Economy

Overcoming sea dike landslides in Dien Chau in October 2024

Nguyen Hai • September 26, 2024 14:55

That is the affirmative response of the Traffic Works Management Board (Department of Transport) to the information that the sea dike in Dien Hung commune (Dien Chau) continued to erode after heavy rain.

Before continuing to be eroded after heavy rain on September 23 and 24, due to the collapse of the culvert across the sea dike, the sea dike section through Hung Phong village, Dien Hung commune was eroded since the end of June 2024. To cope with storm No. 4, on September 15, the People's Committee of Dien Chau district temporarily repaired the situation by using soil and rocks to fill the eroded area. However, after only nearly a week, due to heavy rain, the above dike continued to erode again.

A representative of the People's Committee of Dien Hung commune said: After the heavy rain on September 23 and 24, the landslide became wider and deeper, so the People's Committee of Dien Chau district directed the road closure and urged the construction unit to quickly fix it. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Mr. Le The Hieu - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dien Chau district, said: After receiving the information, the district assigned the commune and the construction unit to organize instructions on traffic diversion to limit traffic on the Dien Hung sea dike; at the same time, issued a document urging the coastal road construction unit to urgently develop a construction plan to rebuild the culvert through the dike and then fill and restore the eroded sea dike position in Dien Hung commune.

Vết sạt lở đê biển cách khu dân cư thôn Hùng Phong, xã Diễn Hùng không xa. Ảnh Nguyễn Hải — The location of the collapsed sea dike is not far from the residential area of Hung Phong village, Dien Hung commune, so if it is not repaired soon, it will lead to unpredictable consequences. Photo: Nguyen Hai

To completely overcome the situation of landslides and subsidence at Dien Hung sea dike, Mr. Le Manh Hien - Vice Chairman of Dien Chau District People's Committee said that the only way is to dig up the dike body, rebuild the drainage culvert, then fill up and restore the dike body according to the design. According to the provisions of the Law on Dike Management, it is currently the peak of the rainy and stormy season, so units cannot arbitrarily dig up the dike body for construction and if they do not build new culverts and organize to block the culverts, it will cause flooding inside the fields, and people will react.

The sea dike section, which is also a coastal road through Nghe An from Dien Hai - Dien Kim commune (Dien Chau), has been completed, meeting the requirements for flood and storm prevention and rising sea levels. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Mr. Phan Binh - Deputy Director of the Traffic Project Management Board (Nghe An Department of Transport), which is the unit managing the contractors constructing coastal roads, shared more: The Board has just approved the construction plan for the culvert across the collapsed dike on the Dien Hung sea dike. This item, along with a number of items that are committed to be returned after the construction of the sea dike from Dien Kim commune (Dien Chau) - Quynh Tho commune (Quynh Luu), the construction documents are in the bidding stage.

Đoạn đê Quỳnh Thọ — The coastal dyke and embankment from Quynh Tho commune (Quynh Luu) to Dien Hung commune (Dien Chau) was newly renovated in 2022. Photo courtesy of Nguyen Hai

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In the near future, after the bidding results are available, taking advantage of the sunny weather conditions, the Steering Committee and the supervising units will proceed with the completion construction in October 2024 according to the design and commitment to the districts.
Phan Binh - Deputy Director of Traffic Project Management Board, Nghe An Department of Transport

Nguyen Hai