RoK wants to invest in waste treatment in Can Tho (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)Can Tho(VNA) – The Korean Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) wants to studycooperation opportunities in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to build waste treatment plants.
Director of KITECH GunYoung Jung expressed the wish at a working session with Vice Secretary of themunicipal Party Committee Pham Gia Tuc in Can Tho on October 10.
He said the RoK hasnew cutting edge and environmentally friendly waste treatment technology whichis suitable with the economic development orientation and climate changeadaptation in the Mekong Delta.
Waste will be recycledand reused or changed into energy to serve local daily activities, he added.
Tuc hoped to sooncooperate with the KITEC in this field and noted that the city discharges 700tonnes of waste on a day while the waste treatment system could dealwith only 400 tonnes per day.
He asked the RoK toexpand investment in medical and solid waste treatment.
Can Tho has available15 hectares of land for the construction of waste treatment plants, Tuc said,adding that the city welcomes investors using modern and environmentallyfriendly technologies.
Local authorities willprovide the maximum support in terms of administrative procedures, taxincentives and land usage for investors, he affirmed.-VNA
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