Damaged section of the bypass in Gia Lai to be fixed The People’s Committee of Gia Lai has agreed with the Ministry of Transport’s proposal to dismantle a section of a bypass which suffered severe subsidence and undertake measures to repair it.

Land subsidence a big threat as Mekong Delta sucks out groundwater Land subsidence is worsening in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, and experts told a seminar in Cần Thơ City that over-exploitation of groundwater is one of the factors causing it.

HCM City rivers polluted, warns environment department

The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment has warned about pollution in the Sài Gòn and Đồng Nai Rivers and said the city water supply utility should ensure the water it supplies residents is safe.

Experts call for better water resources management to cope with climate change

Both climate-change adaptation and modern technological solutions are needed to actively manage water resources, deputy director of the Việt Nam Academy for Water Resources, Trần Đình Hoà, told a workshop in HCM City on October 4.

Urban areas in Mekong Delta face serious flooding High tides and land subsidence are causing serious flooding in urban areas in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region, according to Nguyễn Hữu Thiện, an expert on the Delta's ecosystem.

Groundwater pumping could ‘devastate' river systems Rampant and unsustainable extraction of groundwater reserves crucial for food production will "critically impact" rivers, lakes and wetlands in half of Earth's drainage basins by mid-century, researchers warned on Wednesday.

HCM City needs long-term master plan to ensure water supply: experts HCM City needs a master plan for 30 years to make sure that investments in water supply dovetail with the overall long-term plan, experts have said.

City to identity trees best suited to urban areas

HCM City plans to conduct research and identify trees resilient to natural disasters and suited to the local soil.

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First phase of Đuống river water treatment plant inaugurated

The first phase of the Đuống river surface water treatment plant was inaugurated on Thursday in Hà Nội with a capacity of 300,000cu.m per day.