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Dyke protecting world heritage Hoi An city inaugurated

The 780-metre concrete dyke was put into use in Hoi An ancient town, the central coastal province of Quang Nam, on March 21 as part of measures to protect the UNESCO cultural heritage from severe erosion.
Dyke protecting world heritage Hoi An city inaugurated ảnh 1Visitors tour Hoi An ancient town (Photo : VNA)

Quang Nam (VNA) – The 780-metre concrete dyke was put into use in HoiAn ancient town, the central coastal province of Quang Nam, on March 21 as partof measures to protect the UNESCO cultural heritage from severe erosion.

It was an urgent project to strengthen the Hoai River bank road, from JapaneseCovered Bridge Pagoda to Cam Nam bridge. The construction work, which startedin November, 2015, included river-bed dredging, and upgrade of pavements,drainage and lighting systems.

The work used a total of 136 billion VND (6 million USD), of which 80.4 billionVND (3.5 million USD) came from the Support Programme to Response to ClimateChange (SP-RCC) and the remainder from the local state budget.

Nguyen Van Dung, Chairman of the Hoi An city People’s Committee, said that theproject aims to prevent storms and floods while ensuring safety for ancientarchitectural works and local people. The move also helps lessen climate changeimpact on local livelihoods and enhance capacity to respond to the sea levelrise, spurred by global climate change.

Erosion was alarming in Hoi An since 2009 with 20 hectares of Cua Dai beachhaving been washed away.

Hoi An is home to 7 kilometres of coastline.

Itwas recognised as a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1999.-VNA
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