Currently, the area along the Dong Nai River, which runs through Tan Uyen town, has 23 landslide points with a total length of 7,215m affecting agricultural production land, roads and 106 households, of which 28 households are located in dangerous landslide area, 5m from the house to the river bank.
Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Mai Hung Dung and the Delegation survey the landslide areas along the Dong Nai River in Tan Uyen Town
Cause of riverbank erosion in the town is determined mainly by the flow and sand mining in the river bed. In 2005, the Provincial People's Committee banned sand mining on Dong Nai River, so riverbank erosion has been greatly reduced. However, illegal sand mining is still sneaky with the influence of natural flow and regular operation of barges, ships carrying soil and rocks transported to the Mekong Delta provinces so some landslide points continue to erode more.
Provincial leaders work with Tan Uyen town
Speaking at the meeting right after the survey, Mr. Mai Hung Dung suggested departments, branches and Tan Uyen town should proactively take measures to prevent and avoid human and property damage affecting production and people's daily life, especially in the coming stormy and rainy season, such as: Setting up danger signs at landslide locations so that people can know; strengthening patrol and inspection to completely handle cases of illegal sand mining; inspecting, suspending and prohibiting people from building houses and architectural works within the Dong Nai river corridor. At the same time, speeding up the implementation of the project to build an embankment against landslide on Dong Nai riverbank, section from Rach Tre bridge to Tan Uyen town Party Committee, and embankment against landslide of Tortoise islet to ensure safety of people and infrastructure along the river.
Reported by Minh Duy - Translated by Nguyen Trang