An official stressed the need to strengthen drainage and flood prevention across catchments and sub-catchments while coordinating irrigation, disaster prevention, drainage and urban development plans.
Designed to temporarily store rainwater underground, the plastic rainwater storage system boasts high durability, a porosity exceeding 95%, and easy installation.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan said at a conference held on September 11 that the city expects to outline a plan to build embankments and improve management of land along rivers and canals by the year-end.
The Netherlands highly appreciates the cooperation potential with the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City and other Vietnamese localities, visiting Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen said at a press conference in the city on April 11.
Ho Chi Minh City will spend 29 trillion VND (1.3 billion USD) for anti-flooding and canal dredging, works and cleaning up its highly polluted canal network.
The Mekong provinces of An Giang and Kien Giang have worked together to efficiently use water resources, combat natural disasters and cope with their aftermath.
HCM City will need massive investment from the private sector if it is to meet its goals for transportation, flood control and other areas over the next three years.
Politburo member and Secretary of HCM City’s Party Committee Dinh La Thang has asked the contractor for the city’s tidal flood control project to complete construction by April 30, 2018.
HCM City authorities are being urged to develop a master plan for flood control as new flood-prone areas have emerged and flooding has re-occurred in others.
HCM City has called for investment from Spanish businesses in urban waste treatment, transport and flood control during a recent visit by a Spanish delegation to the city.
The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank (WB) has recently approved more than 500 million USD in support for improvements to road and bridge connections.
Hanoi need joint hands from ministries and state agencies in developing a plan to reduce the use of personal vehicle in the city in order to ease the worsening traffic congestion.
