Extent of riverbank, coastal erosions in five Mekong Delta provinces evaluated
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep chaired a conference in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang on August 17 to assess the extent of riverbank and coastal erosions in five provinces in the region.
An eroded section of National Highway 91 in An Giang province. (Photo: baogiaothong.vn)
Tien Giang (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Nguyen Hoang Hiep chaired a conference in the Mekong Delta provinceof Tien Giang on August 17 to assess the extent of riverbank and coastalerosions in five provinces in the region.
Hiep said that following thePrime Minister’s direction, from August 15-17, his ministry established aninter-sectoral delegation to coordinate with leaders of Hau Giang, Tra Vinh,Ben Tre, Long An, and Tien Giang provinces to conduct fact-finding tours to seekmeasures to address erosions, and protect people’s lives and assets to besubmitted to the Government leader.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep speaking at the conference. (Photo: VNA)
He proposed the provincesbuild a feasible master plan to tackle erosions so as to propose a long-termand effective response plan in the following order: considering and evaluating specificcauses, moving households out of dangerous areas, ensuring resettlement, andimplementing technical solutions to address erosions.
Localities should prioritise handlingserious erosions, and urgently build a concrete settlement project beforesubmitting it to competent authorities for consideration and approval, theofficial added./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 signed a dispatch requesting efforts to prevent, control and mitigate damage from landslides, riverbank and coastal erosion, and flash floods.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 signed a dispatch requesting efforts to prevent, control and mitigate damage from landslides, riverbank and coastal erosion, and flash floods.
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An eroded section of National Highway 91 in An Giang province. (Photo: baogiaothong.vn) 
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep speaking at the conference. (Photo: VNA) 
