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More than 300 billion VND to build sea dyke in Thua Thien-Hue

The central coastal province of Thua Thien Hue will spend more than 300 billion VND (million USD) to build a sea dyke along the coast from Thuan An to Tu Hien which is threatened by serious erosion.
More than 300 billion VND to build sea dyke in Thua Thien-Hue ảnh 1An embankment under construction in the southernmost province of Ca Mau (Photo: VNA)

Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The central coastalprovince of Thua Thien-Hue will spend more than 300 billion VND (million USD)to build a sea dyke along the coast from Thuan An to Tu Hien which isthreatened by serious erosion.

The 3-km dyke will protect 1,316 households with 5,753persons in five coastal communes along with more than 450 ha of rice farmingland, 85 ha of aquaculture land and 14 ha of protective forest.

The dyke will be part of a larger system to prevent seaencroachment running from Phong Dien district to Phu Loc district.

The construction of the dyke will be carried out duringthree years from November 2018.

According to the province’s steering committee for naturaldisaster prevention and control and search and rescue, there are 12 sites ofserious erosion along the coastline from Phong Dien to Phu Loc with a totallength of 30 km, posing danger to the daily life and farming of more than 2,300households.

In many coastal areas of Thua Thien-Hue, local residentshave been planting trees to fight erosion, but the effect does not meetexpectation. Meanwhile, the building of dykes piloted in some areas proves tobe more suitable.-VNA

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