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Additional 14km of sea dyke in Ca Mau upgraded

The southernmost province of Ca Mau on December 26 inaugurated a project to upgrade over 14km of its sea dyke system, with total investment of 158 billion VND (6.9 million USD).
Additional 14km of sea dyke in Ca Mau upgraded ảnh 1A dyke in Tran Van Thoi district in Ca Mau province. (Photo: VNA)
Ca Mau (VNA) – The southernmost province of Ca Mau on December 26inaugurated a project to upgrade over 14km of its sea dyke system, with totalinvestment of 158 billion VND (6.9 million USD).

The project was invested by the provincial Department of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment since 2015, aiming to not only protect agricultural land andprevent natural disasters, but also facilitate socio-economic development ofthe coastal district of U Minh.

Along with this project, a 15km dyke in Tran Van Thoi district is also underconstruction, costing 149 billion VND (6.5 million USD).

The project to upgrade 108km of sea dyke system of Ca Mau province was approvedin 2013 with 1.697 trillion VND (74.5 million USD) from the State budget andthe province’s capital.

It is expected to protect 128ha agricultural land and 26,000 households livingalong the dyke system from the impacts of climate change while ensuringnational security-defence.-VNA
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