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Students make rubbish-collecting machine that runs on solar energy
The robot, which is compact, highly mobile and able to move freely across canals, rivers and lakes to pick up rubbish and hyacinth, was made by two university students.
HCM City spends big money to dredge 15 polluted canals
The HCMC flood control center plans to dredge and clear 15 canals in districts 8, Binh Chanh and Hoc Mon to mitigate pollution. Estimated cost is VND200 billion with total length of ditches and canals 64 kilometers.
HCMC to spend big money to save canals in suburbs
VietNamNet Bridge - District 12 alone has 18 canals that need to be improved with needed investment capital of VND817 billion.
Travel firms cry for action to rescue rivers and canals
VietNamNet Bridge - HCMC travel firms, repeatedly complaining about the serious pollution of the rivers and canals in the city, have urged the local authorities to find solutions.
The black canals of Saigon
VietNamNet Bridge – The lives of the people of HCMC have gradually improved, but environmental pollution is still very serious, as shown through the following pictures of black canals in the center of the city.
