Many traffic and irrigation works in Dien Chau were severely damaged.

Construction on the Bung River dike has stopped for many years. Photo: Xuan Hoang

The project to build a dike around the Bung River through Dien Chau district, invested by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, has been implemented since 2012. However, in 2015, the project had to stop, affecting production and daily life of people in some communes.

The Bung River dike was partially reassembled at some points, but has been damaged for many years. Photo: Xuan Hoang

For many years now, voters of Dien Chau district have petitioned the provincial People's Council; the People's Committee of Dien Chau district has reported to the Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development about the situation of landslides and degradation... but for many years, the Bung River dike has not been upgraded.

Currently, some sections of the stone dike are unfinished, but have not been continued for many years, causing landslides, damage, and waste.

In addition, in Dien Lien commune (Dien Chau), there are 3 residential bridges made of concrete, spanning the 26/3 canal (Do - Lien canal) that have been broken, collapsed for many years, making traffic difficult for people. During the rainy season, the water level of this canal rises high, flows fast, and the risk of the bridge being washed away is very high.

On the 26/3 canal, the section passing through Dien Lien commune has 3 concrete bridges that have been broken for 3 years now but have not been repaired yet. In the photo, Tho bridge has been broken in half, the bridge surface is close to the water surface, during the rainy season, people cannot cross. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Cao Nhu Nui, an official of Dien Lien commune office, said: These 3 bridges were built decades ago. The bridge collapse happened 3 years ago, due to strong water flow in the canal. The commune has repeatedly requested the district and province to repair and upgrade them soon, creating conditions for people to travel and produce, but there has been no movement.

In Dien Thang commune, in recent years, the JICA project has built the N2 canal through the commune, creating favorable conditions for local production development. However, after the project was completed, some problems were revealed, such as some landslides on the dike surface.

Deep holes appeared on the N2 canal embankment due to landslides. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Tran Van Thanh - Chairman of Dien Thang Commune People's Committee said: After the N2 canal project was completed, there were some landslides on the canal banks. Although the contractor has repaired them, there is still a potential risk of landslides. Because the underground sewer placed across the N2 canal has been damaged, during the rainy season, the water level rises, the soil falls into the sewer, and the dike surface collapses. Currently, there are some locations with very deep small holes, which will eventually form large landslides.

In addition, the road surface of N2 canal is muddy, making it difficult for people to travel. The people of Dien Thang commune want the construction unit to create a high road surface that is easy to drain. Photo: Xuan Hoang