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JICA helps Ho Chi Minh City upgrade drainage sewer system using trenchless technology

The project will rehabilitate 2.1km ageing pipelines in the city’s downtown, helping improve drainage and sewerage network performance, reduce the risk of road subsidence, and enhance public health and urban resilience.

At the signing ceremony for the JICA grant aid project for trenchless sewerage pipe in Ho Chi Minh City on August 21. (Photo courtesy of JICA Vietnam Office)
At the signing ceremony for the JICA grant aid project for trenchless sewerage pipe in Ho Chi Minh City on August 21. (Photo courtesy of JICA Vietnam Office)

Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) - A construction contract on upgrading old sewer pipes in Ho Chi Minh City using trenchless technology was signed on August 21 between the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Infrastructure Investment and Construction Project Management Board (UICI) and Japan’s Yasuda Engineering Corporation.

The project will rehabilitate 2.1km ageing pipelines in the city’s downtown, helping improve drainage and sewerage network performance, reduce the risk of road subsidence, and enhance public health and urban resilience.

It has a total investment of more than 468 billion VND (17.8 million USD), funded by non-refundable aid from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the city’s counterpart funding.

Construction is scheduled to start in September and complete in December 2028. Once operational, the upgraded system will improve drainage capacity and strengthen the city’s resilience to external impacts.

The use of trenchless technology is expected to minimise disruptions to traffic, local residents, and business activities while improving drainage capacity and structural integrity.

The project is expected to promote the efficient renewal of ageing infrastructure through advanced Japanese trenchless rehabilitation technology. It will also facilitate technology transfer and capacity development, supporting the wider adoption of trenchless technologies in Vietnam.

JICA will continue to support sustainable urban development and improved living conditions in the country.

Over the past time, JICA has supported Vietnam's sewerage and drainage sector through master plan development, wastewater treatment facilities, sewerage and drainage networks, and flood mitigation measures.

In Ho Chi Minh City, JICA has contributed to water environment improvement through the city’s Sewerage and Drainage Master Plan and the city’s Water Environment Improvement Projects.

A pilot trenchless rehabilitation project implemented in 2015 with Osaka city and Japanese companies also laid the foundation for the present project./.

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