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Vinh Long to supply clean water to 90 percent of rural households

The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long aims to supply clean water to 90 percent of its rural population by the end of 2015, 60 percent of whom will have access to local water supply systems, a 10 percent increase from 2014.
The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long aims to supply clean water to90 percent of its rural population by the end of 2015, 60 percent ofwhom will have access to local water supply systems, a 10 percentincrease from 2014.

By the end of June, about89.4 percent of the province’s households, including 55.2 percent ofrural families, have access to clean water, up 2.4 percent from lastyear.

This year, the locality is planning toallocate 72 billion VND (3.3 million USD) to upgrade and expand 14 pipenetworks and install about 7,000 water metres in rural areas.

Vinh Long has been working to replace privately dug wells and slowsand filters with clusters of standard water supply systems capable ofproviding clean water to 300-500 households.

Another 43.4 billion VND (2 million USD) was put aside for 22 ruralwater projects with a focus on new-style rural communes, such as My Locin Tam Binh district, Hoa Phu in Long Ho district, Hoa Binh in Tra Ondistrict and Chanh Hoi in Mang Thit district. To date, 12.7 billion VNDwas already disbursed.

The province plans beginconstruction of a water supply system in Tan Phu Commune, Tam Binhdistrict and speed up three other projects to expand water pipe networksin Thanh Binh commune of Vung Liem district, and Huu Thanh and TichThien of Tra On district.-VNA
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