Work is being carried out at a site that eroded after a temporary dam was removed on the Ba Lai River in Ben Tre province’s Chau Thanh district (Source: VNA)Ben Tre (VNA) - The MekongDelta province of Ben Tre is restoring a section along the banks of Ba Lai river that eroded when a temporary dam was removed along the banks.
The repair in Chau Thanh district’s Phu Duc and Tan Phu communes isexpected to be completed by the end of the month, according to the province’s Agriculture and Rural Development Project Management Board.
The temporary dam was put into use on March 5 to prevent saltwater intrusionthrough the river into fields in the dry season, and to preserve fresh waterfor agricultural production and household use in Chau Thanh district and BenTre city.
The dam was removed on May 7-11 to recover the normal flow of the river aftersaltwater intrusion ended. However, the removal caused erosion along the tworiver banks because of the weak soil and the impact of the removal work.
About 170 sq.m of farmland and 100 metre soil embankment along the river bankin Tan Phu commune eroded and fell into the river. At the other river bank in Phu Duc commune, erosioncaused a 40 metre section of a 3.4m-wide road to fall into the river.
The project is carried out by HCM City-basedNgoc A Chau Construction Corporation, which is the dam contractor, and the province’sAgriculture and Rural Development Project Management Board.
Luong Binh of themanagement board said after the erosion incident occurred, the management boardand the contractor took measures to solve the erosion.
People can now travel on the repaired section, but travel is still difficultbecause the erosion prevention work is not finished./.
VNA
