Nam Mo River is being 'suffocated'
(Baonghean.vn) - In recent years, people have arbitrarily dumped soil and rocks onto the Nam Mo - Ky Son River, expanded the land, and built houses, causing changes in the flow of water, creating many dangers during the rainy and stormy season. However, this situation has not been completely resolved.
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| The Nam Mo River section passing through Ky Son district is being choked by people dumping soil to build houses. Photo: Van Truong |
The Nam Mo River originates from Laos and passes through the border district.Ky Sonthen flows down to Tuong Duong, converging with Nam Non River to form Lam River. Observations by reporters show that in recent years, many people have been dumping soil to encroach on the river to build houses or shops. This situation has caused some sections of the river to be "choked", causing changes in the flow, making it dangerous during the rainy season.
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| Soil and rock waste from construction sites are dumped into the Nam Mo River. Photo: Van Truong. |
Some households in Huu Kiem commune, Ky Son district said: Due to lack of land to build houses, people have created land close to the river bank.Nam Moliving. Here, some households have just built houses, and opened shops in front. In front, many households have leveled the ground to build houses, but behind, they continue to fill the Nam Mo River with soil to build outbuildings. This situation has led to some sections of the Nam Mo River being narrowed, with the width remaining only about 100 meters.
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| Piles of earth and rocks continue to encroach on the Nam Mo River. Photo: Van Truong |
Going upstream along the Nam Mo River through Ta Ca Commune, Ky Son, we see many places where new soil has been dumped into the riverbed in preparation for building houses.
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| The Nam Mo River is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate as people build houses along the river. Photo: Van Truong |
Many sections have had their flow changed, causing the current to become more violent, resulting in serious riverbank erosion. Currently, there are manyHouseholds living along the Nam Mo river banks are always in a state of anxiety and fear when flood season comes.
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| A large block of earth has just been dumped along the Nam Mo River, passing through Ta Ca commune, Ky Son. Photo: Van Truong |
Mr. Lo Kham Lai - Head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Ky Son district said: The situation of dumping soil to encroach on the Nam Mo riverbed and illegal house construction is concentrated in communes such as Chieu Luu, Huu Kiem, and Ta Ca. The district regularly inspects and directs localities to strictly prohibit people from dumping soil to encroach on the Nam Mo river to build houses, because living along the river during the rainy season is very dangerous. However, the current difficulty is that many communes have scarce flat land, so people still ignore the danger to build houses.
Currently, Ky Son district is directing communes to review households that need to build houses after separation, and arrange households in areas with planned residential areas to ensure safety and avoid building houses along the river.
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Nam Mo River - the upper Lam River is dry, with exposed rocks and gravel
(Baonghean.vn) - The continuous heat wave in recent times has caused the upper Nam Mo River in Ky Son District (a branch of Lam River) to dry up, leaving only gravel in some places on the riverbed. The risk of water shortage for summer-autumn production is alarming.
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