Some hospitals in Hanoi are facing water shortages due to a sharp rise in demand in the capital, with Hanoi Obstetric and Gynecology Hospital and the National Paediatrics Hospital among those affected.

Hanoi Obstetric and Gynecology Hospital

But changing environmental conditions of the Red River has caused ground water to decline by about two percent.

Attempts to raise the level of the Red River and the Duong River have been unsuccessful due to a lack of investment capital and land for of reservoirs.

The vice chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, Nguyen Quoc Hung, water companies to ensure stable supply for the city, particularly hospitals and schools.

Hung said water companies must inform the public if they planned to limit supply, announcing when cuts would be made and which areas would be affected.

He called on the local Department of Health and Natural Resources and Environment to monitor water quality at pumping stations and reservoirs.