Ho Chi Minh City spends an additional VND830 billion to renovate Tham Luong

Ho Chi Minh City spends an additional 830 billion VND to renovate Tham Luong - Ben Cat canal - Nuoc Len stream

Due to increased costs for compensation, support, resettlement, and the addition of a number of items, the project to renovate the longest canal in Ho Chi Minh City has increased its capital by more than VND830 billion, and the implementation time has also been extended by one year.

On the morning of November 14, the 19th session (special session) of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council passed a Resolution adjusting the investment policy for the project of Infrastructure Construction and Environmental Improvement of Tham Luong - Ben Cat Canal - Nuoc Len Canal (connecting Long An province via Cho Dem River and Binh Duong province, Dong Nai province via Saigon River).

The total initial investment capital of the project is 8,200 billion VND, of which 4,000 billion VND comes from the central budget, the rest comes from the Ho Chi Minh City budget. The city has adjusted the investment capital to more than 9,030 billion VND (an increase of about 830 billion VND).

The project implementation period also lasts from 2021 to 2026, instead of ending in 2025 as originally planned.

The total investment for the project to renovate the longest canal in Ho Chi Minh City has been adjusted from VND8,200 billion to more than VND9,000 billion. Photo: Le Toan

According to the explanation of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, the project needs an additional 205 billion VND for compensation, support, resettlement, and site clearance. The project also has to relocate 7 high-voltage power poles, upgrade 2 500 kV lines to the correct elevation, and relocate and re-establish construction items in the Go Cat landfill area.

In addition, construction costs also increased by VND 917 billion due to the need to add essential infrastructure works such as: Traffic roads in the area of the Vam Thuat and Nuoc Len tidal control sluice project; construction of a water intake system for fire prevention and fighting; installation of 39 new tidal gates for existing sluices, and temporary bridges to serve people's traffic at Da Han canal, Hong Ky sluice, etc.

On the contrary, some costs such as equipment costs, construction investment consulting costs, contingency costs and other costs have been adjusted down by more than VND 292 billion.

The project also increases the land use scale by nearly 3,600 m2. This land is used to arrange traffic roads and technical infrastructure along the route according to the design plan. This land is public land, managed by the State, so there are no compensation and site clearance costs.

The Tham Luong – Ben Cat – Rach Nuoc Len canal infrastructure construction and renovation project has a total length of nearly 32km, passing through District 12, Binh Tan, Tan Phu, Tan Binh, Go Vap, Binh Thanh, Binh Chanh District. It is considered the longest canal renovation project in Ho Chi Minh City.

The project started in February 2023, with items including building concrete embankments on both banks, dredging the canal bed, building 8-12 m wide roads along both sides, installing drainage, lighting, and tree systems, along with 19 drainage culverts, 12 boat docks and 3 connecting bridges.

The project's objective is to help the City drain water, prevent flooding, solve pollution, and connect traffic infrastructure. The City People's Committee sees this as an infrastructure project that serves society and improves the quality of life of the people. When completed and put into operation, the project will lay the foundation for the City's future socio -economic development.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/tphcm-chi-them-830-ty-dong-cai-tao-kenh-tham-luong—ben-cat—rach-nuoc-len-d229985.html