Hung Yen responds to the national week on clean water and environmental sanitation

On May 3, the Provincial People's Committee held a launching ceremony to respond to the national week on clean water and environmental sanitation in 2019 with the theme: Safe water supply for public health at Phu Cuong Secondary School (Hung Yen city). The launching ceremony saw the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Minh Quang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Clean Water and Rural Sanitation Program.

The delegates attended the ceremony

To implement the National Target Program on clean water and rural sanitation, in 2018, the province has achieved such results as: The rate of rural people using hygienic water is over 96%; the rate of households using hygienic latrines is nearly 95%; the rate of schools with hygienic water and latrines is 99.4%. The proportion of households with hygienic cattle sheds is 71.2%. During the year, there are 6/9 water supply projects in phase II funded by the World Bank that have connected the clock and supply water to people ...

In 2019, Hung Yen strives to reach 98% of households using hygienic water, 80% of households using clean water meeting Vietnamese standards; complete the construction, installation and supply water from concentrated water plants for more than 96.3% of communes in the province; build about 4,000 hygienic latrines...

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Minh Quang emphasized: In 2018, the province has basically completed the objectives and tasks set out in the clean water and rural sanitation program. However, the rate of water supply from concentrated water plants in the province is still low, water quality in some factories is not interested; the rural environmental sanitation in some localities is not ensured, the situation of domestic garbage gathered along roads, near water sources is not handled...

In the coming time, functional units, districts, towns and cities should promote the propaganda to raise people's awareness of using clean and hygienic water; publicize the area and water supply units with water sources not meeting the standards for people to catch and choose to use water sources; strengthen keeping rural sanitation, create a green - clean - beautiful landscape. Schools in the province propagate for students to use water safely, economically and effectively...

After the launching ceremony, delegates visited the concentrated water supply project in Phu Cuong commune.

 

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