Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee works with leaders of the World Bank in Vietnam

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 integrates investment in drainage, environmental sanitation and connectivity; Component 2 expands storage capacity to reduce urban flooding; Component 3 improves Vinh river; Component 4 develops 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 Nghe An Provincial People's Committee emphasized that Vinh City is identified by Nghe An as the driving force and development center of the province. The Central Resolution 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 accelerate 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 the Vinh city People's Committee and relevant agencies to complete the necessary procedures to submit to the 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 Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council 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, she 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 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 staff 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 consulting 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