Ho Chi Minh City, March 25 -- Ho Chi Minh City plans to invest more than 1.23 trillion VND (46.6 million USD) to build the Rach Tra tidal sluice in its northwestern area, part of efforts to address urban flooding.

The project has recently been approved in principle by the municipal People's Committee and will be managed by the city's Urban Infrastructure Construction and Investment Project Management Board.

The sluice is designed to work in tandem with the local irrigation system to prevent tidal intrusion and improve drainage, thereby reducing flooding across 37,162 hectares in the northwest of the city. The area covers Dong Thanh, Binh My, Hoc Mon, Phu Hoa Dong, Cu Chi, Xuan Thoi Son, Ba Diem, Vinh Loc, Tan Vinh Loc and Binh Loi commu...