New technology applied in coastal erosion prevention in Ba Ria-Vung Tau

The Vietnam Science and Technology Joint Stock Company (BUSADCO) has gained positive results in using assembled concrete components in the protection of riverbanks, lakes and dykes in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, contributing to preventing coastal erosion.
New technology applied in coastal erosion prevention in Ba Ria-Vung Tau ảnh 1Project building the entire embankment to protect the downstream of Ray River in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province’s Xuyen Moc district completed (Photo: VNA)
Ba Ria-Vung Tau (VNA) – The Vietnam Science and Technology JointStock Company (BUSADCO) has gained positive results in using assembled concretecomponents in the protection of riverbanks, lakes and dykes in the southern provinceof Ba Ria-Vung Tau, contributing to preventing coastal erosion.

On January 20, the company held a ceremony to complete the projectbuilding the entire embankment to protect the downstream of Ray River in theprovince’s Xuyen Moc district.

Do Huu Hien, Deputy Director of the provincial Department ofScience and Technology, said that the increase of rains, storms and tropicaldepressions, sea level rise due to climate change, along with human activities have changed the alluvial balance at the coast, negatively affectedcoastal works and caused severe consequences on the socio-economic life.

BUSADCO’s new technology has helped solve this problem, Hienaffirmed, adding that the superiority of this solution is to take advantage ofprefabricated sand materials at beaches, and be more resistant to landslides aderosion, and more sustainable.

In the context that some coastal areas of the province areseriously eroded, in October 2017, the provincial People's Committee issued adecision ordering BUSADCO to carry out a project piloting the use of thistechnology to protect riverbanks, lakes and sea dykes in Ba Ria - Vung Tau.Accordingly, BUSADCO piloted the construction of a section of river and seaembankment with a length of 100m at Dinh river, in Phuoc Trung ward, Ba Riacity, and another about 50m in Ho Coc coastal area in Xuyen Moc district.After the implementation period, by November 2020, river and sea embankments therehadbeen tested and put into use, and brought about initial positive results./.
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