Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee works with leaders of the World Bank in Vietnam
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of February 3, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee worked with leaders of the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam on the progress of the implementation of the Project "Priority infrastructure and urban development adapting to climate change in Vinh city, Nghe An province" with WB loans.
On the WB side, there was Ms. Carolyn Turk - World Bank Country Director in Vietnam and WB Vietnam agency staff. The meeting was organized online between Nghe An and Hanoi.
 |
Overview of the working session at the Nghe An Provincial People's Committee bridge. Photo: Thanh Duy |
The project “Priority infrastructure and urban development adapting to climate change in Vinh city, Nghe An province” includes 4 components: Component 1: integrated investment in drainage, environmental sanitation and connectivity; Component 2: expansion of storage capacity to reduce urban flooding; Component 3: improvement of Vinh river; Component 4: development of systems and capacity to improve urban adaptation; with a total investment of 194.5 million USD, of which the proposed funding capital from the WB is 129.6 million USD.
Speaking at the meeting, on behalf of the leaders of Nghe An province, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung thanked the WB leaders for their attention to the province in general, as well as the proposed project.
 |
Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung speaks at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy |
The head of the People's Committee of Nghe An province emphasized that Vinh City is identified by Nghe An as the driving force and development center of the province. The Resolution of the Central Committee also determined to build Vinh City into the economic and cultural center of the North Central region.
Therefore, Nghe An considers the Project "Priority infrastructure and urban development adapting to climate change in Vinh city" as a priority project to help improve and develop the infrastructure and environment of this important urban area; especially connecting the wastewater treatment system, creating more green areas; improving the management capacity and urban development of Vinh city.
 |
Leaders of some departments and branches of Nghe An province at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy |
In recent times, Nghe An province in general and Vinh city in particular have made great efforts to implement measures to speed up the progress of related work. Currently, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee has assigned the specialized agencies of the Provincial People's Committee to coordinate with Vinh city People's Committee and relevant agencies to complete the necessary procedures to submit to Nghe An Provincial People's Committee for approval of the Project Feasibility Study Report, no later than February 6, 2023.
At the same time, the Provincial People's Committee will work to submit to the Provincial People's Council Standing Committee for approval of the plan for using and repaying the loan capital, no later than February 13; as a basis for completing the dossier to submit to the Ministry of Finance for appraisal, negotiation and signing of the Loan Agreement with the World Bank and re-lending to Nghe An.
 |
Ms. Carolyn Turk - World Bank Country Director in Vietnam speaks at the headquarters in Hanoi. Photo: Thanh Duy |
Affirming Nghe An province's strong determination in implementing this extremely important project, Chairman of the People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung said that the province will continue to work with central agencies, including the Ministry of Finance, to speed up the completion of project procedures to ensure that the project can meet the requirements of the WB.
Ms. Carolyn Turk - Country Director of the World Bank in Vietnam highly appreciated the province's determination in accessing WB capital to implement the project; at the same time, said that the WB agency in Vietnam is ready to support Nghe An in the process of completing the documents to submit to the Ministry of Finance; as well as will inform the WB headquarters in Washington DC, USA about the province's progress in implementing the project documents.
 |
The meeting was held online between Nghe An and Hanoi. Photo: Thanh Duy |
Based on the consensus on viewpoints and project procedure implementation timelines between Nghe An and the World Bank representative office in Vietnam, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung thanked Ms. Carolyn Turk and WB officials for accompanying the province.
The head of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee believes that with the results of this meeting, the following tasks will be accelerated. The leaders of the Provincial People's Committee have assigned clear and specific responsibilities to the advisory departments and branches and Vinh City People's Committee to ensure the progress of the project.
 |
Leaders of Vinh City People's Committee and some units at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy |
Over the years, Nghe An has used funding from international organizations, including the World Bank. Currently, there are 14 projects in the province using WB funding with a total investment of about 290 million USD, of which the WB funding is about 220 million USD. Up to now, these projects have basically been completed and have been effective. In particular, in Vinh City, the Medium-sized Urban Development Project in Vietnam - Vinh Urban Development Sub-project with a total investment of 125 million USD, of which the WB funding is 90 million USD, was implemented from 2012 and ended in 2019 and has been effective. Based on the results of this project, Nghe An province continues to propose the project "Priority infrastructure and urban development adapting to climate change in Vinh city, Nghe An province" to the World Bank.
.jpg "Trang trọng Lễ giỗ lần thứ 83 của Tổng Bí thư Lê Hồng Phong")
