The central city of Da Nang has asked the World Bank to increase its funding for waste water treatment projects in the city.

Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Huynh Duc Tho made the request during a meeting with the organisation's Country Director for Vietnam, Victoria Kwakwa, on June 25.

Tho noted that the city presented a 115-million USD budget proposal, of which 100 million USD is funded by the WB, for upgrading the Hoa Xuan waste water treatment station, waste water drainage system for coastal My An living quarters, and for covering the Yen The-Bac Son drainage channel.

Victoria Kwakwa remarked that Da Nang has successfully managed to meet its deadline for development projects funded by the WB over the past many years.

She said Da Nang city has remained a strong partner of the organisation over the past decade, and she hoped that the WB will continue supporting Da Nang to turn it into a ‘green' city.

In 2013, the WB agreed to provide 202 million USD for a 272-million-USD sustainable development project help improve the city's Bus Rapid Transit network, build new roads, and revamp the existing drainage system.

The WB also funded a five-year priority infrastructure project of the city, by covering 70 percent of the total investment of 218.4 million USD in 2008-13.

Da Nang has been investing much in urban development to make it the largest city in the central region and a ‘green city' by 2025.-VNA