About 9.4 trillion VND (522 million USD) will be needed for a programme toprevent the loss of safe water resources in Vietnam ’s urban areas through 2025.
Currently, an average of 30 percent of water that is safe for daily useand production is lost due to leaks and inefficiencies in the current deliverysystems in densely populated areas.
The programme was announced at aconference on reducing water losses held in the central city of Da Nang on Mar.25.
The capital for the programme is expected to be drawn from the Statebudget, official development assistance (ODA), State preferential credits andother sources.
If it is approved, the programme would help all urbanpeople gain access to safe water by 2020 and reduce the rate of safe waterlosses to 15 percent by 2025.
According to the ministry, the country nowhas 68 water supply companies, providing usable water to about 70 percent ofpopulation in more than 750 urban areas.
Under the programme, watersuppliers will have to re-draw the map of the water supply system and inspectpipelines to come up with a strategy for repairs and upgrades, as well as investin equipment to plug leaks in the system and train technicians.
Thecurrent rate of loss of clean water is much lower than in 1998 (42 percent), butmuch higher than the rates in other regional countries, the ministry said./.
Currently, an average of 30 percent of water that is safe for daily useand production is lost due to leaks and inefficiencies in the current deliverysystems in densely populated areas.
The programme was announced at aconference on reducing water losses held in the central city of Da Nang on Mar.25.
The capital for the programme is expected to be drawn from the Statebudget, official development assistance (ODA), State preferential credits andother sources.
If it is approved, the programme would help all urbanpeople gain access to safe water by 2020 and reduce the rate of safe waterlosses to 15 percent by 2025.
According to the ministry, the country nowhas 68 water supply companies, providing usable water to about 70 percent ofpopulation in more than 750 urban areas.
Under the programme, watersuppliers will have to re-draw the map of the water supply system and inspectpipelines to come up with a strategy for repairs and upgrades, as well as investin equipment to plug leaks in the system and train technicians.
Thecurrent rate of loss of clean water is much lower than in 1998 (42 percent), butmuch higher than the rates in other regional countries, the ministry said./.
