The Sài Gòn River is important to HCM City as its fresh water supply and a waterway route with many ports.— VNS Photo Văn Châu HCM CITY — The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed the Department of Construction to set up inspection teams to ensure there is no encroachment on the Sài Gòn River’s banks. At least 100 works will be checked for encroachment, according to the department. They are in nine districts: 1, 2, 4, 7, 12, Bình Thạnh, Củ Chi, Hóc Môn, and Thủ Đức. The inspectors will assess the legal records of 88 approved projects adjacent to the river and 33 housing projects in river protection corridors and propose penalties for projects that have violated regulations. The city requires riverside construction sites to be allocated 30-50 metres away from river banks. But the Saigon Riverside joint venture’s Riverside project has 13 structures located a mere 7.5m from the river, and Văn Minh Co., Ltd. has buildings 10m from the bank. Others violators include Hải Vương Co., Ltd., Thế Minh Construction Co., Ltd., SSG JSC, and Geleximco South. The inspection results will be sent to the People’s Committee by January 15. Construction works are endangering the banks of the… Read full this story
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