Nam Mo River is being 'suffocated'
(Baonghean.vn) - In recent years, people have arbitrarily dumped soil and rocks on the Nam Mo - Ky Son River, expanded the land, and built houses, causing changes in the flow, 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. Reporters' observations 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.Tombliving. Here, some households have just built houses, and opened shops in front. In front, many households have leveled the ground to build houses, but in the back, 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 a width of 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 saw many places where new soil was being poured into the riverbed to prepare for house construction.
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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 banks of the Nam Mo River are always in a state of anxiety and fear when the 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 it is very dangerous to live along the river during the rainy season. 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 - upstream of Lam River is dry, bare 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, with only gravel remaining in some places on the riverbed. The risk of water shortage for summer-autumn production is alarming.
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