$158 million invested in water supply system in HCM CityHo Chi Minh City Finance and Investment state-own company (HFIC), State-owned commercial bank Vietcombank and the Saigon Water Corporation (SAWACO) this morning co-signed an agreement on implementation of the water supply program worth VND3,650 billion ($158 million). Residents in Can Gio District use tap waterThe program targets to provide fresh water to most households in HCMC. From 2010 to now, HFIC has financed 160 projects in the city with total spending of VND25,800 billion including infrastructure, education, medicine and water supply. For years, People’s Committee, related agencies and Sawaco have made concerted efforts to develop the city’s water supply system striving to provide fresh water to all households in the city. Since 2015, HFIC and Sawaco have together built 33 water reservoirs and pipes in districts with total investment of VND3,300 billion of which HFIC contributed VND2,440 billion.

Source: VietNamNet News August 09, 2017 07:52 UTC