Northern Hai Phong city plans to allocate an additional VND814 billion ($33.9 million) in public investment capital for An Duong and Thuy Nguyen districts.

The capital will provide additional resources for Thuy Nguyen to upgrade to a city under Hai Phong city and An Duong to upgrade from a rural district to an urban district by 2025.

The capital will be used to invest in transport infrastructure and urban and social works.

The decision to allocate the funds is part of a resolution adopted at the recent 13th session of the city’s People’s Council.

Of the total, An Duong will receive over VND387 billion ($16.1 million), bringing its total public investment capital in the 2021-2025 period to more than VND860 billion ($35.8 million). Meanwhile, Thuy Nguyen will receive over VND427 billion ($17.8 million), bringing its total to more than VND1.448 trillion ($60.3 million).