Can Tho (VNA) – More than 1.1 million people have benefitedfrom a World Bank (WB)-funded project on upgrading urban areas in the MekongDelta region after six years of implementation.
The information was revealed at a meeting to review the Vietnam - Mekong Delta Region Urban Upgrading Project held inCan Tho city on December 18.
As part of the Vietnam National Urban Upgrading Programme until 2020, theproject had a total investment of 398 million USD, with 292 million USD sourcedfrom WB loans and the remainder coming from the Vietnamese government.
It aimed to improvestandards of living for poor residents in urban areas, while boostingsustainable development in the Mekong Delta.
The project wasimplemented between 2012 and 2018 in six Mekong Delta cities, including My Thoin Tien Giang province, Ca Mau in Ca Mau province, Tra Vinh in Tra Vinhprovince, Cao Lanh in Dong Thap province, Rach Gia in Kien Giang province, andCan Tho city.
It comprised five components: upgrading tertiary infrastructure in low incomeareas, supporting primary and secondary infrastructure, resettlement sites,project implementation and management, and technical support for the ConstructionMinistry to carry out the Vietnam National Urban Upgrading Programme andcoordinate the Vietnam - Mekong Delta Region Urban Upgrading Project.
The project completed the upgrading of all 114 low income areas (LIAs), builtand upgraded 214 km of roads and 374 km of sewers in LIAs.
More than 40,000 households were connected to metered water supply system while49 schools were built and upgraded, directly benefiting 35,000 teachers andstudents.-VNA
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