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  Restored HCM City canal polluted once again

  (11:08:37 AM 30/12/2014)

  Trillions of dong spent to clean Ba Bo canal, which runs through HCM City and Binh Duong province, have gone to waste, as the canal has become polluted again due to untreated waste water from nearby factories.

  Tags: Ba Bo canal, HCM City, Binh Duong, pollution
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  A bubbling, polluted canal in Saigon

  (17:43:46 PM 20/08/2014)

  The 2-km-long Ba Bo Canal that extends between Binh Duong Province and Ho Chi Minh City has been covered by white bubbles that look like snow for many years.

  Tags: canal, polluted, Sai Gon
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  Nhieu Loc Canal – a time to revive

  (11:11:38 AM 01/11/2014)

  For those who have lived along Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal for decades, the scenery there 20 years ago is unthinkable now. A place where people kept at arm’s length in the beginning has been transformed into a converging point for city dwellers as well as visitors. And further transformation is in the pipeline.

  Tags: Nhieu Loc, Canal, a time, revive, clean, water, green
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  Widened Saigon canal improves environment

  (21:33:27 PM 16/02/2015)

  A 600 metre-odd stretch of the Hang Bang canal in HCM City's District 6 will be widened to 11m, its original size.

  Tags: HCM City, Hang Bang canal, improves environment,
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  HCM City canal remains dirty after $46m cleanup

  (10:41:52 AM 23/01/2015)

  Though HCM City and Binh Duong have spent more than a trillion dong (US$46.7 million) in the past eight years to clean up the Ba Bo Canal, the increasing discharge of untreated wastewater from nearby factories means the efforts have come to naught.

  Tags: HCM City, Ba Bo Canal, dirty, wastewater treatment system,
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  Rubbish-filled canal leads to mosquito plague in Hanoi's district

  (12:04:39 PM 19/03/2015)

  A garbage-filled canal and lake in Tu Lien Ward in Tay Ho District is blamed for a plague of mosquitoes harassing thousands of residents.

  Tags: :Rubbish-filled canal, lake, mosquitoes,
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  Water in Gia Dinh canal black from pollution, rubbish

  (16:56:30 PM 15/06/2015)

  Gia Dinh canal is well known in HCM City as the ‘dead canal’ or ‘black water canal’.

  Tags: Vietnam, Gia Dinh Canal, black water,
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  Vietnam allocates $450 million to clean Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe canal

  (11:03:41 AM 05/03/2015)

  The negotiations to seek capital for the second phase of the Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Canal upgrade project were completed in 2014, and project implementation will start this year.

  Tags: Vietnam, Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe canal, cleaning,
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  HCM City struggles to find funds to halt canal pollution

  (14:32:07 PM 31/12/2014)

  Canals in HCM City, including those under restoration and dredging, could become polluted again if no drastic measures are taken to cope with the critical issue, heard a conference held last week in HCM City.

  Tags: HCM City, collect, household wastewater, waterway transport
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  HCM City plans to clear canal slums

  (15:37:49 PM 07/03/2015)

  HCM City's People's Committee plans to relocate more than 4,400 households living in slums along canals this year.

  Tags: HCM City, clear canal slums, resettlement land fund,
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  Ho Chi Minh City continues canal project

  (10:53:09 AM 11/10/2014)

  ​HCM City’s People’s Committee has approved the second phase of its environmental sanitation project (Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Basin) in a bid to improve its urban environment. The project will be implemented in 2015-2020 at a total cost of 11.1 trillion VND (524 million USD), including an Official Development Assistance loan from the World Bank for 450 million USD.

  Tags: Ho Chi Minh City, canal, project, Nhieu Loc-Thị Nghe canal
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  Dead fish cover 4-km long section of Saigon canal

  (15:45:01 PM 21/04/2015)

  Thousands of fish in a state of decomposition are floating on a 4-km long section of Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe in Tan Binh District, emitting a terrible odor affecting local people and passers-by.

  Tags: Dead fish, 4-km long, section , Saigon canal,
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  How much money does HCM City need to clean its canals?

  (22:11:22 PM 03/11/2014)

  Trillions of dong have been injected into projects to solve canal pollution in HCM City but the results have been temporary.

  Tags: How much, money, HCM City, need, clean, canals, Nhieu Loc
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  Illegal earthworks clog HCM City canals

  (15:44:22 PM 28/10/2012)

  Illegal encroachment and occupation of river and canal sections in HCM City have blocked their flow and polluted their waters, according to the HCM City Urban Drainage Co Ltd.

  Tags: Illegal , earthworks , clog , HCM City , canals
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  Hundres of millions of USD needed to reduce pollution in Dong Nai River

  (10:23:26 AM 04/12/2014)

  In order to improve the water quality of the Dong Nai River, it is necessary to reduce the volume of polluted waste water in the canal network.

  Tags: Hundres millions, USD, needed, reduce pollution, Dong Nai River
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  Five major projects to revamp HCM City in 2015

  (14:46:07 PM 25/02/2015)

  There are five urban projects that the country's largest city aims to complete in 2015. According to online newspaper Vnexpress, these include the building of its first-ever pedestrian zone, bringing into use the Pham Van Dong Road, the construction of a steel flyover at the Go Vap six-way intersection and the Thanh Da Channel Bridge, and making improvements to the Tan Hoa-Lo Gom Canal, which will also involve expansion of the roads lining it.

  Tags: HCM City, pedestrian zone, Y-shaped steel flyover,