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Residents question HCMC drainage project after flooding
============================================ Last weekend’s flooding of many city streets has many residents worried and questioning the effectiveness of the new drainage system that Ho Chi Minh City is installing. A resident on District 10’s Le Hong Phong Street said it was usual to see flooding in her area. “But we don’t know why the street is still flooded even after giant drains were dug,” she said, looking at the street that was submerged by up to 0.4 meters after a three-hour downpour on Saturday. Many other citizens around the city, especially in Binh Thanh and Tan Binh districts, are wondering the same thing. Saturday’s downpour caught the city unprepared, submerging streets both in the inner city and the suburbs, leaving many vehicles stranded for hours. The city’s flood control center on the same day blamed the flooding on the unusual timing of the downpour and the fact that many infrastructure works were underway on the streets. It also blamed the inadequate drainage system for the problem. Commenting on the issue, Dang Ngoc Hoi, HCMC Water Environment Project’s management division head, said although new underground drains have been installed for Le Hong Phong Street, they have not yet been linked with those on nearby streets. Once the drains are connected early next year, the whole network will be able to effectively prevent flooding in the area, Hoi said, noting the situation is the same on An Duong Vuong, Chau Van Liem and Su Van Hanh streets. The US$270.3-million environment hygiene project involves installing pipes to carry wastewater to the city’s waste treatment plants. Digging work for the drainage project, which is expected to help alleviate flooding in the area around Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal, was started in May last year and the project is slated for completion by December this year. Le Toan, deputy director of the city Transport Department and head of the East-West Highway and HCMC Water Environment project, said the closing of Ben Nghe Canal for the construction of the 1.5 kilometer Thu Thiem Tunnel was among the reasons for the flooding in the city center. On Saturday, major streets like Le Loi, Nguyen Hue, and Pasteur were under 0.3 meters of water. But Toan said the new drainage system proved effective to some extent, pointing out that the water receded faster than usual even though the canal was not reopened. To Van Truong, former head of the Southern Irrigation Planning Institute, said the severe flooding showed that infrastructure was not keeping pace with the city’s development. He said the city has failed to make necessary preparations such as having the canals dredged or clearing the drainage system to deal with the unusual downpour. As a result, although the downpour was not too heavy, the city was already flooded, he said, noting “a disaster could happen if the city received 200 millimeters of rainfall during high tides.” Sunday’s rainfall was measured at 117 millimeters by the Southern Hydro-Meteorological Center. The city must have systematic solutions to the problem of flooding, he said. Reported by Nguyen Dinh Muoi Quote:
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 so all go there mostly for pleasure.... Cheerios....SS08 ^_^
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 Last time I tried 2 months in advance oready got problem as booking not open.... Cheerios....SS08 ^_^
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SIFAT aka backside have lah.....u want??? kekekeke Cheerios.....SS08 ^_^
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All the translations above are WRONG!!!! Ignore them... Alamak so easy, this message simply says, "hey you are one more Sinkaporean falling into the magic of Vietnamese gals and therefore better learn some vietnamese in order to communicate with me if u are interested in me" Cheerios......SS08 ^_^
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In HCM, however many charbo wear trousers/jeans or short pants (ease in riding motorbikes) hence the 'up-view' is no view sadly... I reckon DB view chances are much higher (just like in little Vn here...booblovers will be very happy.. just happened to see KT & Ah Boon's entries at http://sammyboy.online/3543386-post5169.html mentioning DB...) 
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but it's true .... to cheong enjoyable and have a sextisfied trip in HCM .. it's better to be speak some vietnamese else communication is totally breakdown and there's not connection and chemistry buildup ... i got this gal number from a senior bro in this forum ... and it did come in handy for last minute situation ... on my last nite in HCM .. which i have been on vegetarian diet for the past 2 nites .. i'm not going back to SG without any "release" .. we went to Bar 91 after having dinner at a restaurant along Hai Ba Trung ... gals r very young... and we couldn't find any we like and with a US$20 bar fine plus US$100 LT fee .. we dun find it's worthy ... so we go over to Napoly Lounge hoping to hook up the hostess there but was disappointed ... the hostess play hard to get ...  so we end the nite going back to hotel alone .. again ... then i remember i have this gal number but she could not speak any english thus i have to get the hotel reception to help ... thinking that all is well and taken care of ... i proceed to wait in my room ... 30 mins later my mobile rang and she was speaking to me in vietnamese which i dun understand a single thing .. i had to go down to the reception and get help again ... thinking all is taken care of .. i go back to my room ... 15 mins later, my mobile rang again and it was her ... i couldn't understand a single word and i'm not going down to the reception again so i text her the hotel name and my room number ... 10 mins she was in front of my room door ... everything was SOP ..... we tried to talk but could not understand a single word .. it's so annoying ... she didn't stay long .. which i'm quite glad cos i'm pretty tired after a whole day of walking and shopping ... pay her and i went to dreamland almost immediately .... 
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