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He told Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung during their
meeting on March 12 that the bank has mobilised 550,000 USD to provide technical
support for Hanoi, helping the city assess the efficiency of its public
transport system.
A WB group will have a working session with representatives of Hanoi on this
issue in the time to come, he said.
He stressed that environmental management is significant to Hanoi’s
socio-economic development as the capital city has to face environmental
pollution, especially air and water pollution as a result of its fast
development.
Highlighting the WB’s support for Hanoi in air quality management, he said that
the bank will assist the city in upgrading rivers, lakes and canals, devising
anti-flooding schemes and improving the drainage system.
In reply, Chung said in 2017, Hanoi upgraded and dredged 83 out of 124 lakes in
the city, and partnered with German companies in handling water pollution.
He called for the WB’s financial support in treating waste water treatment in
major rivers in the locality.
Source: VNA
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