(VOV) -Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)on July 30 approved a US$40 million funding to help southern Kien Giang province implement a water supply and waste treatment project in Phu Quoc island.
Construction of the project is being made pursuant to a cooperation agreement signed the same day in Phu Quoc island district between Kien Giang province and Kobe city, Japan.
Signatories to the agreement were Kien Giang provincial People’s Committee Vice Chairman Le Khac Ghi and Kobe Vice Mayor Satoshi Toorii.
Under the terms of the cooperation agreement, construction of a water plant will be built in Cua Can commune next year, with a designed capacity of 20,000 cubic metres per 24 hours.
The project is expected to stimulate greater cooperation between businesses, especially in the fields of the environment, water supply, waste treatment, agriculture, and tourism.
Takahiro Morishita, an official from Kobe took the occasion to introduce the city’s environment policies. With its experience and technology, Kobe city is committed to helping Phu Quoc island achieve sustainable development, he said.
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