A water factory (Source: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – Authorities of the Mekong Deltacity of Can Tho and a World Bank delegation discussed a framework programme onimproving local water supply services during a working session on April 10.
Speaking at the event, WB’s senior expert on water andhygiene system Gerard Soppe said the programme is part of the third jointWB-Can Tho project on urban upgrade which was approved in January this year.
Under the programme, the Can Tho Water Supply and DrainageCompany will receive help to improve water supply at reasonable costs and in a sustainableway.
This year, the WB will work with the global strategy consultingfirm Castalia to collect quantitative data on the Can Tho Water Supply andDrainage Company’s operating mechanism, thereby seeking measures to renovateits operations.
It aims to extend water supply to new urban clusters andremote areas, help local authorities choose water distribution plans for shortand mid-term, upgrade wastewater treatment facilities and propose optimalsolutions to wastewater treatment.
In order to ensure fresh water for production andcultivation, WB experts will assist Can Tho in designing a monitor system toprovide early forecast on drought and salinisation, as well as offer newfarming technique transfer to farmers to help them switch to plants requiringless water than rice.
The WB suggested launching a rainwater collecting modelwhich has been successful in Southeast Asia in response to drought, saltwaterintrusion and the shortage of fresh water for daily use as the dry season iscoming.
WB experts will take fact-finding trips to venues designatedto supply water to a Mekong Delta water supply plant in Thoi An ward, O Mondistrict, Can Tho city. The plant is scheduled for construction in 2019 at acost of 400 million USD funded by the WB.
Vice Chairwoman of the Can Tho municipal People’s CommitteeVo Thi Hong Anh committed all possible support to the programme and hoped toreceive foreign experts’ support for the rainwater collecting model.
The programme will be piloted in Can Tho, then spread acrossthe southwestern region.-VNA
Speaking at the event, WB’s senior expert on water andhygiene system Gerard Soppe said the programme is part of the third jointWB-Can Tho project on urban upgrade which was approved in January this year.
Under the programme, the Can Tho Water Supply and DrainageCompany will receive help to improve water supply at reasonable costs and in a sustainableway.
This year, the WB will work with the global strategy consultingfirm Castalia to collect quantitative data on the Can Tho Water Supply andDrainage Company’s operating mechanism, thereby seeking measures to renovateits operations.
It aims to extend water supply to new urban clusters andremote areas, help local authorities choose water distribution plans for shortand mid-term, upgrade wastewater treatment facilities and propose optimalsolutions to wastewater treatment.
In order to ensure fresh water for production andcultivation, WB experts will assist Can Tho in designing a monitor system toprovide early forecast on drought and salinisation, as well as offer newfarming technique transfer to farmers to help them switch to plants requiringless water than rice.
The WB suggested launching a rainwater collecting modelwhich has been successful in Southeast Asia in response to drought, saltwaterintrusion and the shortage of fresh water for daily use as the dry season iscoming.
WB experts will take fact-finding trips to venues designatedto supply water to a Mekong Delta water supply plant in Thoi An ward, O Mondistrict, Can Tho city. The plant is scheduled for construction in 2019 at acost of 400 million USD funded by the WB.
Vice Chairwoman of the Can Tho municipal People’s CommitteeVo Thi Hong Anh committed all possible support to the programme and hoped toreceive foreign experts’ support for the rainwater collecting model.
The programme will be piloted in Can Tho, then spread acrossthe southwestern region.-VNA
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