WB supports environmental sanitation project

This is one of of three WB-funded projects on environmental sanitation for central coastal cities, with total investment capital of US$78.5 million.

Out of the total credit, over US$59 million came from WB’s preferential loans; over US$1.3 million from non-refundable aid and the remainder from local budget.

The project focused on building and upgrading the rainwater drainage system, building a waste water treatment plant, supporting a sanitation programme at schools, supplying garbage collecting equipment and enhancing communication campaigns.

The plant is designed to treat 10,000 cubic metres of waste water per day discharged from 78,000 residents in the city.

Construction of the project began in March 2007 and was completed in March 2014./.

By Kim Loan