An erosion site at an O Mon river bank section in Can Tho city’s O Mon district (Photo: VNA) CanTho (VNA) - The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to buildconcrete embankments in some of the city’s eroded areas, according to Chairmanof the municipal People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong.
Thong and a group of city officials visited the O Mon River in Thoi Laidistrict’s Thoi Thanh commune on May 14 to inspect erosion levels.
Because the city does not have a sufficient budget to build concrete embankmentsin all eroded areas, Thong said local authorities should encourage locals tomake wooden embankments.
In eroded areas without need for embankments, local residents can plant treesas a preventive measure, he added.
Erosion at the T-junction of the O Mon River and the Rach Tra rivulet mouth hasaffected roads, a primary school and an old pagoda, according to the city’sDepartment of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Nguyen Quy Ninh, head of the department’s Irrigation Sub-department, said theriver played a crucial role in the city’s waterway transport and many largeships travelling at high speed on the river caused big waves.
The waves hit the riverbank, carving out notches, which has led to erosion inthe T-junction area, he said.
The Thoi Lai District People’s Committee has used stakes made from cajuput andcoconut trees to set up wooden embankments along the T-junction area, and hasplanted trees along the river to prevent erosion.
However, these traditional prevention measures have not been effective,according to the district’s People’s Committee.
The department on Tuesday asked the city’s People’s Committee to approve theconstruction of a 430m long concrete embankment along the T-junction. The costwould be about 50 billion VND (2.14 million USD).
Five erosion cases along rivers and canals have occurred in the city this year,damaging many houses, according to the Irrigation Sub-department.
An erosion case in Vinh Thuan district on April 15, for instance, caused fourhouses to fall into the Cai San Canal. The total damage was more than 1 billionVND (428,000 USD).
The city has more than 100 erosion–prone sites with a total length of 52.7kilometres.-VNA
Thong and a group of city officials visited the O Mon River in Thoi Laidistrict’s Thoi Thanh commune on May 14 to inspect erosion levels.
Because the city does not have a sufficient budget to build concrete embankmentsin all eroded areas, Thong said local authorities should encourage locals tomake wooden embankments.
In eroded areas without need for embankments, local residents can plant treesas a preventive measure, he added.
Erosion at the T-junction of the O Mon River and the Rach Tra rivulet mouth hasaffected roads, a primary school and an old pagoda, according to the city’sDepartment of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Nguyen Quy Ninh, head of the department’s Irrigation Sub-department, said theriver played a crucial role in the city’s waterway transport and many largeships travelling at high speed on the river caused big waves.
The waves hit the riverbank, carving out notches, which has led to erosion inthe T-junction area, he said.
The Thoi Lai District People’s Committee has used stakes made from cajuput andcoconut trees to set up wooden embankments along the T-junction area, and hasplanted trees along the river to prevent erosion.
However, these traditional prevention measures have not been effective,according to the district’s People’s Committee.
The department on Tuesday asked the city’s People’s Committee to approve theconstruction of a 430m long concrete embankment along the T-junction. The costwould be about 50 billion VND (2.14 million USD).
Five erosion cases along rivers and canals have occurred in the city this year,damaging many houses, according to the Irrigation Sub-department.
An erosion case in Vinh Thuan district on April 15, for instance, caused fourhouses to fall into the Cai San Canal. The total damage was more than 1 billionVND (428,000 USD).
The city has more than 100 erosion–prone sites with a total length of 52.7kilometres.-VNA
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