HCM City Department of Transport has proposed building three dykes to protect local riverbanks being eroded.
The three VND600 (USD25.53 million) projects will be carried out in Binh Thanh and Binh Chanh districts.
The biggest one is the VND274 billion dyke at Can Giuoc River in Binh Chanh District. It is 160 metres long and 7 metres wide.
It was followed by one at Cho Dem-Ben Luc River with VND233 billion. The dyke is 200 metres long and 4 metres wide.
Meanwhile, the VND106-billion dyke which protects Saigon River is 100 metres long and 7 metres wide.
As many as 32 sections of HCM City’s riverbank are facing a high risk of erosion with Thu Duc City and the districts of Nha Be and Can Gio being hardest hit. Among those, eight were in critical condition, including three in Nha Be, two in Binh Chanh, two in Thu Duc and one in Can Gio.
HCM City authorities have tightened inspection to tackle illegal sand extraction in local rivers.
HCM City to deal with riverbank erosion through dyke construction
HCM City Department of Transport has proposed building three dykes to protect local riverbanks being eroded.
Source: dtinews.vn, NLD
