HCM City builds dykes against landslides

08/04/2008 -- 10:08 AM

HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has decided to revoke 23,990 sq.m of land in Binh Thanh district’s Ward 26 to build embankments that could prevent landslides in Thanh Da area. The project will build a 705-m embankment from Kinh bridge to Binh Trieu bridge. Construction of the project will begin in September and will be completed after one year. The project, to cost about 49 billion VND (3 million USD), also includes building roads and a lighting system, as well as planting trees along the embankment.-Enditem
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