Responding to the petition of voters of Quynh Luu district on the issue of dredging the channel of Lach Quen fishing port

Regarding this issue, the relevant authorities responded as follows:

- Lach Quen fishing port is a large fishing port located in Quynh Thuan and Tien Thuy communes, Quynh Luu district and is a port with a large volume of fishing boats regularly entering and exiting.

In the period of 2019-2024, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is the investor of the project: Construction of fisheries service infrastructure at Lach Quen according to Resolution No. 35/NQ-HDND dated December 12, 2019 of the Provincial People's Council. The project will end on December 31, 2024, including dredging in front of the wharf with a length of about 3,500m and the front turning basins, so it basically meets the requirements for ships entering and exiting the port.

- Currently, Lach Quen bridge (KM27+196) invested by the Project Management Board (Department of Transport) is under construction and has not been completed. The riverbed in the construction area (from pillar T4 to elevation -2.5m) and the riverbed (from pillar T6 to pillar T7) have not been cleared and there are obstacles on the channel, so sometimes boats and ships are still hindered from entering and exiting.

In addition, the undredged sections are being filled in, especially from the foot of Lach Quen bridge to the mouth of the creek. Boats entering and leaving the creek must wait for the tide to be high enough to operate. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has grasped the reality and accepted this content.

On the other hand, the situation of 6 estuaries of Lach Hoi, Lach Lo, Lach Van, Lach Quen, Lach Thoi, Lach Con in recent times, the alluvial deposition at the estuary has become increasingly serious.

Characteristics of Lach Quen estuary: inland flow from Mo River, small basin, weak flow, not enough to push sand and alluvium out to sea, so the silting of the channel occurs frequently and is increasingly serious.

According to new regulations in Decree No. 57/2024/ND-CP dated May 20, 2024 of the Government on management of dredging activities in seaport waters and inland waterway waters, the Department of Transport is the presiding unit.

To ensure fishing and seafood exploitation activities, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will coordinate with the Department of Transport to survey and evaluate specifically and propose the Provincial People's Committee and Provincial People's Council to consider and study the dredging of waterways, as well as solutions to prevent sedimentation in the coming time, to ensure the operation of fishing boats as well as other commercial activities in this area, in accordance with State regulations on the management of dredging activities in seaport waters and inland waterway waters.