Long An (VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Long An will carryout 31 water supply projects in 2021- 25 to benefit nearly 28,900 ruralhouseholds.
To cost 349 billion VND (16.97 million USD), they will be funded by both the province’scoffers and public contributions.
Groundwater will be extracted from 280 – 300 metres.
The projects will be located in Kien Tuong town and the districts of Tan Hung, VinhHung, Moc Hoa, Tan Thanh, Thanh Hoa, Thu Thua, Ben Luc, Duc Hoa, Duc Hue, TanTru, and Can Duoc.
They will help increase the rate of rural households getting water supplied bypipe by 9 percent and complete a target set for this in new- style rural areas,according to the province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The rate is now 51.8 percent, almost exactly the same as the national average,it said.
Can Giuoc and Can Duoc are the two districts that have faced the worst shortagein recent years.
In the 2019 – 20 dry season, for instance, more than 8,000 households in thetwo districts faced a shortage.
But the province has undertaken a number of water supply projects and basicallyresolved their shortage./.
VNA