Tag: "groundwater"
Ho Chi Minh City reduces groundwater extraction to fight land subsidence
Ho Chi Minh City 15:06 17/09/2025Reducing groundwater extraction is a key step in Ho Chi Minh City’s proactive strategy to combat land subsidence, according to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Trung Chon, head of the Research Institute for Sustainable Development at the University of Natural Resources and Environment.
Ho Chi Minh City groundwater risks overexploitation: seminar
Vietnam News 18:40 28/04/2022The overexploitation resulted in a drop in groundwater levels and land subsidence in multiple places
Fast-sinking Ho Chi Minh City seeks to end groundwater extraction
Vietnam News 16:20 19/10/2019Around 100,000 wells are pumping up nearly 700,000 cubic meters of groundwater every day in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta sinking at worrying rate: expert
Vietnam News 13:48 25/09/2017Excessive use of groundwater is considered the primary reason
Ho Chi Minh City proposes ban on groundwater exploitation
Vietnam News 14:35 24/08/2017Groundwater is not safe for consumption and its exploitation can cause subsidence
