The southern province of Kien Giang will require 2.54 trillion VND (121 million USD) between 2015 and 2020 and 2.8 trillion VND (133 million USD) after 2020 to build a drainage system and upgrade damaged sea dykes.
The province has 200km of coastline with a 212-km sea dyke system stretching from Mui Nai (Ha Tien town) to Tieu Dua (An Minh district) which has experienced significant erosion over the years.
The most serious damage is seen in the Mui Ranh-Thu Nhat and Tieu Dua-Rach Ong sections, mandating 200 billion VND (9.4 million USD) and 900 billion VND (42.3 million USD) respectively for repairs and modifications, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Additionally, the province will also need substantial investments to recover the coastal mangrove forests and increase the coverage of protective forests, calling for further support and supplementation of capital resources from the Government.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Mai Anh Nhin said the sea level is increasing by an average of 1 centimetre every year; if the water level rises by 0.5 metre, more than half the plain areas in the province will be submerged.
In addition, many coastal areas have been eroded seriously since 2010, particularly in Hon Dat, An Bien and An Minh districts, affecting more than 360 households.
Therefore, proper and immediate measures to cope with this issue should be enacted, as the agro-forestry-fishery sector accounts for nearly 38 percent of the provincial gross domestic production (GDP), he said.
Local authorities have asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to assist them in studying rising sea level prevention, improving sea dykes around populous areas, and building effective protective forest models.
Kien Giang has around 8,770 hectares of land dedicated to coastal protective forests. However, only 2,950 hectares are currently covered in trees.
A number of investment projects, such as upgrades to the 71 kilometre Xeo Ro-Tieu Dua sea dyke and 67 kilometre Hon Dat-Kien Luong sea dyke as well as the construction of 21 of the 27 drainage systems at the An Bien-An Minh dyke section are awaiting funding.-VNA
The province has 200km of coastline with a 212-km sea dyke system stretching from Mui Nai (Ha Tien town) to Tieu Dua (An Minh district) which has experienced significant erosion over the years.
The most serious damage is seen in the Mui Ranh-Thu Nhat and Tieu Dua-Rach Ong sections, mandating 200 billion VND (9.4 million USD) and 900 billion VND (42.3 million USD) respectively for repairs and modifications, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Additionally, the province will also need substantial investments to recover the coastal mangrove forests and increase the coverage of protective forests, calling for further support and supplementation of capital resources from the Government.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Mai Anh Nhin said the sea level is increasing by an average of 1 centimetre every year; if the water level rises by 0.5 metre, more than half the plain areas in the province will be submerged.
In addition, many coastal areas have been eroded seriously since 2010, particularly in Hon Dat, An Bien and An Minh districts, affecting more than 360 households.
Therefore, proper and immediate measures to cope with this issue should be enacted, as the agro-forestry-fishery sector accounts for nearly 38 percent of the provincial gross domestic production (GDP), he said.
Local authorities have asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to assist them in studying rising sea level prevention, improving sea dykes around populous areas, and building effective protective forest models.
Kien Giang has around 8,770 hectares of land dedicated to coastal protective forests. However, only 2,950 hectares are currently covered in trees.
A number of investment projects, such as upgrades to the 71 kilometre Xeo Ro-Tieu Dua sea dyke and 67 kilometre Hon Dat-Kien Luong sea dyke as well as the construction of 21 of the 27 drainage systems at the An Bien-An Minh dyke section are awaiting funding.-VNA
