Sand mining causes loss of productive land in Tan Ky

Duong Hap hamlet area, has a streamHieu Riverflows through. Many years ago, the sand mine in this area was licensed to a business in Nghia Hoan for exploitation.

Recently, thesand suctionThe massive landslide caused a large area of ​​fertile riverside land of the people of Duong Hap village to collapse.

The landslide lasted for dozens of meters, causing many areas of people's cultivated land to be lost. Photo: PV

Mr. Le Dang Y - Head of Duong Hap hamlet led us to the affected area.landslideand could not help but feel indignant: Previously, the cultivated land of our people extended far beyond the riverbed. However, since the sand mining enterprises came, the cultivated land has gradually eroded. The peak of erosion has been since after the Lunar New Year 2021 until now, with about 1 hectare of land washed away into the river.

Mr. Le Dang Y - the head of Duong Hap hamlet led us to the landslide site, feeling indignant. Photo: PV

Mr. Y recounted that a few days ago, a villager went to hoe peanuts and discovered 3 sand suction ships sucking sand close to the shore, so he immediately reported it to the village command, and then the village also reported it to the commune to come down and check. After the inspection, the People's Committee of Nghia Dung commune also submitted a report toTan Ky District People's Committeeto process.

A few days ago, when a sand dredger caused a landslide, local people reported it to the local authorities to handle the situation. Photo: Contributor

Faced with the loss of productive land due to landslides, Ms. Cao Thi Tam, a resident of Duong Hap hamlet with the largest area of ​​land lost, submitted a petition to local agencies and departments, requesting the enterprise to compensate for the lost land. The petition received signatures from many residents in the hamlet, and was confirmed by the Duong Hap hamlet command board.

Many spring corn fields of farmers have been eroded into the river. Photo: PV

Mr. Nguyen Doan Loan - Chairman of Nghia Dung Commune People's Committee acknowledged the landslide situation at the sand mine area of ​​Thai Cuc Resource Development Investment Company Limited (sand mining unit). After the landslide incident occurred on March 8, the commune submitted a request to the district for inspection and handling. The commune only has the function of monitoring and recommending to higher authorities for handling.

From this point, it can be seen that the landslide area has eaten deep into people's productive land. Photo: PV

Responding to our question about the landslide in Duong Hap hamlet (Nghia Dung), Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh - Head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Tan Ky district said that on March 9, 2021, the department and the district leaders went down to inspect and make a record of the handling, requiring the enterprise to suspend exploitation for 1 month from March 9 to remedy the consequences by filling the riverbank, then driving bamboo stakes and weaving bamboo panels to prevent landslides.

Currently, the sand mining company is remedying the consequences by pumping sand from the middle of the river to fill in the landslide. Photo: PV

It is known that the enterprise is currently complying with the suspension to remedy the consequences as required by the District People's Committee.

According to our observations, although the company is currently pumping sand from the riverbed to fill the landslide area, many people believe that once the land has collapsed, the above-mentioned work is not feasible./.