Infrastructure projects under scrutiny after Typhoon Yagi
VGP - The Ha Noi People's Committee issued an official message on strengthening the inspection, verification, and recovery of the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi (Storm No.3) to ensure the safety of construction works and urban infrastructure.
The Chairman underlines the importance of checking the condition of structures, dismantling and repairing damaged and unstable elements, especially in schools, hospitals, apartment blocks.
Accordingly, the mayor underlined the importance of checking the condition of structures, dismantling and repairing damaged and unstable elements, especially in schools, hospitals, apartment blocks, and buildings with large numbers of people in the vicinity.
It is necessary to check the condition of doors, railings, high anchors, walls, roofs, electrical and mechanical systems, water supply, and drainage systems.
Some structures that are unsafe or at risk of becoming so, such as old residential buildings, need to be repaired and re-inspected before they can be reused.
Particularly for old public works that have been inspected and classified as high risk (level D), there is an urgent need to assess the structural safety of old and dangerous buildings and public works in urban areas.
The Chairman tasked functional units to immediately draw up plans for dredging, drainage, and flood prevention measures to ensure the technical infrastructure systems in the urban area; inspect the operation of culverts and drainage pumping stations to increase drainage capacity; dredge drainage systems; repair lighting and traffic lights damaged by the storm; inspect urban traffic areas at risk of landslides and flooding to ensure safe and smooth transport; and evacuate residents to safe places.
Remove fallen trees to ensure traffic and construction safety; coordinate with traffic management units, power, water sewerage, and other related infrastructure to ensure prompt handling and repair of damaged infrastructure; ensure compliance with technical requirements, selecting appropriate tree species that are wind and storm resistant.
The Director of the Department of Construction was asked to preside over, guide, inspect, and urge district People's Committees and related units to carry out all the above-mentioned tasks and report the results within this month.
Typhoon Yagi and its remnants have caused widespread property damage across Ha Noi, severely impacting infrastructure and toppling tens of thousands of trees. The floods have not only disrupted daily life but also increased environmental pollution and the risk of disease outbreaks./.
