Kien Giang was transferred 48.84 hectares of rice land to implement the project of investing in building a water supply system.

In Official Dispatch No. 555/TTg-NN, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha approved the People's Committee of Kien Giang province to decide to change the purpose of using 48.84 hectares of rice-growing land to non- agricultural land to implement the Investment Project to build an inter-district raw water supply system of An Bien, An Minh, U Minh Thuong, Vinh Thuan, phase 1.

Changing land use purpose to build inter-district water supply system in U Minh Thuong region. (Illustration photo)

The Deputy Prime Minister requested the People's Committee of Kien Giang province to be responsible for the content and data of the report, organize inspection and review of the current status of land use to ensure consistency in records and field, and ensure the rice land quota allocated by the Prime Minister; take full responsibility before the law and the Prime Minister for the decision to change the purpose of rice land use to ensure compliance with the provisions of the law on land, the law on investment and other relevant laws;

Kien Giang province must ensure economical and effective land use, avoiding loss and waste; be responsible for inspecting and supervising the separation and use of topsoil according to the provisions of law; regularly inspect and resolve difficulties and problems in the process of organizing the implementation of land use conversion for rice cultivation in accordance with the provisions of law.

Investment project to build an inter-district raw water supply system of An Bien, An Minh, U Minh Thuong, Vinh Thuan with a total investment of more than 881 billion VND, implemented in the period 2022 - 2025.

Scale of the investment project to build an inter-district raw water supply system, a water transmission pipeline with a capacity of 30,000 m³/day and night, including collection works, tanks, raw water pumping stations, ground leveling, fence gates; operation management house; generator house; 22KV medium voltage power line.

The water transmission pipeline system has a total length of about 97km, including: a main water transmission pipeline of 22km in length, with a maximum capacity of 45,000 m³/day and night; an additional auxiliary pipeline connecting to 9 existing water supply stations with a length of about 75km.

Raw water reservoir of 900,000 m³, lake area of 30ha. Construction of 2 pumping stations, including booster pump station 1 with capacity of 1,000 m³/h, booster pump station 2 with capacity of 500 m³/h; reservoir, gate, fence, management house, generator house, 22KV medium voltage power line...

The implementation of the investment project to build an inter-district raw water supply system of An Bien, An Minh, U Minh Thuong and Vinh Thuan in the U Minh Thuong region aims to supply water to existing stations, gradually replace underground water sources and supplement a part of clean water for residential areas and industrial clusters of the districts.

At the same time, provide a water source that is guaranteed in quality, not polluted, not contaminated with alum, not contaminated with salt and hygienic, increase the rate of households using clean water according to the national target program on new rural construction.

When the project is completed and put into operation, it will provide people and water users in the Upper U Minh area with water for daily life and production, ensuring quantity and quality, overcoming the shortage of water for daily life in the dry season, contributing to improving people's lives and health. Thereby, the project contributes to promoting local socio-economic development, reducing social costs due to diseases related to water sources.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/kien-giang-duoc-chuyen-4884-ha-dat-lua-sang-thuc-hien-du-an-dau-tu-xay-dung-he-thong-cap-nuoc-d221074.html