When will the beach area in Phuc Tho district stop "thirsting" for clean water?

Speeding up the progress of the clean water supply project for the beach area is considered a key task by the local government and is given strong direction.

People's wishes

Although he is nearly 70 years old this year, Mr. Ta Van Ha (Kim Lu village, Thuong Coc commune) has never had the opportunity to use clean water from a centralized source. To have a source of water for daily use, Mr. Ha's family hired someone to drill a well up to 30m deep. However, the water quality is not guaranteed in terms of perception. Worried about the health of his family, Mr. Ha's family invested money to install a water filtration system; but due to the limited capacity of the equipment, the water source is only enough for cooking and drinking needs. For other activities such as bathing, washing, etc., his family still has to use water from drilled wells.

The clean water supply network for people in Phuc Tho district is gradually being completed. Photo: Trong Tung

Not far from Thuong Coc commune, hundreds of households in Van Phuc commune are also waiting for a concentrated source of clean water every day. Ms. Dang Thi Dan (village 6, Van Phuc commune) said that her family is currently using filtered well water. However, the quality of the water, even after going through the filter, still has a fishy smell. To ensure health safety, Ms. Dan's family bought a tank to store rainwater. Ironically, during the dry season (from October to May of the following year), rainfall is low, so the stored water is not enough for use.

“For many years, our family, like many other households in Village 6 and Van Phuc Commune, had to spend money to buy clean water for use. Our economy is not very good, and spending money to buy water is very painful…” - Ms. Dan added.

Not only in Thuong Coc and Van Phuc communes, thousands of households in 7 other communes in the Red River delta area in Phuc Tho district also do not have the opportunity to access clean water sources. Specifically, the communes: Xuan Dinh, Van Nam, Long Xuyen, Hat Mon, Tam Thuan, Van Ha and Thanh Da.

Complete water supply network in 2025

According to Can Van Hong, Head of the Economic Department of Phuc Tho District, 12 communes and towns in the district have access to clean water from a centralized source. The total number of households using clean water has reached nearly 23,000, accounting for about 46% of the total number of households in the district. In order to achieve the goal of 100% of households in the area having access to clean water by 2025, Phuc Tho District has proactively proposed to the Hanoi People's Committee to invite businesses to participate in investing in providing clean water to people in 9 communes in the coastal area.

Accordingly, the consortium of Ba Vi Water Supply and Environment Construction Investment Joint Stock Company and Ao Vua Joint Stock Company has been approved by Hanoi City to be the investor of the project to build a clean water supply network for 9 communes in the sandbar area of Phuc Tho district. Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Ba Vi Water Supply and Environment Construction Investment Joint Stock Company Nguyen Thi Minh Phuong said that the unit is currently actively coordinating with the authorities of the communes to implement the investment in building a water supply network for 9 communes in the sandbar area of the Red River.

“The company commits to implementing the project to ensure three criteria: on schedule, consistent pipeline infrastructure and connection with existing technical infrastructure; at the same time, ensuring the supply of water that meets the standards of the Ministry of Health to the people…” - Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Phuong added.

Regarding the project implementation progress, the investor representative said that they are currently focusing maximum resources on investing in the construction of clean water supply networks in the communes of Xuan Dinh, Van Phuc, Thanh Da, Hat Mon and Thuong Coc. For the remaining communes, the entire system is expected to be completed and put into operation in the second quarter of 2025.

Need public support

In fact, to speed up the progress of clean water supply, the community factor is extremely important. Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Vong Xuyen Commune, Nguyen Van Thang, said that while people in many other communes want to have clean water to use, a part of the people in the commune are not very interested.

“The company has installed main and branch pipelines to the commune’s villages. However, many households do not want to connect to use them because they are used to using filtered well water and do not want to spend extra money every month to buy clean water...” - Mr. Nguyen Van Thang shared.

Regarding the above reality, Chairman of the People's Committee of Phuc Tho District Nguyen Dinh Son said that currently in some communes there is a situation where there is a centralized clean water supply but people do not use it. This can cause a waste of investment resources.

“The district recommends that local authorities continue to promote information and propaganda about the meaning and importance of using clean water, and encourage people to know and trust in using it…” - Mr. Nguyen Dinh Son emphasized.

The representative of the People's Committee of Phuc Tho district added that in recent years, the locality has regularly coordinated with the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to organize training courses, propaganda, and raise awareness of all classes of people about the meaning, role, and importance of using clean water for health safety. Although the awareness of the majority of people has had many positive changes, it is still uneven.

Currently, the People's Committee of Phuc Tho district is continuing to mobilize cadres and party members to be exemplary and take the lead in using clean water. It requires educational and training establishments, organizations, enterprises, agencies and units located in the district to register to use clean water when available. The quality of the water supply is also of special concern to Phuc Tho district.

Accordingly, the locality regularly coordinates with investors to take water samples for testing, ensuring that the water source supplied to the people meets the quality standards QCVN 01:2009/BYT of the Ministry of Health. At the same time, information is widely disseminated on the grassroots radio system so that people can recognize and trust it.

The investment project to build a clean water supply system for 9 communes in the coastal area not only meets the essential needs of thousands of households in Phuc Tho district, but also makes an important contribution to the implementation of the goal of developing a clean water supply network in the period of 2021 - 2025 of Hanoi City. With that meaning and importance, I propose that the joint venture of investors focus resources to ensure that the project is implemented in the fastest time; strive to complete and be able to provide stable water supply to people from May 2025.

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