Can Tho, Feb. 14 -- Representatives of the Can Tho city People's Committee had a working session with a delegation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on February 13 to discuss a project on developing transport network in adaptation to climate change in the Mekong Delta locality.

The Mekong DPO project includes upgrading and expanding National Highway 61C's section running through Can Tho, and constructing a road connecting O Mon and Thoi Lai districts of Can Tho to Giong Rieng district of Kien Giang province. It has an estimated total investment of over 8.78 trillion (362 million USD), with JICA's official development assistance (ODA) loans covering more than 5.73 trillion VND (225.45 million USD).

As scheduled, the pr...