The project implements tidal flood control and proactive climate change adaptation for an area of 570 km² with approximately 6.5 million people in the area on the right bank of the Saigon River and central Ho Chi Minh City.
Project name: FLOOD CONTROL FOR HO CHI MINH CITY DUE TO TIDES, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT CLIMATE CHANGE (PHASE 1)
Investor: Trung Nam BT 1547 Company Limited
Investment form: Build – Transfer (BT)
Scale:
- - Construction of 06 tidal control sluices, including Ben Nghe, Tan Thuan, Phu Xuan, Muong Chuoi, Cay Kho, and Phu Dinh, with widths of 40–160 m
- - Construction of 1 pumping station at Ben Nghe sluice with a capacity of 12 m³/s, 1 pumping station of 24 m³/s at Tan Thuan sluice, and 1 pumping station of 18 m³/s at Phu Dinh sluice
- - Construction of 7.8 km of dikes/embankments along the Saigon River from Vam Thuat to Song Kinh at vulnerable sections
- - Small sluices with openings of 1.0 m to 10.0 m from Vam Thuat to Muong Chuoi
- - Construction of a central management building for the entire project and the SCADA system
Location: District 1, District 4, District 7, District 8, Binh Chanh District, Nha Be District – Ho Chi Minh City
Commencement: 26/06/2016