Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction proposes solutions to cope with high tides

On the afternoon of October 30, the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee coordinated with the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City to hold a press conference to provide information on socio -economic issues in the city.

Causes of flooding in Thanh Da peninsula area

From October 20 to 25, Ho Chi Minh City recorded flooded areas such as: Vo Van Kiet - Ho Hoc Lam intersection, Pham Van Chieu street, Binh Quoi - Thanh Da route, Tran Xuan Soan street, Huynh Tan Phat street...

According to Mr. Hoang Phuc Dung, Deputy Head of Technical Infrastructure Department, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction, through monitoring the flooding situation in Thanh Da peninsula area, the main cause is due to low-lying terrain compared to the peak tide level of +1.82m, so water has overflowed the embankments and retaining walls, causing severe flooding in the area. Along with that, the Thanh Da peninsula landslide prevention project is in the implementation phase, not yet completed, so there are some vulnerable locations, overflowing water causing flooding.

Mr. Hoang Phuc Dung spoke at the press conference

Mr. Hoang Phuc Dung informed that according to the annual cycle, the Southern region in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular have entered the high tides, which appear from the 8th lunar month to the 12th lunar month. During the monsoon season, combined with the tidal cycle, there has been a tide reaching +1.82m, exceeding the alarm level 3 (+1.6m) and causing flooding in some low-lying areas in the city.

Regarding solutions to cope with the next high tides, the Department of Construction of Ho Chi Minh City has directed its affiliated units to implement many contents. Specifically, strengthening the repair and renovation of damaged sewer locations in a timely manner, dredging sewers and manholes; organizing rain monitoring, collecting garbage in front of the inlet before, during and after the rain; operating the system of tide prevention valves and mobile pumping systems in a timely manner to effectively limit flooding in some areas at high risk of flooding.

In particular, operating 388 tide-prevention valves installed at the sluice gates and coordinating with investors to repair damaged locations, limiting tidal overflow causing flooding for the road and surrounding areas. Operating 17 mobile pumping stations (with capacity from 168m ³ / hour to 2,000m ³ / hour) along with synchronous operation of 10 pumping stations and large tide control sluices (Binh Trieu, Binh Loi, Rach Lang, Rach Nhay - Ruot Ngua, Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe, Rach Ba Tieng, Phu Lam, Thanh Da, Me Coc 1, Me Coc 2) to support flood reduction in accordance with procedures and safety.

The Department of Construction has also assigned investors to speed up the completion of key projects that are being prepared for investment and projects that are being implemented to effectively reduce flooding in areas at high risk of flooding in the city.

While waiting for the projects to be completed and put into operation, the Department of Construction recommends that people in areas at high risk of flooding regularly monitor and update information on weather conditions on mass media. From there, grasp the current situation of rain and tides to have timely and effective plans to respond to complicated weather developments to limit damage to people and property.

Reduce traffic congestion in Ho Chi Minh City

Also at the press conference, Ho Chi Minh City Police issued a document with information related to reducing traffic congestion.

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Police, in Ho Chi Minh City, the main cause of traffic congestion is due to the overloaded traffic infrastructure compared to the number of people and vehicles participating in traffic, and public transport factors have not met the needs of the people (public transport with large exploitation capacity such as Metro currently only has Metro line No. 1). In addition, there are other factors such as weather or traffic incidents, especially the awareness of traffic participants.

Currently, the city has about 336 points at risk of traffic congestion, of which 186 points are assessed as high risk, mainly concentrated in the central area and gateway routes such as: National Highway 13, Binh Trieu Bridge, National Highway 1, National Highway 22, An Phu intersection, Cat Lai port... The list of these points is not fixed but is updated and adjusted periodically depending on actual developments.

Some areas that were previously "hot spots" have had positive changes thanks to the synchronous application of many measures such as: remote traffic diversion, arranging traffic control forces, adjusting traffic light cycles and strictly handling violations that obstruct traffic.

Ho Chi Minh City Police identified reducing traffic congestion as a comprehensive task, requiring close coordination of many sectors and levels, and especially the voluntary compliance of traffic participants. Traffic police will continue to maintain inspection, supervision, and strictly handle violations, while coordinating with relevant agencies and units to adjust and remove long-standing congestion points, contributing to improving the traffic situation.

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