HCM City faces high risks of land erosion in rainy season
HCM City faces high risks of land erosion in the rainy season due to invasion of river banks, canals, illegal sand mining, together with climate change causing rains, storms and rising sea levels.
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City faceshigh risks of land erosion in the rainy season due to invasion of river banks,canals, illegal sand mining, together with climate change causing rains, stormsand rising sea levels.
The city has nearly 1,000 kilometres of rivers,including about 800 kilometres of inland waterways. Fast urbanisation has madethe invasion of canals and rivers more severe. In the first half this year, 120cases of river and canals invasion have yet to be handled.
Four serious land erosion incidents occurred ina row along Rach Tom canal in Nhon Duc and Hiep Phuoc communes, Nha Bedistrict; and Ben Binh Dong Street in district 8.
Bui Xuan Cuong, Director of the municipalDepartment of Transport, said by July 1, there were 40 erosion spots.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Le Thanh Liem has assigned the municipal Department of Transport towork with the People’s Committees of districts on classifying erosion andimplementing projects to protect river banks, canals and sea dikes.
Warning signs must be planted at vulnerablespots and buoys should be used to ensure safety for vehicles passing througherosion sites. Publicity campaigns are needed to raise awareness of landerosion to minimise damages.
The municipal People’s Committee requested thecity’s Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue to detailmeasures to prevent and control land erosion along river banks and beaches.
The Department of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment was asked to effectively implement planning schemes on residentialallocation to prevent natural disasters from 2011 – 2015 with a vision to 2020,while the Department of Construction was requested to handle residentialresettlement and invasion of safety corridors along rivers and canals.
The city also asked districts with high risks oferosion to prevent citizens from returning to erosion sites.-VNA
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Land erosion in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) 
