The 7.5km Tan Hoa-Lo Gom canal and its nearby areas in Ho Chi Minh Citynow have a new look after four years of clean-up and upgrade, benefitingover 1.2 million residents.
As part of thecity’s waterway and sewage grid, the canal runs through Districts 6 and11, Tan Binh and Tan Phu districts, and was once gravely tainted andplagued with murky water, rampant garbage, and a foul odor.
The 167 million USD project, with more than 128 million USD sourcedfrom the World Bank (WB), involves building over 2,500m of sewernetwork, nearly 8,000m of dykes, 11,500m of roads, and dredging 300,000cubic metres of wastewater.
It also repaired 19 medical stations, built four schools and 13 bridges, and renovated 47 educational establishments.
The upgrade is among activities celebrating the 40 th anniversary ofsouthern liberation and national reunification day (April 30).
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, WB Country Director VictoriaKwakwa hailed the speedy upgrade process, which she said, is equivalentto one third of the time spent on revamping Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe canal.
She also pledged the WB’s additional support to the construction of awastewater treatment plant in the city and a project on flooding riskmanagement in Tham Luong – Ben Cat canal basin.
On the occasion, President Truong Tan Sang presented Labour Order,second class, to the city’s management board for urban infrastructureupgrade and planted trees on the site.-VNA
As part of thecity’s waterway and sewage grid, the canal runs through Districts 6 and11, Tan Binh and Tan Phu districts, and was once gravely tainted andplagued with murky water, rampant garbage, and a foul odor.
The 167 million USD project, with more than 128 million USD sourcedfrom the World Bank (WB), involves building over 2,500m of sewernetwork, nearly 8,000m of dykes, 11,500m of roads, and dredging 300,000cubic metres of wastewater.
It also repaired 19 medical stations, built four schools and 13 bridges, and renovated 47 educational establishments.
The upgrade is among activities celebrating the 40 th anniversary ofsouthern liberation and national reunification day (April 30).
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, WB Country Director VictoriaKwakwa hailed the speedy upgrade process, which she said, is equivalentto one third of the time spent on revamping Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe canal.
She also pledged the WB’s additional support to the construction of awastewater treatment plant in the city and a project on flooding riskmanagement in Tham Luong – Ben Cat canal basin.
On the occasion, President Truong Tan Sang presented Labour Order,second class, to the city’s management board for urban infrastructureupgrade and planted trees on the site.-VNA
