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$356-mln canal upgrade proposed to stop flooding in 7 HCMC districts

$356-mln canal upgrade proposed to stop flooding in 7 HCMC districts

HCMC needs to renovate the Tham Luong-Ben Cat-Nuoc Len canal system to mitigate urban flooding and improve waterway transport, a construction department agency has said.
Wastewater washed into Saigon canal by rains kills fish en masse

Wastewater washed into Saigon canal by rains kills fish en masse

HCMC residents watch clean food source become a stinking sewer

HCMC residents watch clean food source become a stinking sewer

Saigon revives polluted canal after two years

Saigon revives polluted canal after two years

A project of VND629 billion ($27.7 million) has given Nuoc Den Canal flowing through HCMC's Binh Tan District a new face.
March 25, 2022 | 02:16 am PT
ADB loans to help improve HCMC drainage capacity

ADB loans to help improve HCMC drainage capacity

The ADB will loan HCMC more than $582 million for two drainage projects with total investments of VND16.2 trillion ($684 million) to tackle its urban flooding and pollution problems.
July 8, 2022 | 04:49 pm PT
HCMC to spend $640M on expressway, canal cleanup

HCMC to spend $640M on expressway, canal cleanup

HCMC plans to build an expressway to the Cambodian border and renovate a canal at a total cost of VND15.3 trillion ($640 million).
December 7, 2022 | 08:53 pm PT
HCMC canal remains stinky, polluted despite cleanup project

HCMC canal remains stinky, polluted despite cleanup project

The Tham Luong – Ben Cat – Nuoc Len canal in HCMC remains filled with garbage, water hyacinth and muck seven years after a cleanup began.
February 15, 2023 | 06:03 pm PT
Saigon houses on brink of collapse as anti-erosion project drags on

Saigon houses on brink of collapse as anti-erosion project drags on

Work that started in 2006 on an embankment along the Thanh Da Canal has yet to be finished, leaving many families living in fear of being swept away.
June 29, 2023 | 04:02 pm PT
HCMC canal cleaned at $211.5M cost polluted again

HCMC canal cleaned at $211.5M cost polluted again

The Tan Hoa – Lo Gom Canal in HCMC remains garbage-filled and malodorous despite a cleanup eight years ago at a cost of VND5 trillion (US$211.5 million).
July 1, 2023 | 08:00 pm PT
HCMC peninsula embankment repair to cost $3.8M

HCMC peninsula embankment repair to cost $3.8M

The HCMC Department of Transport has announced plans to fix an eroded embankment along Thanh Da Canal in Binh Thanh District at a cost of VND90 billion (US$3.79 million).
August 2, 2023 | 08:30 pm PT
HCMC's longest canal back to life after renovation

HCMC's longest canal back to life after renovation

Six months of renovation including dredging, cleaning and erecting embankments have brought positive changes to the Tham Luong-Ben Cat-Rach Nuoc canal, the longest in HCMC.
August 10, 2023 | 05:31 am PT
New canal embankment breaks HCMC houses

New canal embankment breaks HCMC houses

Families along Lo Gom Canal in HCMC’s District 8 are living in anxiety now that their houses are on the brink of collapse due to a new embankment project.
August 25, 2023 | 03:57 pm PT
HCMC’s most populated district gets anti-flooding upgrades to canal

HCMC’s most populated district gets anti-flooding upgrades to canal

Upgrades to the Ba Tieng Canal in HCMC’s Binh Tan District to serve flood prevention is 60% complete after two years of work.
October 29, 2023 | 04:42 pm PT
HCMC footbridge taking shape across downtown canal

HCMC footbridge taking shape across downtown canal

Construction of a much-talked-about footbridge in downtown Ho Chi Minh City is now 90% complete.
December 7, 2023 | 06:30 pm PT
Inferno ravages homes along HCMC canal

Inferno ravages homes along HCMC canal

Eight families living along the banks of Tau Hu Canal in HCMC's District 8 lost their homes to a fire on Monday night.
April 1, 2024 | 10:51 pm PT
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