HCMC to extend environmental sanitation project
HCM CITY HCM Citys Peoples Committee has asked the Prime Minister and relevant agencies to approve an extension of the second phase of its environmental sanitation project (Nhieâu Loäc-Thò Ngheø Basin) to 2030 as a foreign contractor has yet to be selected.
The projects second phase has investment cost of more than US$524 million, of which $450 million is from World Bank loans and the remaining $74 million is from the citys 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 XL02.
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 citys Peoples Committee.
Package XL-02 consists of a wastewater treatment plant for the Nhieâu Loäc-Thò Ngheø Canal in District 2s Thaïnh Myõ Lôïi Ward, with a capacity of 480,000 cu.m per day.
In February last year, the management began construction of package XL-01, which includes building an interceptor around eight kilometres in length and with a diameter of 3.2km, a new drainage system, and a wastewater collector sewer for District 2.
The Nhieâu Loäc-Thò Ngheø Basin project plays a key role in the citys socio-economic development as one of the citys largescale environmental projects.
The projects first phase, started in 2003 and completed in 2012, cost VNÑ8.6 trillion ($421 million).
The project included construction of a 9-kilometre long water inlet sluice with a diameter of 2.5-3 metres. It also dredged 1.1 million cubic metres of soil in the canal, and upgraded and expanded streets and bridges along the canal.
Covering about 33 square kilometers, the Nhieâu Loäc-Thò Ngheø Canal runs through districts 1, 3, 10, Phuù Nhuaän, Taân Bình, Goø Vaáp and Bình Thaïnh.
The project is expected to benefit over 1.2 million residents living near the canal, which has been seriously polluted for years. VNS