Lao govt, Indian investor ink deal to develop irrigation system


Bounkham Sidavong (right) and Vikas Misra, signing the contract agreement in Vientiane on May 20. - VT

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): he Lao government and an Indian developer have signed an agreement to develop an irrigation system to boost crop farming in Kaenthao district, Xayaboury province.

Director General of the Irrigation Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Bounkham Sidavong, and Deputy Director of Vijay Kumar Mishra Construction Pvt Ltd, Vikas Misra, signed the contract agreement in Vientiane on May 20.

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