve the province’s drainage and water treatment system.
According to Lam Huu Tung, Director of the Soc Trang Urban Works Company, the facility will drastically reduce environmental pollution in the locality, while improving living conditions for about 33,000 locals, one fourth of the total population of the province.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, German Ambassador to Vietnam Jutta Frasch said she hopes the new water treatment system will contribute to making the beautiful city cleaner.
In the future, her country will continue to support the province in bettering its urban drainage system, she added.-VNA
The plant, with a processing capacity of 13,000 cubic metres per day, is part of a German-funded project to improve the province’s drainage and water treatment system.
According to Lam Huu Tung, Director of the Soc Trang Urban Works Company, the facility will drastically reduce environmental pollution in the locality, while improving living conditions for about 33,000 locals, one fourth of the total population of the province.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, German Ambassador to Vietnam Jutta Frasch said she hopes the new water treatment system will contribute to making the beautiful city cleaner.
In the future, her country will continue to support the province in bettering its urban drainage system, she added.-VNA
You should also see
Dien Bien province's tourism sector aspires to "take off"
The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien aims to become a national cultural, historical and ecological tourism hub by 2050, towards international standards with strong growth of trade services.
See more
Environment
Nghe An: Man captured for illegal wildlife transport
Police in Vinh city, the central province of Nghe An, have captured a suspect involved in the illegal transport of 420 rare wildlife animals, including parrots, kangaroos, turtles, and monkeys.
Videos
Vietnam works to prevent biodiversity degradation
Vietnam is recognised as one of the countries with the richest biodiversity in the world with different ecosystems including tropical forests, marine and coastal ecosystems. However, experts from the World Wide Fund for Nature in Vietnam said that Vietnam's biodiversity is degrading.
Environment
Communication campaign calls for wildlife conservation efforts
The central province of Quang Binh, home to the UNESCO-recognised Natural Heritage site of Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, on April 13 launched a communication campaign in response to the World Wildlife Day (March 3) and the National Biodiversity Restoration Year 2024.
Environment
Saigon Co.op ties up with Winrock International for waste circulation
Saigon Co.op signed an MoU with non-profit Winrock International in HCM City on April 12 to reduce environmental pollution by developing a waste circulation model, enhancing waste separation at source and raising the extended producer responsibility.
Environment
Solutions proposed to tackle growing challenge of electronic waste
Vietnam faces a growing problem with electronic waste (e-waste), according to a study by the Hanoi University of Science and Technology's Centre of Science-Technology and Environment.
