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The second component of Phase 1 of the Duong River surface water plant was inaugurated in Hanoi on September 5, capable of supplying 300,000 cubic metres of clean water for 3 million people in the capital.

More tours based on river routes will be developed in the near future to boost tourism in the southern province of Binh Duong, according to Nguyen Thanh Phong, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

German projects have operated effectively in Vietnam, with the Duong River Surface Water Plant is an example.

A factory treating surface water of the Duong River to supply for about one-third of Hanoi’s population was officially put into operation on October 13.

About three million people in Phu Dong and Trung Mau villages in Hanoi’s Gia Lam district will have access to the first drinkable tap water in Vietnam when a factory comes into operation on October 10.

The capital city of Hanoi is working to realise its set target to make tap water safe for drinking by 2020.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has asked for the Duong River Surface Water Treatment Plant project to be sped up.

Hanoi plans to build 14 bridges crossing the Red and Duong Rivers in the city from now to 2030, revealed Vu Duy Tuan, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment.

Work on the construction of the Duong river surface water plant started on March 9 in Phu Dong commune in Hanoi’s Gia Lam district.