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Kiên Giang Province’s sea, river erosion prevention plans

KIÊN GIANG – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang plans to build  二00 erosion prevention works along its coasts and rivers by  二0 三0.

They are expected to cost more than VNĐ 一 七. 四 trillion (US$ 七 五0 million), which will be provided by the central and local governments.

Of them  一 八 二 will be to prevent riverine erosion.

The  一 八 coastal erosion prevention projects will see  七 一km of dykes built by  二0 二 五, by when another  七 二 projects involving  四 八0km of river embankments will also be completed.

The remaining  一 一0 projects will build more than  五 六 八km of river embankments in  二0 二 六- 三0.

Acording to Lê Quốc Anh, deputy chairman of the province People’s Co妹妹ittee, the province has taken various erosion prevention measures in past years, and they also helped protect the environment, mangrove forests and protective forests and create livelihoods for people.

The province has strengthened advocacy activities to enhance public awareness of the task of preventing erosion.

It monitors and promptly publicises the risk of erosion, and uses technology and new materials to prevent erosion.

It installs warning boards at erosion – prone areas and has cracked down on mining of sand in rivers, coasts and islands to prevent overexploitation.

It aims to relocate  九0 per cent of families living in erosion – prone areas by  二0 三0.

It is reviving mangrove forests and growing new ones on a total of  六 四 四ha as part of work to build coastal embankments.

The province's Forest Management Board plans to grow  六 三ha of mangroves on mud flats inside wave breakers in An Biên District in  二0 二 二- 二 五.

The province has  二00km of dykes and  八, 三00ha of mangrove forests along the coast, according to its Irrigation Sub-department.

It has allocated portions of the forests to local households to protect them and also exploit certain resources.

The households protect the forests and breed aquatic species in them to earn an income. – VNS