August 11, 2017 | 22:26 (GMT+7)
Japan funds forecast systems to control floods in Vietnam
PANO - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Vietnam Government signed an agreement on August 10 in Hanoi to grant up to JPY 1.844 billion (USD 16.65 million) for the project for emergency reservoir operation and effective flood management with a comprehensive disaster management information system.
The project will construct hydrological observation facilities to monitor the water level of rivers and dams and the rainfall in the basin of the Huong River, which flows through Central Vietnam. It will also construct a water-related disaster management information system to mitigate flood consequences in the Huong River Basin.
Accordingly, the Japan-funded project features an X-band radar system, hydrology observation stations (10 locations), closed-circuit cameras (14 locations), real-time dam operation systems, direct communication networks (seven lines), an information management system, a multiple information display, a digital signage system for fighting floods, a direct commanding unit, a topographical survey, and a river channel cross-section survey.
The project will increase the number of hydrological observation points which monitor the water level of rivers and river flow volume in the Huong River Basin and shorten the intervals at which rainfall and water level information is disseminated from 60 to 10 minutes. This would improve the capability to manage dams and rivers so as to to prevent and mitigate water-related disaster consequences.
The project will be carried out in 24 months, including detailed design work and the bidding period by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee.
Translated by Chung Anh