Residents of a Ngu Hanh Son ward street say a drainage project meant to ease flooding has left cracks in their homes, Tuoi Tre reported on November 1. The work runs along Hai Trieu and Bui The My roads, from Ba Bang Nhan road, and the ward People's Committee is the investor.
The drain is intended to stop flooding in residential areas in the rainy season, especially on Ba Bang Nhan and Dang Thai Than roads and nearby streets.
What residents describe
Some houses have cracked floors and walls, and one crack is wide enough to fit a whole hand, the paper reported. One resident said his veranda has sunk about one to two centimetres since construction began, and another said some iron gates no longer open and close properly.
Residents blame vibration from hammer pile-driving equipment. Barriers, machinery and materials have also narrowed Bui The My road, making daily travel harder.
Some of the affected houses sit in a planning zone that has been frozen for nearly 20 years, which already made repairs and renovation difficult for their owners.
Ward and contractor respond
A ward representative told Tuoi Tre that the authorities know about the situation and are re-checking how many households are affected. No figure was given.
A deputy director of the contractor, Ky Trung Co., Ltd, confirmed that some households have been affected. He said the approved design used vibratory hammers, and that after complaints the company paused work for nearly a month and switched, with the investor's agreement, to a robotic pile-pressing method brought from Ho Chi Minh City that produces less vibration.
Third-party liability insurance has been bought, he said, and an insurance representative has inspected and recorded conditions at each affected house. Once the section is finished, the insurer will assess damage and handle compensation or repairs if they fall within coverage. He gave no timeline for payments.
On the blocked road, the contractor said it will concentrate workers and machinery to finish the remaining sheet piles in the next few days, then clear the site and reopen the street.
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