According to the Department of Irrigation, by the end of 2023, 74.2% of rural households nationwide will have access to water that meets standards, of which 55.1% will use clean water that meets standards from centralized water supply works and 19.1% will use water from household water supply.
Among the 7 regions, the Red River Delta has the highest number of rural households using clean water that meets standards (91.9%) compared to other regions nationwide; the Central Highlands has the lowest number of households using clean water that meets standards (39.5%).
The Northern mountainous region and the Central Highlands have the lowest rate of rural households using clean water that meets standards nationwide, and these are also the regions with the lowest rate of households using clean water from centralized water supply works compared to other regions and compared to the national average.
Although 74.2% of rural households use clean water that meets standards, in some provinces the rate of using clean water that meets standards from centralized water supply works is still very low nationwide, such as: Ha Giang (7.7%), Gia Lai (7.7%), Yen Bai (11.4%), Cao Bang (12.6%), Lam Dong 12.8%, Dien Bien (13.5%).
Rural water supply has also contributed to the results of the implementation of the National Target Program on New Rural Construction. Nationwide, 6,289/8,162 communes (77.1%) have met new rural standards; of which, 2,146 communes have met advanced new rural standards and 465 communes have met model new rural standards; 6,512/8,162 communes (79.7%) have met the criteria on Environment and Food Safety; including the criteria on clean rural water.
Nationwide, there are 18,109 centralized rural water supply works, providing clean water meeting standards for 9,374,264 rural households; of which 32.0% of the works operate sustainably; 26.3% of the works operate relatively sustainably; 27.0% of the works operate unsustainably and 14.8% of the works are not operating.
The number of unsustainable and inactive works (41.8%), affecting about 200,000 households (accounting for 1.2% of the rural population), is mainly very small-scale centralized rural water supply works (with a capacity of 3/day), managed and operated by the Commune People's Committee and the community.
Of the 2,680 inactive water supply works (14.8%), in reality, many works only have a list on books and data on rural clean water supply infrastructure. Currently, according to the direction, the Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development of the provinces are actively coordinating with the Department of Finance to carry out procedures for liquidation and asset destruction to remove them from the list, specifically: Ca Mau province is carrying out procedures for destruction and liquidation of 128 works; Dak Nong province proposes to liquidate 133 works, Bac Giang province proposes to liquidate 31 works...
Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Hiep assessed: The goal of 80% of the rural population having access to clean water by 2030 is very large. While investment resources for rural water supply mainly rely on the state budget, which is limited, social resources can only be mobilized in the delta areas with high population density, and there is a lack of satisfactory solutions to promote these resources for mountainous, remote and isolated areas.
In addition, the water supply policy system is not complete, the existing regulations are not comprehensive, lack synchronization, unity, and effectiveness in practice are not high. Or the model of organizing and managing the exploitation of clean water projects concentrated in rural areas is diverse, without specific and unified regulations. Low water prices, insufficient revenue to cover expenses, lack of support funds according to regulations... lead to a high rate of ineffective and discontinued projects, and low service quality.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Hiep also highly appreciated the encouraging results achieved in rural clean water and there have been 116 projects with a capacity of 5,000 m3/day and night, ensuring clean water supply meeting standards from centralized water supply projects for about 55% of the rural population and 94% of schools. Households that have not been provided with centralized water have been supported with technology, finance and guidance on measures to collect, store and treat safe water for domestic purposes.
Source: https://www.mard.gov.vn/Pages/hoi-nghi-toan-quoc-cong-tac-nuoc-sach-nong-thon.aspx
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