Belgian-funded drainage system inaugurated in Binh Thuan
A drainage system of North Cho Lau town centre, Bac Binh district, the central province of Binh Thuan, built with Belgium’s financial aid, was inaugurated on July 7.
Belgium’s Ambassador to Vietnam Jahanne Roccas (Photo: VNA)
Binh Thuan(VNA) – A drainage system of North Cho Lau town centre, Bac Binh district, thecentral province of Binh Thuan, built with Belgium’s financial aid, wasinaugurated on July 7ꦜ.
Work on the system, which has17 pipe lines with a total length of 4,110 metres, began in June 2016. TheBelgian Government provided 684,000 EUR for the project and the Vietnamesegovernment allocated 196,000 EUR. The system is expected to improve Cho Lau central area’s drainage and solve partialflooding in the area in monsoon season, said Pham Van Nam, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee at theinauguration ceremony. He added that Binh Thuan hasbeen facing climate change’s challenges such as coastline erosion, salt waterintrusion, droughts and floods which have negatively influenced locals’ life, withBac Binh one of the hardest hit localities. Belgium’s Ambassador toVietnam Jahanne Roccas said the project will improve the living conditions for over2,000 households in Cho Lau town. The drainage system isa pilot construction under the project Integrated Water Resource Management and Urban Development in Relationwith Climate Change in Binh Thuan province. The project, funded by Belgium’sgovernment, runs from 2013 to 2019 with a total cost of 6 million EUR. It aims to build the capacityof the locality in terms of integrated water resources management and urbandevelopment relating to climate change while enhancing climate changemanagement capacity of local authorities and building a comprehensive strategyon climate change.-VNA
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Belgium’s Ambassador to Vietnam Jahanne Roccas (Photo: VNA) 
