The quality of tap water in Ho Chi Minh City is being closely monitored by production and distribution units as well as independent agencies such as the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre and district-level preventive health centres.
The southwestern province of Tay Ninh has granted investment licenses to five solar power projects worth over 14.3 trillion VND (629.9 million USD) in Duong Minh Chau and Tan Chau districts.
The People’s Committee of southwestern Tay Ninh province has decided to suspend the mining of sand in the Dau Tieng Reservoir from April 24 to begin an investigation into the activity.
More financial assistance will be provided for 11 provinces and one State-owned company to ease drought and saltwater intrusion consequences.
A flood control and prevention project proposal for downtown HCM City, worth 20 trillion VND (900 million USD), has been rejected by municipal leaders and irrigation experts.
Local and international experts have proposed solutions to help HCM City secure its short- and long-term water supply.
Dau Tieng reservoir has begun to release water at 30 cubic metres per second on the Saigon River, providing water for HCM City’s residents.
Although the dry season has started, many areas in south-eastern region have faced with prolong drought which would affect the lives of local farmers.
HCM City plans to cope with the 2015-16 dry season as well as the effects of El Nino by transforming crop and breeding models and rotating the release of water from the Dau Tieng reservoir.
