Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has visited the southernmost province of Ca Mau to inspect landslide points along a sea dyke route in Tran Van Thoi district, which is at risk of breaking.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has called on Hau Giang province to make more efforts to become one of the leading localities in the Mekong Delta region in the next five years.
The Vietnamese Government is making concerted efforts to improve business climate for both domestic and foreign enterprises, including those from the Europe, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on October 17.
The Mekong Delta, home to some 18 million inhabitants, is plagued by severe riverbank erosion, which has been blamed on climate change and human factors.
Fourteen houses and two house floors in My Hoi Dong Commune, Cho Moi district, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang fell into the Hau River due to riverbank erosion on April 22.
Nearly 9,000 households with tens of thousands of people in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang are being affected by riverbank erosion and need to be relocated early to ensure their safety.
Riverbank erosion at several sites in central provinces of Quang Binh and Quang Tri following repeated floods in October and November is threatening public works and the lives of nearby residents.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee will spend 155 billion VND (7.4
million USD) from the city's budget to build a 2.3 km embankment along
the Sai Gon River to prevent erosion at the Cu Chi Tunnels historical
site in Cu Chi district.
A workshop to build a comprehensive resilience plan for integrated flood
risk management in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho was jointly
held by the World Bank (WB) and the provincial People’s Committee on May
10.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has asked the
World Bank to provide loans to help fund HCM City’s flood control
plan, known as Project 1547.
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