This Decision approves orientations for the development of water supply in Viet Nam’s urban centres and industrial parks. The objective of this Decision is to work out specific action plans and programmes aiming at supplying quality water in a stable and efficient manner in order to meet water demands. Provisions of this Decision aim at: prioritizing the exploitation of surface water, rationally exploiting and using groundwater and reducing the exploitation output of groundwater in big urban centres; surveying, exploring, evaluating and creating a database on water sources; enhancing the management, supervision and protection of water sources and setting up water management committees in charge of different river basins; prioritizing clean water wastage prevention projects; performing the unified state management of water supply from the central to local level; etc.
Viet Nam · 2009-11-20