The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu needs
340 billion VND (14.9 million USD) to repair dykes affected by erosion.
Chairman of the provincial People Committee Duong Thanh Trung made the request
to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development when a delegation from the
ministry made a fact-finding tour on May 9 to survey the erosion of river banks
and sea dykes in the locality. Of the total, 150 billion VND (6.6 million USD)
is needed to build breakwaters near shore and patching up the collapsed sea
dykes. The remainder will be used for building submerged breakwaters. Trung
also asked the ministry to evaluate sea dyke erosion in the Mekong Delta region
and Bac Lieu province to devise measures to counter the issue. Bac Lieu
province has huge potential in sea economy with a coastline of 56 kilometres
and a population of 100,000 people. However, the region has been adversely
affected by climate change, sea level rise, saline intrusion and seashore
erosion. From the outset of this year, cracks and subsidence have been recorded
in Ganh Hao embankment (Ganh Hao town, Dong Hai district) and Nha Mat
embankment (Nha Mat ward, Bac Lieu city). To fix the situation, the province
has invited scientists and research institutes to study and seek long term solutions
to the issue. Deputy Director of the General Department of Irrigation Tran
Quang Hoai lauded the province’s effort to deal with the erosion and noted the
province’s recommendations.
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