The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will put into use 15 key projects with total investment of over 2.1 trillion VND (90.4 million USD) in 2019, according to Director of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Van Hong.

Of the key projects, 10 had total capital of more than 1.41 trillion VND (60.7 million USD) sourced from the state budget, including the Nguyen Van Cu road project in My Khanh commune, Phong Dien district; the third phase of the embankment project to prevent erosion along the O Mon River in O Mon district; and the Chau Van Liem high school project in Ninh Kieu district.

The remaining received investments from non-state budget sources, including the Can Tho cardiopulmonary general hospital project invested by Viet Cuong Medical Investment Company with total capital of 400 billion VND (17.2 million USD), which was put into operation in February 2019.

The resettlement project of the Lo Vong Cung historical relic site in My Khanh commune, Phong Dien district, invested by the Hoa Loi Construction Design Company with total capital of 155 billion VND, is expected to be completed in December this year, while the Lang Sen market and rural residential area project in Vinh Thanh district, invested by the Bach Khoa Construction Joint Stock Company with total capital of 73.38 billion VND, will be completed in the third quarter of 2019.-VNA