More rural Lao communities gain access to clean water


An improved water supply system is handed over to Savannakhet and Khammuan provinces. - VT

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Savannakhet province: Thousands of people in rural areas of Savannakhet and Khammuan provinces now have access to piped water and can drink clean, safe and high quality water, thanks to a grant from the EU through KfW.

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport on Wednesday handed over the Scaling-Up Nutrition and WASH Infrastructure Project (SUNWIP) to provincial authorities, with people in six districts now able to access clean water.

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