The northern province of Lao Cai has proposed the Asian DevelopmentBank (ADB) to provide assistance worth up to 73.6 million USD for a SaPa urban development sub-project.
The proposal was made during a working session between local authorities and an ADB delegation on July 29.
Accordingto Lao Cai authorities, the funding will be used in the constructionand upgrade of urban infrastructure, technical assistance and theenhancement of capacity in planning, infrastructure and work management,the development of urban transport network, and the improvement ofclean water supply system and environmental hygiene.
The Sa Paurban development sub-project is part of an ADB-funded project ontechnical assistance for development of urban centres along the GreaterMekong Sub-region corridor, carried out in seven localities of threeregional countries. Sa Pa in northern Lao Cai, and Mong Cai and BacGiang cities in northern Quang Ninh and Bac Giang provinces have beenselected for the project.
Sa Pa district, about 400km northwestof Hanoi, is known for its resort town of Sa Pa is 1,600m high above sealevel, with the average temperature of 15-18Celcius degrees. The wholetown is dominated by the Hoang Lien Son mountain range which is famouswith the Indochina’s highest mountain of Fansipan at a height of 3,142 mabove sea level.-VNA
The proposal was made during a working session between local authorities and an ADB delegation on July 29.
Accordingto Lao Cai authorities, the funding will be used in the constructionand upgrade of urban infrastructure, technical assistance and theenhancement of capacity in planning, infrastructure and work management,the development of urban transport network, and the improvement ofclean water supply system and environmental hygiene.
The Sa Paurban development sub-project is part of an ADB-funded project ontechnical assistance for development of urban centres along the GreaterMekong Sub-region corridor, carried out in seven localities of threeregional countries. Sa Pa in northern Lao Cai, and Mong Cai and BacGiang cities in northern Quang Ninh and Bac Giang provinces have beenselected for the project.
Sa Pa district, about 400km northwestof Hanoi, is known for its resort town of Sa Pa is 1,600m high above sealevel, with the average temperature of 15-18Celcius degrees. The wholetown is dominated by the Hoang Lien Son mountain range which is famouswith the Indochina’s highest mountain of Fansipan at a height of 3,142 mabove sea level.-VNA
