HCMC hopes to have flooding under control by 2015

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HCMC hopes to have flooding under control by 2015

Ho Chi Minh City is targeting to resolve the perennial problem of flooding caused by rainwater and high tide in the central areas of the City by 2015.

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Drought in central region caused by hydropower plant

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SaiGon GP English 1 week(s) ago

Drought in central region caused by hydropower plant

Authorized organs representing the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have said that they or the ministry have no direct authority to instruct Dak Mi 4 Hydropower Plant to open its ground sluice gates to release water into the Vu Gia River.

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Three key traffic projects inaugurated in Da Nang City

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SaiGon GP English 3 week(s) ago

Three key traffic projects inaugurated in Da Nang City

On occasion of the 38th anniversary of South Vietnam Liberation and National Reunification Day, on April 30, the People’s Committee in the central city of Da Nang inaugurated three key traffic projects.

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HCMC seeks more funds for flood protection projects

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SaiGon GP English 2 month(s) ago

HCMC seeks more funds for flood protection projects

Cao Duc Phat, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and Victoria Kwakwa, director of World Bank in Vietnam, inspected several flood protection projects in Ho Chi Minh City on March 17, to seek more Official Development Assistance funds to complete these projects.

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City needs US$66 million for Tan Thuan sluice

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SaigonTimes English 2 month(s) ago

HCMC – HCMC has to borrow around US$66 million from Thailand’s Neighboring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA) to develop Tan Thuan tidal sluice in District 7.

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Farmers struggle to water their crops

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago

Farmers in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) region are struggling to find water to irrigate their crops as a drought that hit them early this year has caused many rivers and reservoirs to dry up.

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Salt water penetrates further inland in Mekong Delta

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SaiGon GP English 3 month(s) ago

Salt water penetrates further inland in Mekong Delta

This year, salt penetration has occurred early and far more severe in coastal provinces of the Mekong Delta like Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, Kien Giang and Ben Tre.

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Salt water plagues Delta rice farms

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Báo Dân Trí English 3 month(s) ago 1 related news

Salt water plagues Delta rice farms

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta will face a shortage of fresh water as well as increased saline-water intrusion during the dry season, according to the Central Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Centre.

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Salt water plagues Delta rice farms

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago 1 related news

Salt water plagues Delta rice farms

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta will face a shortage of fresh water as well as increased saline-water intrusion during the dry season, according to the Central Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Centre.

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Encroachment of canals, sewers blocks City's waste-water drains

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VietNam News English 5 month(s) ago

Rains and high tides have blocked drains in many areas in HCM City because of illegal building near canals, sewers, manholes and sluice gates.

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HCMC launches no-litter campaign

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SaiGon GP English 6 month(s) ago

HCMC launches no-litter campaign

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment in Ho Chi Minh City on November 21 launched a ‘No-Litter’ campaign in a move to drive residents to stop indiscriminately throwing garbage along canals that is now choking the essential water systems.

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City flood prevention projects to complete by 2015

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SaiGon GP English 7 month(s) ago

City flood prevention projects to complete by 2015

Ho Chi Minh City is targeting to complete all flood prevention projects by 2015, said Do Tan Long, head of the Water Drainage Department under the Steering Committee for the Urban Flood Control Program.

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High tide breaks last year’s record level in HCMC

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SaiGon GP English 7 month(s) ago 1 related news

High tide breaks last year’s record level in HCMC

High tide level broke last year’s record to reach 1.61m by late afternoon on Wednesday, flooding several streets in Districts 2, 7, 8, Binh Thanh, Thu Duc and Binh Tan of Ho Chi Minh City.

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Flood refugees flee resettlement estate

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VietNam News English 7 month(s) ago

Poor living conditions have forced many refugees from flood-stricken areas to flee the Moc Dinh resettlement estate and return to their former homes in Hong Thuy Commune.

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City succeeds in reducing flooding

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SaiGon GP English 8 month(s) ago

City succeeds in reducing flooding

The Steering Committee for Urban Flood Control Prevention in Ho Chi Minh City has successfully implemented a number of measures to curb flooding along several streets that previously were inundated after almost every rainfall.

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