Implementing flood control project for central area of Thai Nguyen Province

Recently, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Hoang Hiep and Chairman of the Thai Nguyen Provincial People’s Committee Pham Hoang Son co-chaired a working session on the proposed Flood Control Infrastructure System Project for the central area of the province and the project to build a new Gia Bay Bridge.

Delegates at the working session.

According to the report, the section of the Cau River running through Thai Nguyen is 190 km long, with 16 km flowing through the central area. In recent years, consecutive extreme floods have occurred, and the lack of a synchronous flood prevention system caused severe inundation in 2024–2025. Based on this situation, the province proposes an investment of more than 22.9 trillion VND for a flood control infrastructure system, including a spillway, dikes along both sides of the river, drainage pumping stations, stream dredging, and bridges across the river. The new Gia Bay Bridge has a total investment of 617 billion VND and is expected to be implemented in 2025–2026 to increase flood discharge capacity and reduce flow bottlenecks.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Hiep stressed that Thai Nguyen has experienced two consecutive years of historically unprecedented floods, requiring a new approach based on risk management, controlled adaptation to nature, and comprehensive treatment across the entire Cau River basin. The ministry will conduct an overall basin study in December 2025. In 2025, priority will be given to launching the core urban flood drainage project and the Gia Bay Bridge. In the 2026–2030 period, the ministry will upgrade five major reservoirs and apply AI in forecasting.

Thái Nguyên Provincial Party Secretary Trinh Xuan Truong affirmed the province’s support for an inter-regional approach that both prevents flooding and creates space for riverside urban development. The province commits to allocating funding, accelerating site clearance, and closely coordinating with the ministry to implement key projects synchronously and sustainably.