Prolonged heavy rain, landslides in production along Lam River
(Baonghean.vn) - Heavy rain has lasted for many days, the Lam River water level has risen, dozens of hectares of production land along the Lam River in communes such as Thanh Giang and Thanh Yen (Thanh Chuong) are at risk of landslides and land loss.
Dong Bai Bu is known as an agricultural production area for people in Thanh Giang and Thanh Yen communes (Thanh Chuong). According to the reporter's observations, there are currently many cracks appearing in this area, some areas have eroded and deeply gouged, creating large cracks. Farmers are facing the risk of losing their production land.
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| Just after each rain, not to mention floods, a large area of productive land in Bu beach is eroded and cracked. |
As one of the households directly affected by the landslide, Mr. Tran Huu Ba - residing in Lam Dinh hamlet, Thanh Giang commune, sighed: "For the past 3 years, I have been contracted to grow crops on more than 1 hectare of Bu beach land. Every year, the land is eroded, but the worst was the flood in April last year; my house lost more than 5 sao. A few days ago, another 750 m was eroded.2again".
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| Cracks appear wider than 10 cm. |
Mr. Ba calculated that last year's flood hit the middle of the peanut crop, which was in the flowering and bean-growing period, so his family lost more than 5 sao of peanuts. On average, each sao yields 1 hectare of 1.5 quintals of peanuts; with 5 sao of peanuts, his family lost more than 16 million VND. Not to mention the cost of seeds, fertilizers, and care. "The economic loss is not only obvious, but the land for production is also lost. At this rate, in just a few years, Bu beach will be eroded, and people will not know where to get land to work anymore" - Mr. Ba worried.
Mr. Tran Huu Sy - Head of Agriculture of Thanh Giang Commune said that the Bu beach area has a total area of 23 hectares, serving the production of more than 200 local households. But so far, 8 hectares have been eroded, only 15 hectares of land are still in production. With the continuous heavy rain, the rising river water is at risk of eroding another 3-4 hectares in the coming days.
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| Thanh Giang commune alone had more than 8 hectares of production land swallowed by Lam river. |
"There are two main reasons for this serious erosion. One is due to the law of flow, one side erodes, the other side deposits. The other is due to the widespread exploitation of sand and gravel on the Lam River, changing the flow direction. To overcome this situation, the locality has implemented reed planting along the Lam River to prevent erosion, however, this solution is still not effective" - Mr. Sy informed.
