Some 1,670 metres of dykes in U Minh district’s Khanh Tien commune in the southernmost province of Ca Mau have subsided in recent times - the latest in a number of similar incidents along the dyke network facing the Gulf of Thailand.
Ca Mau dyke network seeing severe subsidence (Photo: VNA)
Ca Mau (VNA) - Some 1,670 metres of dykesin U Minh district’s Khanh Tien commune in the southernmost province of Ca Mauhave subsided in recent times - the latest in a number of similar incidents alongthe dyke network facing the Gulf of Thailand.
The provincial Department of Agriculture andRural Development announced on May 3 that subsidence has occurred on a 1,010-metre-longstretch of dyke in Khanh Tien’s Hamlet 7 and two others 560 metres and 100 metresin length in Hamlet 8.
The U Minh District People’s Committee has directedrelevant agencies and Khanh Tien authorities to erect warning signs at thesesites.
Earlier, 240 metres of the Da Bac-Kenh Moi dyke inCa Mau’s Tran Van Thoi district also subsided, with the affected length exceeding 4,000 metres, according to the department.
Facing serious subsidence along the dyke network, provincial authorities have ordered that urgentprojects dealing with the phenomenon be accelerated before the wet season arrivesand that the construction of natural disaster mitigation facilities be sped up.
U Minh and Tran Van Thoi districts have alsobeen asked to work with relevant agencies to handle any further problems with dykenetworks.
The dyke network in Ca Mau facing the Gulf ofThailand is about 108 km long and straddles U Minh, Tran Van Thoi, and Phu Tan districts.Aside from its strategic location in terms of defence and security, it also keeps saltwater intrusion from impacting about 26,000 households and 129,000ha of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries land.
The effects of adverse weather, especiallyextreme drought, have caused erosion and subsidence along the dyke network inrecent years, triggering the declaration of a state of emergency for somesections so an urgent response can be made./.
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Ca Mau dyke network seeing severe subsidence (Photo: VNA) 
