Viet Nam: Comprehensive plan needed to prevent flooding in Ho Chi Minh City
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According to Lê Văn Thành, a specialist from [Ho Chi Minh's] Institute for Research and Development, in rainy season, about two thirds of the city’s area is inundated, badly affecting living quality and economy. It costs the city some VNĐ1.5 trillion ($66 million) each year in losses due to flooding, he said.
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[Đỗ Tấn Long from the Anti-flood Centre] said the city is beefing up the improvement work of Tham Lương- Bến Cát and Nước Lên canal with the length of 32km for better irrigation and urban renewal of 14,500 ha basin.
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Additionally, the city will build 76 culverts to control tidal inundation, seven to eight embankments around Sài Gòn river bank and 12km dykes in the opposite bank of Saigon river as well as dredge major drainage system in canals.
Some experts said that construction of dykes and a drainage system is not enough.
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“With low lying areas which are affected by high tides like HCM City, setting up a proper planning of sewer system, using reservoirs and pumping systems are the principle solutions,” [Nguyễn Trọng Dần] said.
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