Hau Giang invests more than 1,200 billion VND to develop green urban areas

On November 10, information from the People's Committee of Hau Giang province said that it had just issued a decision approving the project "Developing green urban areas adapting to climate change in Nga Bay City".

Accordingly, the project will be implemented in 2023-2026, with a total investment of more than VND 1,200 billion from AFD loans, non-refundable ODA capital and local budget counterpart capital.

The investment project consists of four components: component A reduces flood risks; component B improves wastewater management and environmental sanitation; component C upgrades urban areas and develops public spaces; and component D provides technical support.

Nga Bay City (Hau Giang Province) seen from above. Photo: Ly Anh Lam

Accordingly, component A will invest in building a rainwater drainage system; building new embankments/dykes. Component B will invest in building a wastewater collection system; wastewater treatment and sludge management.

Component C focuses on upgrading the regulating lake (Xang Thoi Lake); creating landscape around Xang Thoi Lake (Pham Hung Green Infrastructure).

Meanwhile, component D provides technical support to enhance the capacity of agencies and units related to the project to exploit and use the project effectively and sustainably; Procure equipment for monitoring, warning and forecasting natural disaster risks, and management software.

Nga Bay City is 78km2 wide with a population of over 100,000 people, the second largest economic and social center of Hau Giang, after Vi Thanh City; an important waterway traffic hub in the Mekong Delta. However, the city's infrastructure investment is not synchronous, leading to flooding and environmental pollution...

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Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/hau-giang-dau-tu-hon-1-200-ty-dong-phat-trien-do-thi-xanh-2213488.html