TPO - Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (Agriculture and Rural Development) Tran Van Thoi district (Ca Mau) said that due to the impact of the dry season and drought, subsidence and landslides occur in many places in the area. . Preliminary to date, damage to property and facilities is more than 9 billion VND.
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Tran Van Thoi district (Ca Mau) is divided into 3 production areas: The Northern Ca Mau region produces about 53.000 hectares of freshwater ecosystem, the Southern Ca Mau region shifts towards growing a rice crop on shrimp farming land, specializing in shrimp. about 17.000 hectares and marine economic zone. |
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In recent years, climate change has led to droughts, water shortages, saltwater intrusion, landslides, and subsidence, affecting traffic works and people's production. |
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As of February 19, in 2 communes and towns in the freshwater region of Tran Van Thoi district, 9 landslides and subsidence locations occurred, with a total length of more than 242km, with an estimated damage of more than 7,3 billion VND. copper. |
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Accordingly, the localities with the most subsidence and landslides are the communes: Khanh Hai with 105 locations; Tran Hoi and Khanh Binh both have 23 positions… |
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The dry season is forecast to last longer. Most canals in the freshwater region of Tran Van Thoi district have completely dried up. Subsidence and landslides are continuing to occur with increasing scale and frequency. |
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A leader of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tran Van Thoi district said that in the area, there are currently over 80 dry canals leading to subsidence and landslides on many traffic routes. The number of landslides and subsidence is increasing day by day. |
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The Co Xang - Tac Thu - Da Bac route (passing through Tran Van Thoi district) has a number of cracks adjacent to the road surface, with the risk of landslides and heavy subsidence like in 2020 if there is no solution. stop in time. |
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According to the People's Committee of Tran Van Thoi district, the cause is due to the drought, so water evaporation occurs quickly, combined with water pumping for production, causing a large difference in height between the road surface and water level, loss of back pressure causing road subsidence and canal bank. |
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Secretary of the Ca Mau Provincial Party Committee - Mr. Nguyen Tien Hai directed Tran Van Thoi district to cut, prune or fell large trees on roads at risk of subsidence to reduce the load on the ground, helping reduce landslides. |
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To reduce the risk of landslides on the West Sea dyke during the dry season, the dyke management unit is reducing the vehicle load allowed on this dyke from 8 tons to 5 tons. |
