HCM City projects to prevent landslides to cost $75mVietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will undertake 14 projects to prevent erosion, including dredging of vulnerable waterways, at a cost of over VND1.7 trillion (US$75 million) this year, according to its Inland Waterway Management Division. A landslide swept away some 2,000 square metres of land along the Sai Gon River in Thu Duc District’s Hiep Binh Phuoc Ward in 2015. This will facilitate waterway transport between the city and Dong Nai Province to its north-east. The division has called on the city People’s Committee to speed up land acquisition for all the projects. Thousands of square metres of land have been swept away along the Sai Gon River in Thu Duc District in recent years but authorities have failed to take safety measures.

Source: VietNamNet News February 15, 2017 04:18 UTC