WB funds road upgrading in southern provinces
The World Bank has promised 150 million
USD to an infrastructure project that will be carried out across five
southern coastal provinces.
The World Bank has promised 150 million
USD to an infrastructure project that will be carried out across five
southern coastal provinces.
A delegation from the bank, headed by Paul Valley , the WB’s project
coordinator, held a meeting with the authorities of the five recipient
provinces of Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, Soc Trang, Ben Tre and Tra Vinh as part
of the project to improve the infrastructure of Mekong Delta coastal
provinces.
The talks were aimed at reaching a consensus on how to put the project
into action before the WB can meet with the Ministry of Planning and
Investment and agree on a finished project plan to submit to the
government, said Vo Quoc Viet, Head of the Ca Mau Provincial People’s
Committee Office.
Each province will receive 30 million USD to improve their road networks.
According to provincial leaders, 26 roads are in immediate need of
repair as part of the areas’ socio-economic development strategy and
also to facilitate local people’s needs, especially for rescue services
in case of natural disasters./.