Tra Vinh to build embankments to protect local coast
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh will build embankments to protect an important coastal section in Hiep Thanh commune, of Duyen Hai town, as it is facing increasingly serious erosion along its coastline.
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh will build embankments to protect an important coastal section in Hiep Thanh commune. (Photo: VNA)
Tra Vinh (VNA) – The MekongDelta province of Tra Vinh will build embankments to protect an important coastalsection in Hiep Thanh commune, of Duyen Hai town, as it is facing increasinglyserious erosion along its coastline.
Invested in with over 126 billion VND (5.4million USD), the project will be comprised of two embankment stretches with a totallength of 1.2km. The first 400m section will be constructed in Cho hamlet fromnow until 2019, while the other, in 2020.
Chairman of the provincial People’s CommitteeDong Van Lam said Tra Vinh is home to an over 65km-long coast as well as manyrivers, including the Tien and Hau Rivers – the two tributaries of the MekongRiver.
The ever-growing impact of climate change andillegal sand mining on rivers have worsened coastal and river bank erosion,especially in the rainy season, he noted.
More than 100 coastal and river bank erosionsites have been recorded across the province, including those in Truong LongHoa and Hiep Thanh communes (Duyen Hai town); Long Hoa, Hoa Minh, and Hung Mycommunes (Chau Thanh district); and An Phu Tan and Ninh Thoi communes (Cau Kedistrict).
Lam said that over the past years, the provincehas invested over 1 trillion VND (43.2 million USD) sourced from the centralbudget to build coastal dykes and embankments to prevent erosion. However, theproblem has yet to be thoroughly addressed due to limited funding andasynchronous construction.
The facilities to be built in Hiep Thanh communewill make up one of the three embankment projects to be carried out soon in TraVinh. The two others will be constructed along a river in Long Tri Islet andthe coast in Dong Hai commune. –VNA
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The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh will build embankments to protect an important coastal section in Hiep Thanh commune. (Photo: VNA) 
