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Article: TAIWAN GOVT BUDGETS US$2.4 BLN FOR 2010 FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.
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- October 12, 2009
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TAIPEI, Oct. 12 Asia Pulse - The Taiwanese government has budgeted NT$77.4 billion (US$2.4 billion) for various flood control and prevention projects to be carried out next year, a senior water resources official said Sunday.
Chen Shen-hsien, director-general of the Water Resources Agency (WRA) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, made the remarks at a national water management conference aimed at fleshing out effective strategies to prevent recurrence of the devastating flooding caused by Typhoon Morakot in early August.
According to Chen, the 2010 flood control budget will be used to finance various river drainage projects, the dredging and cleanup ...