Decision No. 1731/QD-PC-VT Announcing the List of Rivers and Canals under Central Management

This Decision announces the list of rivers and canals under central management and assigns responsibility for organizing management to ensure safety for transportation activities. The rivers, canals, and lakes are funded from the central budget according to current regulations.

Document No.1731/QĐ-PC-VT
Document typeDecision
Issuing authorityMinistry of Construction
Signed byLê Ngọc Hoàn — Bộ trưởng
Updated02/07/2026
SectorTransport
FieldInland Waterways
Issued date10/07/1997
Effective date25/07/1997
Expiry date01/04/2006
StatusExpired
✦ Smart summary

This Decision announces the list of rivers and canals under central management and assigns responsibility for organizing management to ensure safety for transportation activities. The rivers, canals, and lakes are funded from the central budget according to current regulations.

Key points

  • Central management of rivers, canals, and lakes (with attached list)
  • Assigns the Director of the Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration to organize management to ensure safety for transportation activities
  • The announced rivers, canals, and lakes are funded from the central budget according to current regulations
  • This Decision replaces all previous Decisions regarding the announcement of rivers, canals, and lakes under central management

🌐 Social impact of this document

  • Positive impact: Ensuring safety for transportation on rivers, canals, and lakes under central management
  • Negative impact: May cause difficulties in adjusting local transportation infrastructure development plans

❓ Frequently asked questions

How many rivers, canals, and lakes are announced?

There is no specific number of rivers, canals, and lakes announced in this document. The detailed list will be attached.

Who is responsible for organizing management to ensure safety for transportation activities?

The Director of the Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration is responsible for organizing management to ensure safety for transportation activities.

How are the rivers, canals, and lakes funded from the central budget?

The rivers, canals, and lakes listed in Article 1 are funded from the central budget according to current regulations.

What previous decision does this Decision replace?

This Decision replaces all previous Decisions regarding the announcement of rivers, canals, and lakes under central management.

Which agencies are responsible for implementing this Decision?

Provincial People's Committees directly under the Central Government; Heads of the Office of the Ministry; Director of the Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration; Heads of Departments, Advisory Bureaus, and related agencies directly under the Ministry are responsible for implementing this Decision.

Full text

Pursuant to …;

Announce the list of rivers, canals under central management

THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION

Based on Decree No. 22/CP dated March 22, 1994 of the Government stipulating the tasks, authorities, responsibilities for state management and organizational structure of the Ministry of Transport;
Considering the proposal of the Director of the Legal Affairs Department - Transport and the Director of the Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration,

Pursuant to …;

Article 1. Now announce the rivers, canals, and lakes under central management (with attached list).

Entrust the Director of the Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration to organize management to ensure safety for all transportation activities.

Article 2. The rivers, canals, and lakes announced in Article 1 shall be provided with various types of capital from the central budget according to the current regulations.

Article 3. This Decision replaces all previous Decisions regarding the announcement of rivers, canals, and lakes under central management.

Article 4.  People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities having rivers, canals, and lakes announced in Article 1; Directors of the Office of the Ministry; Director of the Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration; Heads of Departments, Advisory Bureaus, and other relevant agencies subordinate to the Ministry are responsible for implementing this Decision.

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