Construction of the water drainage project for Tham Lương – Bến Cát – Rạch Nước Lên Canal in HCM City to be completed in 2025. — VNA/VNS Photo Tiến Lực

HCM CITY — HCM City has finished many flood-control projects and drainage canals to fight flooding in the coming rainy season.

After suffering months of heat waves, rain has hit the city. However, heavy rains also cause flooding on many roads in the city.

The city’s Department of Construction said it has planned to put into operation a series of flood-control projects to prepare for the rainy season.

The department plans to operate 380 tidal check valves, and five mobile pumping stations with a capacity from 1,000 cubic metres (cu.m) of water per hour to 2,000cu.m of water per hour.

Along with these measures, ten other pumping stations and large tide-control gates in Bình Triệu, Bình Lợi, Phú Lâm, Mễ Cốc 1 and Mễ Cốc 2, and canals of Thanh Đa, Lăng, Nhảy – Ruột Ngựa, Nhiêu Lộc – Thị Nghè and Bà Tiếng will be utilised.

In addition, the department and relevant units have implemented projects to build and renovate drainage systems to solve flooding on 18 main roads such as Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh, Tân Quý, Ba Vân, Trương Công Định, Bàu Cát, Lê Đức Thọ, Quang Trung, Nguyễn Văn Khối, Đặng Thị Rành and Bạch Đằng streets in Bình Thạnh District; Thảo Điền, Quốc Hương, Nguyễn Văn Hưởng, Dương Văn Cam, Kha Vạn Cân streets and the National Highway 1A section in Thủ Đức City; and Phan Anh and Hồ Học Lãm streets in districts 6, 8 and Bình Tân.

It will construct a critical dike section on the left bank of Thủ Đức City from the end of Road No. 26 to the end of Road No. 3, tidal control sluices on the Kinh River and canals of Tra, Vàm Thuật and Nước Lên, and re-enforce the Tẻ Canal embankment along Trần Xuân Soạn Street in District 7.

It will also renovate the main drainage canals of Xóm Củi, Bà Lớn, Thủ Đào, Ông Bé and Thầy Tiêu.

An embankment on both sides of Tham Lương – Bến Cát – Nước Lên Canal section from Chợ Đệm River to Tham Lương Bridge with a length of 19km will be built.

The department will complete three drainage system projects on Nguyễn Văn Khối, Lê Văn Thọ, Quang Trung and Lê Đức Thọ streets in Gò Vấp District, and two other projects to improve the drainage systems of Thảo Điền – Quốc Hương – Xuân Thủy – Nguyễn Văn Hưởng streets, and Thủ Đức Market in Thủ Đức City.

It is also directing affiliated units to effectively operate the existing drainage system.

It will also promote the dredging of sewer and canal systems citywide, ensuring the smooth operation of the city’s entire drainage system.

The project of dredging, improving the environment, and building infrastructure along the Xuyên Tâm Canal section through Gò Vấp District is expected to be started in August this year and completed in April next year.

Meanwhile, dredging work on the Xuyên Tâm Canal section passing through Bình Thạnh District is expected to start in April 2025.

The city is preparing to invest in four projects including renovating Hy Vọng Canal; dredging and improving the environment on Văn Thánh Canal; dredging Bà Lớn Canal; and dredging, building infrastructure and improving the environment on the north bank of Đôi Canal in District 8.

The projects are expected to be completed in the 2026-30 period. — VNS