Construction of Hau River Water Supply System (Development Phase)

The project is defined as setting up, and operating, an entirely new (stand alone) clean water supply system including a water treatment plant with a capacity of 20,000 m3/day transmission and distribution pipelines and households connections for the Chau Thanh and Chau Thanh A districts in Hau Giang province.The main components of the project are:- WTP with capacity of 20,000 m3/day,- Transmission pipeline and distribution network,- 76.25 km transmission & distribution pipeline,- 93.25 km service pipeline,- 37598 households and 150 public connections and 500 SME connections,- Information / Education / Communication (IEC) programme,- Technical Assistance Programme.The rural districts Chau Thanh and Chau Thanh A in Hau Giang Province is located in the South East region of Vietnam in the centre of the Mekong Delta. Total area of the Chau Thanh and Chau Thanh A districts is 28,331 ha. The Mekong Delta is by far Vietnam's most productive region in agriculture and aquaculture and less industrialized compared to the rest of the country. Both industry and foreign direct investment are a smaller part of the economy in the region. The system will supply water to 157,912 inhabitants and about 500 SMEs in the Chau Thanh and Chau Thanh A districts.