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Ministry of Water Resources

• Address: 164 Tran Quang Khai street, Hanoi.
• Tel.: 268141-254578
• Minister: Mr. Nguyen Canh Dinh
• Tel.: 268141 (054)
• Vice Minister:
  • Mr. Tran Nhon
  • Tel.: 256689
  • Mr. Phan Si Ky
  • Tel.: 254742
  • Mr. Vu Trong Hong
  • Tel.: 268141 (073)
  • Mr. Nguyen Gioi
  • Tel.: 018 996963

The Ministry of Water Resources is the Government agency to perform the function of State management regarding water resources (except raw mineral water and Geo.-thermal water) and regarding the exploitation of water conservancy projects, the prevention and fight against floods and storms, and the protection of dikes throughout the country.

The Ministry of Water Resources performs the tasks, powers and responsibilities in State management of the ministries and ministerial level agencies defined in Decree No.15/CP on the 2nd of March 1993 of the Government, and the following concrete tasks:

• 1- To draw up and submit to the Government strategy, general scheme, national and regional plans on the development of water resources; construction, management, exploitation and protection of water conservancy projects; prevention and fight against floods and storms; protection of dikes according to the requirements of socio - economic development; and to direct and control the implementation;
• 2- To draw up and submit to the Government for issuing or to issue within its jurisdiction legal documents, policies, regimes, processes, rules, criteria, and economic and technical norms on the management, exploitation, utilization and protection of the water resources, the water conservancy projects, the prevention and fight against floods and storms, and the protection of dikes;
• 3- To submit to the Government for approval, or to approve within its jurisdiction the economic and technical feasibility of the investment plan for the construction of water conservancy projects; the designing plans, construction plans and check before acceptance of the water conservancy projects in accordance with the current regulations of the Government on the management of capital construction;
• 4- To arrange for the granting or withdrawal of different kinds of permits for construction, exploitation and use of water related to the water sources, water environment and the safety of the water conservancy projects;
• 5- To perform the permanent task of the Central Steering Committee for the Prevention and fight against floods and Storms, and directly control the prevention and fight against floods and storms throughout the country;
• 6- To direct the operation and regulation of the major water conservancy works, and direct the integrated utilization of the inter-provincial water conservancy works;
• 7- To perform the task of a permanent member of the Vietnam Mekong Committee, and direct the implementation of the program and exploitation of the Mekong River.
• 8- To control and inspect the implementation of the laws, policies and regimes on the management, exploitation and protection of the water sources, the water conservancy projects, the prevention and fight against floods and storms, and the protection of dikes throughout the country.

The organizational apparatus of the Ministry of Water Resources:

• a/ In the performance of his function of State management, the Minister is assisted by the following organizations:
  • 1. The Planning Department
  • 2. The Scientific and Technical Department
  • 3. The finance Accountancy Statistics Department
  • 4. The Organization and Personnel Department
  • 5. The Inspection Department
  • 6. The International Cooperation Department
  • 7. The Department for the Management of the Construction of Water Conservancy Projects
  • 8. The Office of the Ministry
  • 9. The Department for the Management of Water Resources and the Exploitation of the Water Conservancy Projects
  • 10. The Department for the Prevention and fight against floods and Storms and the Protection of Dikes

• b/ Professional organizations:
  • 1. The Water Conservancy Resources Planning Institute
  • 2. The Water Resources Scientific and Economics Institute
  • 3. The Water Conservancy Research Institute of South Vietnam
  • 4. The Water Resources College
  • 5. The Managers Training School
  • 6. The Water Resources Information Center (including the Water Resources Review)

  Other professional units shall be formed by the joint discussion and arrangements among the Minister of Water Resources, the Minister-Head of the Government Commission on Organization and Personnel and the concerned ministries.

  The Minister of Water Resources, based on this Decree, shall provide detailed provisions for the tasks and powers of the above organizations directly attached to the Ministry.

    Departments of ministry:
  
    - International Relations Department     Tel.  258917
      Director of Dept.: Hoang Trong Quang
    - Planning Department                    Tel.: 254284
      Director of Dept.: Nguyen Ti Nien
    - Irrigation Department            Tel.: 268141 (095)
      Director of Dept.: Ngo Chi Hoat
    - Science - Technology Department  Tel:  268141 (020)
      Director of Dept.: Nguyen Dinh Trong
    - Capital Construction Department        Tel.: 251817
      Director of Dept.: Vo Van Thuc
    - Accounting - finance Department        Tel.: 254726
      Director of Dept.: Phan Van Quan
    - Personnel Department                   Tel.: 254489
      Director of Dept.: Pham Tu Phong
    - Department of Storm flood Prevention and 
      Dike Management                        Tel.: 254471
      Director of Dept.: Tu Mao
  

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