Saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta is forecast to continue and get worse amid tidal surges in the time to come, according the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Ho Chi Minh City should push for completion of programmes on flooding, pollution, traffic congestion and urban renovation, Tran Vinh Tuyen, Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, said at a recent meeting.
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.
Ho Chi Minh City hopes to expand cooperation with the French-speaking Wallonie - Bruxelles region of Belgium, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has said.
HCM City will mobilise all possible resources for spending on anti-pollution measures and urban improvement to raise the quality of life as set out in a recent Party Committee resolution.
Tran Manh Duc, who lives on Hoang Sa Street that runs along the Nhieu
Loc – Thi Nghe Canal, known not too long ago as the dirtiest in HCM
City, has taken up a new hobby.
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