More wastewater treatment plant inaugurated in Binh Duong
A new wastewater treatment plant in the southern province of Binh Duong with a daily capacity of 20,000cu.m was officially put into operation on November 30 after 18 months of construction.
Binh Duong (VNA) – A new wastewater treatment plant in thesouthern province of Binh Duong with a daily capacity of 20,000cu.m was officiallyput into operation on November 30 after 18 months of construction.
This is the third wastewater treatment plant built in Binh Duong with aninvestment of over 115.2 million USD. It is a sub-project of the WorldBank-funded project to build water drainage and wastewater treatment systems inDi An town.
Covering an area of 6.8ha in Tan Dong Hiep ward of Di An town, the Di An wastewatertreatment plant is equipped with advanced technologies.
Domestic wastewater taken from residential areasis deodorisedand disinfected before dischargingback into the environment, contributing to protecting public health and thewater resource in Dong Nai river basin.
Theproject benefits about 40,000 people living in the wards of Binh An, Di An, TanDong Hiep, An Binh, and Dong Hoa of Di An town.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, Deputy Minister of Construction Phan MyLinh highlighted the significance of the project, saying that it contributes toimproving the local water environment and promoting socio-economic developmentin the locality.
The Thu Dau Mot waste water treatment plant, witha designed capacity of 17,650cu.m per day, was first operational in 2013. Ithad an investment of nearly 2 trillion VND (88 million USD), of which 1.6trillion VND (70.4 million USD) came from Japan’s official development assistance(ODA) funds.
Meanwhile, the Thuan An wastewater treatmentplant, which is capable of treating 17,000cu.m per day was put into use inThuan An town in 2017. It cost nearly 2.5 trillion VND (110 million USD), with 85percent of investment from Japan’s ODA and the remainder from local budget. –VNA
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Illustrative image (Source: nhandan.com.vn) 
