Thursday, October 14, 2010

New waterworks begin supplying City districts

HCM CITY — The Thu Duc waterworks began operation on Monday, five years after its construction began, supplying 300,000 cubic metres of water daily to several districts in HCM City.

Thu Duc Water B.O.O (Build-Own-Operate) Corporation, the investor, has also built the 315,000 - cubic metre Hoa An water pumping station in southern Dong Nai Province and laid pipes between Thu Duc and Nha Be Districts.

The waterworks cost more than VND1.7 trillion (US$87.6 million) which was brought in by the company and loans from the Viet Nam Development Bank.

Its output is being bought by the Sai Gon Water Supply Corporation (SAWACO) for supply to Districts 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, and Nha Be.

SAWACO will also supply Thu Duc, Binh Thanh, and Go Vap Districts when it links the pipelines in both places.

Nguyen Thanh Tai, deputy head of the city People's Committee, said the plant will enable the city to supply clean water to places that are now lacking, helping improve the quality of life for residents there.

Thu Duc Water B.O.O Corporation is a joint venture between Water&Environment Joint Stock Company, HCM City Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company, Construction Corporation No.1, HCM City Investment Fund for Urban Development, Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Corp and Thu Duc Housing Development Joint Stock Company. — VNS

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