Delta is taking the lead on the dredging issue in the hopes that a financial commitment from the municipality will spur other levels of government to loosen the purse strings. At Monday night’s Delta council meeting, civic politicians approved a $2 million contribution toward dealing with the silt build up in the Ladner channels of [...]
The Dutch government’s NL Agency has awarded a contract for the provision of consultancy services for the Mekong Delta Plan in Vietnam to a consortium headed by consultancy and engineering firm DHV. Other members of the consortium include Royal Haskoning, Wageningen University & Research Centre, Deltares, RebelGroup and UNESCO-IHE. With its 17 million inhabitants, the [...]
While the seaports in HCM City and Ba Ria-Vung Tau have been always overloaded, the ports in the west of the southern region can only … (vietnamnet) Source: vietnamnet, January 2, 2012;
In her inaugural address, Delta Mayor Lois Jackson highlighted some key environmental, infrastructure and economic projects the municipality… More info: southdeltaleader By Christine Lyon Source: southdeltaleader, December 8, 2011;
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has extended the initial 45-day comment period relating to the remediation of the Acid Brook Delta and the public hearing, because the community was not notified in time. The new public comment period has been extended through January 13 and the public hearing has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. on [...]
Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington grilled Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom on Tuesday about the lack of progress on the issue of dredgi… (delta-optimist) Source: delta-optimist, October 20, 2011;
A proposal to dredge central Queensland’s Fitzroy River delta for a new coal export terminal is “way too risky”, according to a community… By Laura Harding (ninemsn) Source: ninemsn, October 11, 2011;
Flooding in the Rewa Delta areas is expected to be reduced once dredging works is completed by November this year. (fijivillage) Source: fijivillage, September 19, 2011
The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces will increase the combined capacity of their ports system from 15.7 million tonnes in 2010 to 28… (vietnamnews) Source: vietnamnews, September 9, 2011
It’s a good first step but the provincial government needs to step up, says a member of the Ladner Sediment Group following Delta council’s… By Sandor Gyarmati (delta-optimist) Source: delta-optimist, August 19, 2011
