Dinh River "encroaches" on the village

(Baonghean) -The Dinh River has deposited fertile alluvium for many villages in Quy Hop. However, in the past few years, the river has changed its course, causing serious erosion, and many areas of cultivated land, residential land, and crops have been "swallowed" by the river.

Standing from Tan Tien, Tan Mung, Dong Chao hamlets in Tam Hop commune - Quy Hop... looking out to the river, one can see the Dinh river bank split open, sunken and jagged, with bamboo bushes lying under the river. The landslide also dragged a large area of ​​corn that was about to be harvested into the river.

Dinh River bank is seriously eroded

Mr. Truong Van Tinh in Tan Mung hamlet said: “My house has a spacious garden, but at this time the river has come close to the house. In particular, during the floods this year, the river “encroached” into the garden about 10 meters, causing damage to the hybrid acacia trees that were about to be harvested and many other fruit trees. My family also has 4 sao of sugarcane and corn in the field to make a living, which were about to be harvested, but 2 sao were swept into the river. The landslide is very fast, in about 2 years my house will be swept into the river, I don’t know where it will go.” Next to that is the house of Mr. Truong Van Them, a dilapidated level 4 house where 4 people live, only about 15 meters from the riverbank.

Mr. Nguyen Van Thang - Head of Tan Mung hamlet said: Last year, the 10-year-old son of Mr. Truong Van Binh's family was playing on the edge of the eroded river and fell into the river and drowned. Tan Mung has 134 households, mainly Tho ethnic people, the poverty rate is over 25%, the eroded riverbank makes it even more difficult for people. The hamlet has eroded about 30 hectares of cultivated land and 17 hectares of residential land. Currently, the hamlet has over 50 households in a state of warning that they need to be evacuated. However, the hamlet has only been able to evacuate 2 households, Truong Van Loan and Truong Van Duc. Chairman of Tam Hop Commune People's Committee - Mr. Hoang Xuan Ngu said: The rain in mid-September caused the river water to rise and roll, causing landslides, knocking down a 110 KV high-voltage power pole and a 35 V power pole in Dong Chao hamlet. The Dinh River flows through Tam Hop commune for over 6 km, passing through Tan Mung, Tan Tien, Vac Xa, Dong Chao, Tan My hamlets... Currently, nearly 3 km has been seriously eroded, with the highest landslides being 10-12 m. The river has advanced and "erased" Road 542, which is about 2 km long. National Highway 48 C from Sang Le intersection to Quy Hop town has a section less than 20 m from the riverbank. Even the headquarters of Tam Hop commune People's Committee is only over 50 m from the landslide. The entire Tam Hop commune has nearly 3,000 households, of which over 800 households are in a state of warning and hundreds of households are subject to relocation. However, in the past 3 years, Tam Hop has only been able to relocate 5 households. The need for resettlement is very large, while the land fund is limited, so relocation is very difficult. The solution to prevent landslides is that every year the commune mobilizes people to plant bamboo, drive bamboo stakes... however, every rainy season, everything is washed away by the river. It is known that many times the people and the government of Tam Hop commune have called for help, petitioned relevant agencies to build a Dinh river embankment. Many times they have met with voters, National Assembly deputies, and Provincial People's Council deputies, but so far there has been no effective solution.

The main cause of the erosion of the Dinh River bank is largely due to human impact. The indiscriminate exploitation of sand on the river, especially in recent years, the rampant tin mining has caused the mountains and forests to become bare. At the same time, people compete to destroy the upstream forests to get wood to build tunnels.
Mr. Bui Thanh An - Chairman of Quy Hop District People's Committee said: Building a dike to prevent landslides on Dinh River bank is an urgent issue but beyond the district's capacity, due to limited funding. The District People's Committee will submit to the Provincial People's Committee for financial support to locally fix the weak landslide points to stabilize people's lives...

Van Truong