Bac Ninh province to build 154 million USD urban area
A 360ha urban area will be built in Luong Tai district in the northern province of Bac Ninh, with an investment capital of more than 3.6 trillion VND (154 million USD).
Luong Tai district in the northern province of Bac Ninh. (Photo: dailymaybay.vn)
Bac Ninh (VNA) - A 360ha urban areawill be built in Luong Tai district in the northern province of Bac Ninh, withan investment capital of more than 3.6 trillion VND (154 million USD).
The plan for the project in Thua town, which wasrecently approved by the provincial People’s Committee, will be divided into anadministrative centre and an urban area.
The investment will be jointly funded by the Statebudget and the private sector. Nearly 1 trillion VND will be spent for housingand the urban area, nearly 1.2 trillion VND for the transport system, 207billion VND for the administrative centre, 160 billion VND for healthcare and 145billion VND for education.
The administrative area will hold the headquartersof the district People’s Council, People’s Committee, Han Thuyen secondaryschool, a sport centre, a park and roads.
Meanwhile, the urban area planning will bedetailed from now until 2020 to attract infrastructure projects in housing, parks,education and training.-VNA
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Luong Tai district in the northern province of Bac Ninh. (Photo: dailymaybay.vn) 
