The dredging of Hoan Kiem Lake has been almost finished and is expected to finish ahead of schedule. Hanoi has also planned to use water from nearby wells to pour into the lake. While Hanoi is experiencing bone-chilling cold, hundreds of workers from Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Limited Company have been focusing on the cleanup of Hoan Kiem Lake, aiming to complete the work before schedule on February 7. The dredge of Hoan Kiem Lake almost finished To date, around 97% of the lake’s mud has been dredged, equal to 57,000 cubic metres. The mud will be transported to the dumping ground in Yen My Commune, Thanh Tri District According to the company, three to four months after being dredged, the company will take the lake’s water samples to test. Redoxy – 3C products will also be used to treat the water. The underground water around the lake area is quite good, so the company plans to use the water from nearby wells to pump into Hoan Kiem Lake. The project which costs an estimated VND30 billion (USD1.33 million) started in July last year.
Nearly 200 workers were mobilised to work overnight for dredging Hoan Kiem Lake.The workers were from Hanoi Sewage and Drainage Limited Company. Nearly 200 workers mobilised to work overnight for dredging Hoan Kiem Lake Le Vu Quang Suong, deputy director of the company, said the dredging work had been carried out for two days and was expected to be finished before the Lunar New Year next year.Every day, work starts at 9 pm and finishes at 5 am the next day. During weekends they operate from midnight until 5 am.Some 100 cubic metres of mud is dredged from the lake…... [read more]
Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Limited Company who are working on a plan to clean Hoan Kiem Lake have confirmed that no turtle is living in the lake. There is no turtle in Hoan Kiem Lake Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Limited Company Director Vo Tien Hung said they were working with the Research Institute for Aquaculture to cast a net to protect animals in the lake. They found some fish but did not detect any turtle.Hung cited a report from local experts as saying that all turtles lived in Hoan Kiem Lake had died. The last turtle died on January 19,…... [read more]
An avenue to honour people who have great contributions to the capital’s development has been proposed. The idea was mentioned in a project to upgrade the Hoan Kiem Lake area jointly carried out by Hanoi authorities and French consulting firm Arep Ville. Hoan Kiem Lake The avenue will be located on the pavement section adjacent to Hoan Kiem Lake, running from Hoa Phong Tower to Ba Kieu Temple. It will be paved with ceramics and enamelled tiles and names of famous people who have great contributions to Hanoi like artists, scientists and researchers will be craved on. Those whose names…... [read more]
Hanoi’s authorities have turned down the proposal of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to build a statue of King Kong in the blockbuster film Kong: Skull Island near Hoan Kiem Lake. According to deputy director of Hanoi's Culture, Sports and Tourism Department Truong Minh Tien, Hoan Kiem Lake is a special national heritage site so any activity must be carefully considered before being carried out there. “After seeking the opinion from experts and the public, we found it would be inappropriate to build a Kong statue at the Statue of Soldiers area near Ba Kieu Temple or the…... [read more]
A Vietnamese professor has suggested that Hanoi should bring a turtle from another local lake to replace the giant Cu Rua turtle which died yesterday, January 19. Cu Rua died on January 19 Professor Nguyen Lan Dung, president of the Vietnam Society for Biology, said that the Cu Rua was a symbol of Hoan Kiem Lake for centuries. Meanwhile, the turtle at Dong Mo Lake in Hanoi's outlying Son Tay town has many similar characteristics to Cu Rua. According to the professor, the body of the dead turtle should have been preserved at Ngoc Son Temple located on Hoan Kiem…... [read more]
