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  Saigon & Dong Nai rivers more polluted

  (16:23:50 PM 03/12/2013)

  Long-term planning is needed to cope with worsening pollution in the Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers, experts have warned.

  Tags: Polluted rivers, HCM City, Dong Nai river, Sai Gon River,
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  Most of rivers are cut into pieces by hydropower dams

  (13:39:26 PM 13/02/2014)

  “I can call up the names of a lot of rivers which have been broken by hydropower dams, but I cannot remember any virgin rivers--the ones which have not been conquered by humans,” said Dr. Dao Trong Tu, a well- known scientist.

  Tags: rivers, broken rivers, hydropower dams,
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  Dead rivers encircle Hanoi

  (14:44:53 PM 25/06/2015)

  Hanoi used to be surrounded by romantic rivers, but now the heavily polluted rivers are threatening the lives and health of people.

  Tags: Dead rivers encircle Hanoi, nhue river, to lich river,
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  Landslides threaten rivers, residents' safety in Hanoi

  (09:29:03 AM 17/08/2015)

  Serious landslides are occurring in the dyke system along the rivers in the capital of Ha Noi, posing a threat to lives and farm production.

  Tags: Landslides, threaten rivers, residents' safety in Hanoi
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  Real estate investors destroying Vietnam capital’s rivers

  (13:58:53 PM 16/01/2014)

  New urban developments in Hanoi are breaking the law by not providing water treatment and dumping untreated waste directly into local rivers and lakes

  Tags: Real estate, investors, destroying, Vietnam capital’s rivers
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  Sand exploiters spoil large rivers in central region

  (10:18:50 AM 04/05/2015)

  Many large rivers in the central region have been compromised by illegal sand exploitation but the local authorities cannot stop the practice.

  Tags: Vietnam, sand exploitation, rivers, central region,
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  Rivers dried up, lakes depleted ‘cause hydropower plant stores water

  (08:42:48 AM 28/03/2014)

  The water level of the Thach Nham barrage, the biggest irrigation work of Quang Ngai province has dropped to the deepest low, because the water has been taken away by the Dakdrink hydropower plant, which is going to operate soon.

  Tags: hydropower plant, rivers, drought
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  The dead rivers

  (15:01:39 PM 27/12/2013)

  In rainy season, the water rises and inundates houses, sweeping crops away. In dry season, the drought chaps the fields. This is what happens with the people in the lower course of the rivers in Central Highlands, where hydropower plants are located.

  Tags: dead rivers, polluted rivers, central highlands, pollution,
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  Power plants add to flood woes

  (15:50:54 PM 26/12/2013)

  Scientists are concerned about the negative impact of hydro-power plants on people's lives in areas hit by extreme weather, while rivers in the South become critically polluted by industrial waste.

  Tags: Industrial waste, hydro-power plants, reducing pollution levels,
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  Sand miners still outwit officials

  (13:52:16 PM 28/11/2013)

  Excessive sand mining, which is illegal, has damsaged many rivers in the central region, causing severe erosion and disrupting the daily lives of local residents, local reports say.

  Tags: Sand miners, outwit, officials
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  Central provinces grapple with increasing droughts

  (20:58:29 PM 23/04/2014)

  Falling water levels in several rivers and increasing salinity intrusion have authorities in the central region scrambling for solutions, local reports say.

  Tags: Central provinces, grapple with, increasing droughts
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  Aquatic rafts aim to clean river

  (10:09:16 AM 02/01/2015)

  VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi authorities have installed aquatic rafts on To Lich River to help revive one of the most polluted rivers in the country.

  Tags: Aquatic rafts, clean river, To Lich River, sewage water, filter water,
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  Central region hit by drought

  (13:52:51 PM 07/04/2014)

  HCM CITY (VNS) — The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked affected localities to preserve water in reservoirs and dredge rivers, canals and wells to mitigate the impact of drought and saline intrusion in the southern and central areas of the country.

  Tags: Central region, hit, by drought
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  Erosion hits Mekong hard in dry season

  (16:30:26 PM 19/05/2015)

  Soil erosion caused mainly by lower levels of water in rivers and canals in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has damaged houses, fruit orchards and construction works.

  Tags: Mekong Delta, soil erosion, residential resettlement areas, dry season,
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  Water weed fights back in Binh Duong

  (10:56:57 AM 27/06/2014)

  Authorities in the southern province of Binh Duong have spent more than a billion dong to remove water hyacinth from canals and rivers, but the weed appears to be one step ahead of them.

  Tags: Water, weed, fights back, in Binh Duong
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  Expert says Hong River flow vital for Delta region

  (09:23:37 AM 14/02/2014)

  Many parts of Hong (Red) and Thai Binh rivers have seen its average water level remarkably reduced - by two metres lower than the previous 20 years.

  Tags: Hong River, Thai Binh River, waterway transport, dry seasons