The Saigon Giai Phong (Liberated Saigon) daily cited the sources from the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment as saying that Spain will send technical experts to the city to carry out its funded project.

The experts will assess the pollution level and discuss technical measures to prevent the waste water sources from contaminating the river, the daily said.

The Saigon river is the main water source for the Tan Hiep Waterworks in the country’s largest city.