The northern province of Vinh Phuc has earmarked nearly 2.14 trillion VND (93.86 million USD) to collect, transfer and handle daily waste at all levels, in a bid to ease environmental pollution.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the provincial People’s Committees of Ha Giang, Vinh Phuc and Thua Thien-Hue on July 6 signed project agreements totaling 223.87 million USD for the Secondary Green Cities Development Project.
With tonnes of waste discarded directly into fields, lakes and ponds or dumped on roadsides for years, the northern province of Vinh Phuc has a serious pollution problem.
Vietnam Bear Sanctuary in Tam Dao National Park, Vinh Phuc, the first of its kind in the country, is opening for visitors to raise public awareness of protecting the endangered species.
Construction of the Vietnam Bear Sanctuary – Phase 2 in the Tam Dao National Park of Vinh Phuc northern province has been completed, announced the Animals Asia on April 19.
Environmental services co-operatives have been operating for years in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, providing a cleaner living environment for residents.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan emphasised the need to make tree planting a regular practice of Vietnamese people at a tree-planting festival on Feb 6.
The People’s Committee of the northern province of Vinh Phuc has issued a 2015-2020 master plan on developing the Dai Lai tourism zone to fully tap the area’s potential.