HCM City set to clear canals
The HCM City People’s Committee has asked district authorities to work with agencies to crack down on illegal encroachment on rivers, canals and the drainage system in an aim to prevent flooding. Lê Văn Khoa, vice chairman of the People’s Committee, said that illegal encroachment on rivers and canals was one of the main causes of serious flooding. The filling of canals with rubbish and illegal building on waterway banks have slowed canal drainage, he said. Khoa asked district authorities to work with agencies to strictly punish violators that damage the drainage systems in the city.
