Ho Chi Minh City officials have given the go-ahead to implement a multimillion-dollar flood control project.

The municipal People’s Committee has approved a flood control project proposed by the city’s Steering Center of the Urban Flood Control Program (SCFC).

The project will utilize ODA (official development assistance) loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development under the World Bank, and available funds from the city’s budget, the SCFC said, adding that the project is expected to be carried out during the 2016-21 period.

Total investment in the project is worth VND9.57 trillion (US$429 million), with VND8.761 trillion ($392.7 million) coming from ODA and the rest from the city’s budget, according to the SCFC.  

According to the project plan, sluices and tidal control water locks will be installed in Nuoc Len Canal and Vam Thuat River. In addition, 32.7 kilometers of dam will be built in Tham Luong, Ben Cat, and Nuoc Len Canals, along with nine kilometers of drainage systems to be constructed in Go Vap District. Water channels in Tan Binh and Go Vap Districts will also be upgraded.

The project is aimed at preventing flooding in several districts, including District 8, District 12, Go Vap District, Binh Thanh District, Tan Binh District, Tan Phu District, Binh Tan District, and Binh Chanh District.

Previously, the SCFC said that Ho Chi Minh City will need more than VND2 trillion (US$90 million) for flood control this year, but has so far only been able to arrange a small portion of this amount.

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