Hanoi (VNA) – Stepping up water resources planningis among the core tasks the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment hasset for 2017, aiming to complete a national water resources planning by 2020 andothers for major river basins.
The ministry assigned the National Centre for WaterResources Planning and Investigation to focus on making a plan for the RedRiver-Thai Binh River water resources, while speeding up water resources planningfor Bang Giang, Ky Cung and Serepok river basins.
At the same time, the centre must conduct basicinvestigation into surface and underground water resources, making it along-term task that is closely associated with planning.
According to Trieu Duc Huy, deputy head of the centre, in2016, the centre started designing the water resources planning for Red Riverand Thai Binh River basins by 2030 with a vision to 2050, while implementing anumber of water projects in the Mekong Delta, south central and CentralHighlands regions.
Among those are projects to thoroughly deal with watershortages in dry season and ensuring water security for drought-hit areas inthe regions, he said.
Huy added that the centre has also worked on a project toprotect underground water in major cities, and another to assess water resourcesin a number of big and important islands serving the development of the marine economyand safeguarding national sovereignty over seas and islands.-VNA
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