Viet Nam: Ho Chi Minh city still plagued by flood ‘black spots’
"A long-term plan with detailed and comprehensive measures is urgently required as the climate is becoming more complicated and abnormal" said Le Huy Ba, director of the Institute for Environmental Science Engineering and Management.
Do Tan Long, head of the centre’s Division of Drainage Management from the Centre for Flood Prevention, said that a project to build dykes and drainage systems worth US$611 million had helped clear 48 flood black spots.
"However, the project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development can draw only short-term solutions to flood handling," he said. "Therefore, the centre will soon implement other long-term programmes on flood prevention along with existing technical measures."
"More importantly, there will be a flood map estimated to cost VND4.5 billion ($250,000) if approved by the municipal People’s Committee," he said.
"The map will be a tool for us to create scenarios and contribute to minimising the effects of natural disasters in general."