Clean water distribution system for rural areas at the North and South Mo Cay district (Implementation Phase)

The Mo Cay district is located in Ben Tre Province which is in the Mekong delta. The Mo Cay district has a population of 40,000. Currently, only 8,000 residents and 400 SMEs are being supplied with potable water by a small water supply plant. The remaining inhabitants use unsafe or polluted untreated or poorly treated water by collecting rainwater digging wells or they should buy expensive bottled water. The situation is aggravated by the fact that in the dry months (January-March) both ground and surface water are salinated.The project is defined as the design delivery installation and subsequent use of an expansion of a drinking water distribution network and the renovation of an existing network in the Mo Cay district. The project consists of the following items:- Design and construction of a booster pumping station with the capacity of 10,000 m3/day- Distribution network and grid with a total length of about 150 km- 10,000 metered connections- Renovation of existing distribution network and grid- A technical assistance programme in management development O&M and customer relations.