Bac Thang Long-Van Tri water plant expansion begins hinh anh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

The work on the expansion of the Bac Thang Long – Van Tri water plant commenced in Dong Anh district, Hanoi on October 22.

With an investment of 152 billion VND (6.9 million USD), the project will tap surface water from the Hong (Red) River for the plant, which is currently exploiting underground water for supply.

Upon completion, the plant’s capacity will increase to 50,000 cu.m per day, supplying additional 30,000 cu.m per day for the city.

This is one of the projects welcoming Hanoi’s upcoming 16 th Party Congress. It realises the roadmap for reducing the exploitation of underground water.

The plant, built with the Japanese Government’s loan, went into operation in 2007.

Hanoi’s current combined clean water supply capacity is 900,000 cu.m per day but it still fails to meet demands, especially in the summer.

The city plans to build a plant with a capacity of 300,000 cu.m per day using surface water from the Red River in Dan Phuong district later this year.-VNA

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