To prevent flooding, Vinh city invests 900 billion VND in 33 projects
According to information from Vinh City People's Committee, in the period of 2020 - 2025, Vinh City invested over 900 billion VND to implement 33 flood prevention projects.
Specifically, from mid-2023 to present, the city has been investing in many anti-flooding projects combined with urban beautification. A typical example is the investment project to renovate and upgrade the sidewalks and drainage ditches of Nguyen Van Cu Street, from Le Hong Phong Street to Nguyen Si Sach Street, contributing to handling the chronic flooding situation in the area south of this street.
The city is currently completing the final items of the project to renovate the sidewalk of Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street; renovate the sidewalk of Le Hong Phong Street; build drainage ditches along ViLe Nin Street, Truong Thi Street; Nghi Kim - Nghi Van drainage canal; and Doan Nhu Hai Street drainage ditch.
The city also invested in a drainage system for Tran Phu Street, Phong Dinh Cang Street and the connecting canals from An Duong Vuong Street to Nguyen Van Troi Street; to prevent flooding in areas of blocks 6, 7, and 8 of Quan Bau Ward.
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In addition, to connect urban infrastructure and prevent flooding for Hung Binh area, from the beginning of 2023, the city will restart investing in the construction of Ly Thuong Kiet street, the section through Hung Binh ward and technical infrastructure of the park, parking lot, cultural house and resettlement plot division in Vinh Phuc block, Hung Phuc ward.
Previously, to overcome the increasingly severe flooding situation in some low-lying inner-city areas, Vinh city has urgently constructed additional items of the project: Key flood prevention in the city (phase 4), including upgrading Dang Thai Than and Quang Trung canals, Vinh market area, drainage system of Le Ninh street and Truong Chinh street, dredging canals in Hung Dung ward, starting in December 2020, completed in October 2022.
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The representative of the Urban Management Department, Vinh City People's Committee added: From now until 2025, Vinh City will bid for construction and installation, select construction contractors, prepare construction protection documents or prepare design outlines for construction drawings for drainage projects on Phuong Hoang Street, from Nguyen Du Street to Dai Thanh Urban Area, Trung Do Ward; build Nghi Phu and Nghi Duc regulating lakes and connecting canals; increase the capacity of the Southern Drainage Pumping Station (Cau Den Pumping Station) and the Southeast Drainage Pumping Station (Ben Thuy Pumping Station).
In addition, the capacity of the Vinh city centralized wastewater treatment plant and Pumping Station No. 1 in Hung Hoa commune will be increased; the water supply pumping system for Vinh Citadel moat will be improved; flooding on Pham Dinh Toai street and the surrounding areas of Ha Huy Tap ward and Nghi Phu commune (Vinh city) will be reduced.
