With capital increase of nearly 10 billion VND, clean water factory in Nghe An is still unfinished

Faced with the urgent need for clean water for people in saline areas, in 2011 the Provincial People's Committee approved the bidding plan for the Quynh Tho Clean Water Plant Project with a total investment of more than 17.9 billion VND, of which 90% is State capital and the remaining 10% is local counterpart capital.

Unfinished clean water plant in Quynh Tho. Photo: PV

In 2013, Quynh Tho Clean Water Plant was started to be built on an area of ​​nearly 17,000 m2, in Tho Phu hamlet bordering Quynh Dien commune with a water reserve of 11,000 m3. The project was invested and constructed by Quynh Tho Commune People's Committee.

In 2015, the construction unit installed 80 - 90% of the water pipes connecting from the factory to households, but until now there is still no water.

The items are left unfinished and messy. Photo: PV

Mr. Nguyen Duc Hao in Tho Phu hamlet, Quynh Tho commune said: “For many years, our people have been waiting for clean water to use. When there was a project to build a water plant in the village, everyone was excited, and pipes were installed to their homes. However, for some reason, after nearly 7 years of waiting, there is still no water to use, and people are seriously lacking clean water.”

According to research, in 2017, the Provincial People's Committee continued to issue a Decision approving the adjustment and addition of a number of related items with the total estimated project cost after adding approximately 27.5 billion VND, increasing the capital by nearly 10 billion VND compared to the total amount initially approved.

The water plant's operating area is rented by a household to store shrimp feed and for daily activities. Photo: PV

Within the project area, some projects have been “shelved” for many years, wasting resources and money and failing to meet the clean water needs of nearly 1,000 households in the three villages of Tho Nhan, Tho Thanh and Tho Phu. These are households located in saline land, lacking fresh water for use.

Quynh Tho residents are "thirsty" for clean water while the water plant is unfinished. Photo: PV

While waiting for the clean water plant to come into operation, nearly 1,000 households that are constantly "thirsty" for clean water in Quynh Tho commune have to buy each tank of tap water for use at an expensive cost.