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Ca Mau to invest 38.7 million USD to build coastal embankment

The Ca Mau Department of Rural & Development said the locality is speeding up the construction of 26km of embankment to prevent the erosion of its western and eastern coasts, with a total investment of about 890 billion VND (38.7 million USD) from the central budget and official development assistance (ODA).
Ca Mau to invest 38.7 million USD to build coastal embankment ảnh 1On the eastern coast, the locality is constructing a basic embankment system to prevent erosion (Photo: VNA)
Ca Mau (VNA) - The CaMau Department of Rural & Development said the locality is speeding up the construction of 26km of embankment to prevent the erosion of its western and eastern coasts, with a total investment ofabout 890 billion VND (38.7 million USD) from the central budget and officialdevelopment assistance (ODA).

Specifically, the province is building a 2.1km basic embankment system on the western coast to prevent the erosion in Sao Luoi sea mouth, a 3.16km embankment section from Kenh Tu to Kenh Moi, a 2.87km section linking Kenh Moi to Sao Luoi, and another measuring over 3.5km from Sao Luoi to BaTinh.

On the eastern coast, the locality is constructing a basic embankment system in Hoc Nang sea mouth with a length of 2.5km and some anti-erosion embankment sections from Kenh Nam O Ro to Kenh Nam and from Kenh Nam to Kenh Chum Gong.

Accordingto the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the western coast sees erosion on a length of about 48km, more than half is in dangerous erosion. Meanwhile, erosion hits 57km on the eastern coast, of which 40km isclassified as dangerous.

Since 2016, Ca Mauprovince has used capital sources mobilised to build 23km of basicembankment in the western and eastern coasts, with a total investment of about 857billion VND./
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