The initiative is expected to have a far reaching impact on the area by increasing the provision of clean drinking water to inhabitants from 45 percent to 75 percent.

The Thua Thien-Hue Construction and Water Supply Company requested a further US$43 million in funding from the ADB to increase the total water capacity of the project by 125,000cu.m per day.

Earlier, the ADB also inked an agreement to provide US$53.2 million to projects to upgrade water supply systems and sanitation infrastructure in the central provinces of Binh Thuan, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan and Phu Yen, and the Central Highland province of Dak Nong.