Provincial People's Committee leaders work with World Bank delegation

On the afternoon of April 10, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tu Cong Hoang worked with the World Bank (WB) delegation, led by Ms. Mariam J. Sherman - Country Director for Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, East Asia and Pacific Region, on the Vietnam Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project - Quy Nhon City Subproject (CCSEP - Quy Nhon) and the Binh Dinh Integrated Adaptive Development Project (IRDP).

Working scene

In an overview report on the above two projects, the Department of Finance said that the CCSEP - Quy Nhon Project has a total investment capital of VND 741.9 billion (equivalent to USD 33.2 million); of which, ODA capital is VND 683.5 billion and counterpart capital is VND 58.4 billion.

With the goal of ensuring the sustainability of environmental investment efficiency and strengthening the institutional reform program related to the sanitation sector in the participating cities, the project consists of 4 components: Component 1. Expanding sanitation infrastructure; Component 2. Improving urban connectivity; Component 3. Compensation and site clearance; Component 4. Supporting the implementation and reform of public service institutions.

The project has been implemented in Quy Nhon city since 2017 and was completed on June 30, 2024; contributing to significantly improving environmental sanitation conditions and living conditions of the city's residents. 113,273 people have directly benefited from the project (113,273/80,000, reaching 142%); 57,429 beneficiaries are women (57,429/39,000, reaching 133%); 94,552 people have access to sanitation through household wastewater connections to the sewer network (94,552/80,000, reaching 118%). The recovery rate of drainage and wastewater service costs has reached 100%.

Meanwhile, the IRDP Project with WB loans was approved by the Prime Minister in Decision 2265/QD-TTg dated December 31, 2021 and was allocated a medium-term public investment plan with central budget capital in Decision 1012/QD-TTg dated August 29, 2022. The project has a total investment of VND 2,660 billion (equivalent to USD 115.15 million), of which the WB loan is VND 1,580 billion and the counterpart capital is VND 1,080 billion.

The project will be implemented from 2022 - 2031, with 2 components: Component 1. The route from National Highway 19C connecting Quy Nhon Port, about 6.35km long; Component 2. Construction of the coastal route (DT.639), My Thanh - Lai Giang section, about 38.14km long.

Of which, the Sub-project of Construction of Resettlement Areas, the component project of the Route from National Highway 19C connecting Quy Nhon Port, was approved by the Provincial People's Committee for investment and construction with a total investment of VND 159.930 billion. Currently, the resettlement areas have completed 80% of the construction volume, the scope of the project has been cleared about 7.18/7.86 ha. The Provincial Agriculture and Rural Development Project Management Board is coordinating with localities to clear the remaining 0.68 ha to ensure 100% of the resettlement areas in the coming time.

At the meeting, the two sides discussed the positive impacts, the management of the CCSEP Project; the preparation and implementation of the IRDP Project after the merger of Binh Dinh province with another province.

Ms. Mariam J. Sherman (left cover) discussed the contents that need to be focused on during the preparation and implementation of the IRDP Project.

Speaking at the meeting, Ms. Mariam J. Sherman congratulated Binh Dinh province on completing the CCSEP Project and achieving all the goals set by the project.

Ms. Mariam J. Sherman highly appreciated the close direction of the leaders of Binh Dinh province during the implementation of the CCSEP project, as well as the province's capacity to effectively manage and operate the construction items of the CCSEP - Quy Nhon project after the project was completed.

Ms. Mariam J. Sherman thanked Binh Dinh province for its close cooperation with the WB in the past time; at the same time, she said that she would coordinate and work with the province to promptly remove difficulties and obstacles in the preparation and implementation of the IRDP project in the coming time.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tu Cong Hoang (right cover) answered questions of concern to the working delegation about the IRDP Project.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tu Cong Hoang thanked the World Bank for funding Binh Dinh province to implement many important projects, including the CCSEP - Quy Nhon and IRDP projects.

In the coming time, comrade Nguyen Tu Cong Hoang committed to promptly resolving difficulties in the implementation of the IRDP project; at the same time, he hoped that Ms. Mariam J. Sherman would pay attention and support Binh Dinh province to successfully implement this project. Thereby, increasing access to adaptive infrastructure services and improving the capacity for planning and managing adaptive development to natural disaster risks in Binh Dinh province.