The northern province of Thai Binh had 34 rural clean water supplyprojects worth 2.1 trillion VND (100 million USD) as of this April,benefiting 1.2 million residents in 175 communes.
With a total capacity of over 207,000 cubic metres, the province isstriving to provide clean water access to all local residents later thisyear.
The State Bank and commercial banks havefacilitated appraisals and adjusted loans for relevant projects, eightof which received loans worth a combined 68 billion VND (3.2 millionUSD).
According to the provincial Department ofPlanning and Investment, 22 of the approved projects are new, fiveothers have expanded capacities and the rest have increased their scale.
Of 27 licensed projects, 10 are fully operational, 11 are under construction and the remaining six await land procedures.
Local authorities have offered incentives to investors in water supplyprojects, including financial aid and funded training courses.-VNA