Risk of losing all productive land due to landslides along Lam River
(Baonghean.vn) - Landslides in production areas in Long Xa commune (Hung Nguyen) have occurred for many years, but until now there has been no solution.
The vegetable growing area of Long Xa commune (Hung Nguyen) people, located between the Yen Xuan road bridge and railway bridge, has been in trouble in recent years.landslideserious, causing many hectares of land to be lost.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyet - Chairwoman of Long Xa Commune People's Committee said: The lost land area is 5% of the land managed by the commune and the vegetable growing land of local people. Although this situation has been happening for several years, the commune has also reported to the district to discuss a solution, but so far it has not been implemented, while the commune's resources are not enough to implement the breakwater.
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| The landslide is located between the Yen Xuan road bridge and railway bridge. Just a little rain is enough to cause water from the alluvial land to flow out, combined with big waves, causing large areas of land to collapse into the Lam River. Photo: Tien Dong |
Taking us to the landslide site, Mr. Le Thuc Ba - Land officer of Long Xa commune said: The landslide only occurred from the pillar side.Yen Xuan Bridgedownstream, this is an area that has not been embanked. The upper area belongs to Hung Linh commune because it has been embanked so it is not subject to landslides.
Mr. Ba said that since the completion of Yen Xuan bridge in 2016, the authorities have had to move the distance signs twice, the landslide area is also about 60m deep and nearly 1km long. This is a production area in Soi Huyen, almost all of the winter corn and spring peanut production land as well as vegetables of the commune is concentrated.
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| According to Mr. Ba, the landslide has been going on for several years now. When Yen Xuan Bridge was completed, the whirlpools under the bridge pillars pushed straight into the beach, causing many areas of production land to collapse into the river. Photo: Tien Dong |
In addition to affecting vegetable growing land, some farms and clean vegetable production models and Japanese ginseng in this area are also on the verge of landslides. Although the floodwaters have not yet returned, the continuous landslides have caused people to be very confused and worried.
Mr. Hoang Anh Tien - Vice Chairman of Hung Nguyen District People's Committee said that the district has also grasped the landslide situation in this area, however, due to limited budget, it has not been able to overcome it, which causes the production land area to be continuously eroded by Lam River.
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| Up to now, many hectares of agricultural land of Long Xa commune people have been washed away into the river. Photo: Tien Dong |
Mr. Tien also said that in the long term, to avoid further land loss, the only solution is to build a breakwater. In the near future, the district will develop a specific and detailed plan to propose to the Provincial People's Committee for consideration./.