Dredging the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal. HCM City wants to extend the environmental sanitation project (Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Basin) to 2030 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’sPeople’s Committee has asked the Prime Minister and relevant agencies toapprove an extension of the second phase of its environmental sanitationproject (Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Basin) to 2030 as a foreign contractor has yet tobe selected.
The project’s second phase has investmentcost of more than 524 million USD, of which 450 million USD is from World Bankloans and 74 million USD is from the city’s budget.
The second phase, which began last year,was initially planned to be completed by 2021. It has two main stages,including package XL-01 and package XL-02.
A foreign contractor for package XL-02,which is under the design-build-operate (DBO) model has yet to be selected,causing delays, according to the city’s People’s Committee.
Package XL-02 consists of a wastewatertreatment plant for the Nhieu Loc – thi Nghe Canal in District 2’s Thanh My Loiward, with a capacity of 480,000 cubic metres per day.
In February last year, the management beganconstruction of package XL-01, which includes building an interceptor aroundeight kilometres in length and with a diameter of 3.2km, a new drainage system,and a wastewater collector sewer for District 2.
The Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Basin projectplays a key role in the city’s socio-economic development as one of the city’slarge-scale environmental projects.
The project’s first phase, started in 2003and completed in 2012, cost 8.6 trillion VND (421 million USD).
The project included construction of a9-kilometre long water inlet sluice with a diameter of 2.5-3 metres. It alsodredged 1.1 million cubic metres of soil in the canal, and upgraded andexpanded streets and bridges along the canal.
Covering about 33 square kilometres, the NhieuLoc – Thi Nghe Canal runs through districts 1, 3, 10, Phu Nhuan, Tan Binh, GoVap and Binh Thanh.
The project is expected to benefit over 1.2million residents living near the canal, which has been seriously polluted foryears.-VNS/VNA
The project’s second phase has investmentcost of more than 524 million USD, of which 450 million USD is from World Bankloans and 74 million USD is from the city’s budget.
The second phase, which began last year,was initially planned to be completed by 2021. It has two main stages,including package XL-01 and package XL-02.
A foreign contractor for package XL-02,which is under the design-build-operate (DBO) model has yet to be selected,causing delays, according to the city’s People’s Committee.
Package XL-02 consists of a wastewatertreatment plant for the Nhieu Loc – thi Nghe Canal in District 2’s Thanh My Loiward, with a capacity of 480,000 cubic metres per day.
In February last year, the management beganconstruction of package XL-01, which includes building an interceptor aroundeight kilometres in length and with a diameter of 3.2km, a new drainage system,and a wastewater collector sewer for District 2.
The Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Basin projectplays a key role in the city’s socio-economic development as one of the city’slarge-scale environmental projects.
The project’s first phase, started in 2003and completed in 2012, cost 8.6 trillion VND (421 million USD).
The project included construction of a9-kilometre long water inlet sluice with a diameter of 2.5-3 metres. It alsodredged 1.1 million cubic metres of soil in the canal, and upgraded andexpanded streets and bridges along the canal.
Covering about 33 square kilometres, the NhieuLoc – Thi Nghe Canal runs through districts 1, 3, 10, Phu Nhuan, Tan Binh, GoVap and Binh Thanh.
The project is expected to benefit over 1.2million residents living near the canal, which has been seriously polluted foryears.-VNS/VNA
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