France and Nghe An cooperate to improve urban infrastructure of Hoang Mai town

(Baonghean.vn) - This is the content of the working session between the People's Committee of Nghe An province and the French Development Agency (AFD) in Vietnam on the project to improve urban infrastructure to respond to climate change in Hoang Mai town, Nghe An province, which took place on the afternoon of June 1.

Attending the working session on behalf of AFD were Mr. Fabio Grazi - Head of Infrastructure Department of AFD Vietnam and Ms. Tania Norotte - Manager of water supply, drainage and environmental sanitation infrastructure projects. On behalf of Nghe An province, there were Mr. Huynh Thanh Dien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and representatives of leaders of a number of relevant departments and localities.

Overview of the working session.

According to the project proposal report of the consulting unit, the specific objective of the project is to build a wastewater collection system for the central area of ​​Hoang Mai town with an expected capacity of 3,000m3/day and night, ensuring type B standards before discharging into the environment; build a bypass road for the town combined with rescue and relief to respond to climate change; thereby forming a land fund along both sides of the road for urban development.

The project will also build a solid waste treatment area of ​​about 15 hectares to collect and treat waste for Hoang Mai town; at the same time, invest in building an anti-erosion embankment combined with a road along the Hoang Mai river; ensure safety for 10,000 households, ensure social security issues and contribute to economic development. If the project is implemented and completed, more than 109,000 people will benefit.

To achieve the above objectives, the project will be divided into 3 components: improving urban infrastructure; preventing flooding, responding to climate change; enhancing urban management capacity. The estimated cost of the project is nearly 32 million EUR, of which ODA capital is more than 25.1 million EUR and counterpart capital is over 6.8 million EUR.

GrandfatherFabio Grazi emphasized that AFD strongly supports the project in Hoang Mai town.

Mr. Fabio Grazi - Head of AFD Vietnam Infrastructure Department highly appreciated the efforts of Nghe An province in promoting the project; at the same time, he hoped that the two sides would continue to discuss in detail and reach a high level of consensus so that the project could be approved.

Mr. Fabio Grazi also suggested that the province work with the agencies of the Vietnamese Government, in which the Ministry of Planning and Investment needs to have an official funding request for AFD to approve funding for the project; at the same time, the consulting unit needs to clearly research and demonstrate on a scientific basis the impact and build a warning system of climate change for Hoang Mai town in the project.

In particular, the AFD representative emphasized that the province pays attention to compensation issues and organizes good resettlement for households affected by the project and has propaganda to gain support from local people.

Comrade Huynh Thanh Dien affirmed the necessity of the project for the socio-economic development of Hoang Mai town in particular and Nghe An in general.

Comrade Huynh Thanh Dien affirmed the important role of Hoang Mai town in the development of Nghe An province and the implementation of the project is an extremely urgent and necessary requirement. The province will continue to make efforts with AFD and other ministries and branches to effectively implement the project.

The Vice Chairman of the province pledged that the province will arrange sufficient counterpart funds, carry out propaganda work for the people, ensure the lives of affected people as well as decentralize the direction of project implementation and effective operation after the project is completed and ensure the repayment of loan capital on time as committed.

Comrade Huynh Thanh Dien presented souvenirs to the AFD Vietnam delegation.

At the end of the working session, comrade Huynh Thanh Dien presented souvenirs to the AFD delegation in Vietnam./.

Thanh Duy