HCMC revives polluted canal with $86.2-million project

After 22 years of being filled up and heavily polluted, Hang Bang Canal has been brought back to life.

In 2000, the canal that flows two kilometers through Districts 5 and 6 was filled up following heavy pollution and serious encroachment. By then, the canal spread only two kilometers wide with blackish and stinky water.

To continue its drainage function, a concrete box culvert was installed.

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