Clean water for residents in the south-westernmost province

This is part of a greater project, granted with a non-refundable aid of US $2.4 million by the Republic of Korea, to supply clean water in U Minh and Vĩnh Bình Nam areas.

Starting in 2007, the 3-year project is aimed at designing and building a supply network of safe and clean water in new urban quarters in U Minh and Vĩnh Bình Nam as well as improving water resources through the installation of pipelines, filters and water-wells. 

Once completed, the water supply system in U Minh will have a capacity of 2,400 cubic meters of water per day. The system in Vĩnh Bình Nam with a capacity of 700 cubic meters per day will be built this year.

KOICA has prioritized clean water supply in its development assistance for the Vietnamese Government. The project in U Minh and Vĩnh Bình Nam is KOICA’s first clean water project, which will be popularized in other provinces.

The project is designed to benefit more than 20,000 local people, who will be accessible to clean water instead of buying water from other areas or using contaminated water sources.

By Ngọc Vâ