The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has sought measures to hasten the progress of projects using official development assistance (ODA) capital in the locality.
Ca Mau (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has soughtmeasures to hasten the progress of projects using official developmentassistance (ODA) capital in the locality.
Currently, the locality is hosting 23 ODA projects worth nearly 4.5trillion VND (193.5 million USD), with 3.2 trillion VND (137.6 million USD) comingfrom ODA.
So far, 17 projects are operational. Disbursement as of January 31, 2017exceeded 2.76 trillion VND (118.68 million USD). The projects have helped improverural infrastructure and the quality of the local education and health caresectors.
However, some projects are lagging behind schedule due to site clearanceand capital difficulties.
Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Duong Thanh Binh proposedthat central ministries and sectors define responsibilities in theimplementation of projects relating to climate change prevention and adaption.
Meanwhile, he suggested the allocation of capital for the constructionof a bypass around in Ca Mau city and the expansion of Ca Mau general hospitalto 1,200 beds, while adding some projects to the medium-term investment plan,including the upgrade of National Highway 63 crossing Ca Mau city and a projectto protect coastal area and restore mangrove forest in Kien Giang and Ca Mau.
Binh added that Ca Mau provided more than 851 billion USD (36.59 millionUSD) as corresponding capital for ODA projects in 2011-2016.-VNA
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