At the working session (Photo: VNA) At a working session with a WB delegation, Permanent ViceChairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen The Phuoc noted that theland clearance and resettlement work is expected to be completed next month.
The official also pledged to ensure safety for projectworkers during the flooding season, as well as for households in the projectarea.
The WB side spoke highly of efforts by localdepartments and agencies during the implementation of the project, saying ithas made the best performance among the four targeted localities, which also includethe central provinces of Ha Tinh and Thanh Hoa, and the northern province ofHai Duong.
However, it said, limitations still remain indisbursement, asking Yen Bai to pay more attention to social order andenvironmental issues during the implementation of the project.
The development objective of the Dynamic CitiesIntegrated Development Project for Vietnam is to increase access to improvedurban infrastructure services and enhance integrated urban planning andmanagement capacity in the project cities.
The Yen Bai sub-project, which began in 2019, has atotal investment capital of 63.27 million USD, of which 39.46 million USD comesfrom the WB, and is expected to be completed in June 2025.
Since 2000, Yen Bai has received and rolled out atotal of 21 programmes and projects financed by the WB with accumulativefunding of 4.67 trillion VND (198.72 million USD), of which 18 projects havebeen operational./.
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