Ca Mau (VNA) – Thesouthernmost province of Ca Mau loses nearly 450ha of coastal land each yeardue to erosion, said Deputy Director of the provincial Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development To Quoc Nam.
Erosion is threatening 100,000haof aquaculture land of more than 260,000 households.
On the western coast, 57km of thecoastline is prone to erosion, stretching from Tieu Dua canal, U Minh districtto Bay Hap river mouth, Phu Tan district. The situation is particularly seriousalong a 25km section from Tieu Dua to Bay and two other sections from Ba Tinhto Mui Trai, and from Doc river to Bay Hap riverbank with a combined length of32km.
On the eastern coast, a surveyfound out that 48km of the shore is in serious danger and erosion along another24.5km has reached the extremely dangerous level.
In general, the sea is going intoland at a pace of 45-50m a year along the eastern coast.
Over the past time, Ca Mau has spentmore than 640 billion VND (27.8 million USD) to counter the erosion along 22.667kmof coastline and build 6.687km of dykes.
Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee Le Van Su said the province needs State funding for its dykeconstruction and forestation projects with total capital of nearly 1.3 trillionVND (56.5 million USD).
In the near future, Ca Mau needs200 billion VND (8.69 million USD) to build sea dykes along affected areas, andanother 1.4 trillion VND (60.8 million USD) for resettlement and livelihoodprojects for 4,800 households in high risk areas.-VNA
Erosion is threatening 100,000haof aquaculture land of more than 260,000 households.
On the western coast, 57km of thecoastline is prone to erosion, stretching from Tieu Dua canal, U Minh districtto Bay Hap river mouth, Phu Tan district. The situation is particularly seriousalong a 25km section from Tieu Dua to Bay and two other sections from Ba Tinhto Mui Trai, and from Doc river to Bay Hap riverbank with a combined length of32km.
On the eastern coast, a surveyfound out that 48km of the shore is in serious danger and erosion along another24.5km has reached the extremely dangerous level.
In general, the sea is going intoland at a pace of 45-50m a year along the eastern coast.
Over the past time, Ca Mau has spentmore than 640 billion VND (27.8 million USD) to counter the erosion along 22.667kmof coastline and build 6.687km of dykes.
Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee Le Van Su said the province needs State funding for its dykeconstruction and forestation projects with total capital of nearly 1.3 trillionVND (56.5 million USD).
In the near future, Ca Mau needs200 billion VND (8.69 million USD) to build sea dykes along affected areas, andanother 1.4 trillion VND (60.8 million USD) for resettlement and livelihoodprojects for 4,800 households in high risk areas.-VNA
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