Regarding this issue, the Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration under the Ministry of Transport responded as follows:

According to the provisions of Decree No. 57/2024/NĐ-CP dated May 20, 2024, of the Government on managing dredging activities in sea port waters and inland waterway areas, in Articles 12, 20, and 21, all inland waterway maintenance projects funded by the state budget and other lawful sources (not involving product recovery) only require the preparation of an economic-technical report. The decree does not specify the total project cost.