ODA loans were disbursed to develop socio-economy in Kien Giang province. (Photo: kiengiang.gov.vn)Kien Giang (VNA) – More than 1.1 trillion VND (47.8 million USD) inofficial development assistance (ODA) was disbursed for socio-economicdevelopment in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang during the 2011-2016period.
Of the total amount, 195.5 billion VND (8.45 million USD) was fortransportation, 47.6 billion VND (2.05 million USD) for education, nearly 78billion VND (3.35 million USD) for healthcare, and 247.86 billion VND (10.72 million USD)for agriculture-rural development.
The effective disbursement of ODA has created a face lift for the province,with a line-up of infrastructure facilities having been constructed orupgraded, and temporary houses along the river banks having been demolished.
Roads and bridges were heavily invested, facilitating travel of locals livingin mountainous, remote and border areas.
Meanwhile, the province paid due attention to irrigational projects, makingcontributions to controlling saline intrusion, and responding to climate changeto ensure sustainable agricultural production.
Regarding the healthcare sector, investment of modern equipment has helpedreduce diagnosis errors, and served locals’ demands for treatment in manyhospitals.
According to Nguyen Thi Kim Be, deputy head of Kien Giang province’s NationalAssembly delegation, the provincial People’s Committee has concretised andissued documents regulating ODA management and use. Accordingly, ODA capitalhas been disbursed in line with legal regulations.
The province is asking the Government for arranging capital to build additional18 drains worth nearly 1.5 trillion VND (10.65 million USD) to response toclimate change, and support local agriculture and aquaculture cultivation.-VNA
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