Que Phong District operates a water plant worth over 41 billion VND after nearly ten years of construction and installation.
(Baonghean.vn) - After many years of being "shelved", the Kim Son town water plant project (Que Phong district) worth more than 41 billion VND has been assigned by the Provincial People's Committee to Que Phong district to temporarily operate to provide clean water to the people.
The assignment of the Provincial People's Committee to Que Phong district to temporarily operate the Water Plant to supply clean water to people is stated in Document No. 341/TB-UBND dated June 29, 2020 of the Provincial People's Committee (Notice of conclusion of the Provincial People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Trung at the working session with the leaders of Que Phong district held on June 13, 2020).
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| Kim Son town water plant (Que Phong district). Photo: Nhat Lan |
According to Document 341/TB-UBND, during the time of carrying out the procedures for settlement and selecting the operating unit according to regulations, the Provincial People's Committee agrees in principle to assign Que Phong district to temporarily operate the water plant to solve the clean water needs of the people; assign the Department of Construction to guide the district in implementation.
On August 5, 2020, the Department of Construction issued Document No. 2175/SXD-HTKT requesting the People's Committee of Que Phong district to temporarily operate the Kim Son Water Plant, Que Phong based on Document No. 341/TB-UBND of the Provincial People's Committee.
The Department of Construction also instructed Que Phong district that during the process of organizing the operation of the Water Plant, it is necessary to manage the quality of water supply works; conduct testing of clean water quality parameters; exercise rights and obligations as a water supply unit; and base on the regulations of the Provincial People's Committee on clean water consumption prices to organize implementation.
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| Sedimentation profile of Kim Son Water Plant. Photo: Nhat Lan |
According to Mr. Le Van Giap - Chairman of Que Phong District People's Committee, at present, the district has assigned the Project Management Board to coordinate with the construction unit to establish a temporary operating team to operate the Water Plant under the direction of the Provincial People's Committee and the guidance of the Department of Construction.
The Kim Son Town Water Plant project has a total investment of more than 41 billion VND. The water treatment plant was completed in 2012, however, the installation of level I and level II pipeline systems and connections to households was not completed until 2017.
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| The raw water exploitation point for Kim Son town water plant is located in the middle of Nam Giai river. Photo: Nhat Lan |
In September 2019, after verifying citizens' petitions, it was determined that Kim Son Town Water Plant was only operating for 2 hours/day. The operation was basically aimed at maintaining machinery and equipment and cleaning the level I and level II pipeline systems and the pipelines connected to more than 700 households in Kim Son Town and a few customers in Muong Noc and Tien Phong communes.
