Lam Dong issues urgent construction order...

On November 8, the People's Committee of Lam Dong province announced that the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee had issued a decision to issue an order to urgently construct the project to urgently repair the seepage and landslide of Cay An reservoir, Ta Nang commune, phase 1.

According to the decision, the construction order aims to ensure safety during the operation of the Cay An reservoir irrigation project; avoid the risk of dam insecurity and dam breakage; protect the lives and property of about 400 households and 200 hectares of agricultural land in the downstream area of the reservoir; prevent dam slope erosion, ensure dam safety in the coming rainy season and the following years; maintain political security and socio-economic development, improve people's lives.

The Duc Trong Area Construction Investment Project Management Board is assigned to manage and implement the project. The implementation period is 90 days from the date of signing the order; estimated cost is 2.9 billion VND, sourced from the provincial budget reserve.

Authorities reinforced the ground, temporarily piled piles and covered with tarpaulins to limit landslides.

Based on the urgency and the level of impact of the project on the safety of the downstream area, the Duc Trong Area Construction Investment Project Management Board decided to shorten the implementation time according to the emergency construction order to promptly deploy necessary construction measures, ensuring absolute safety for the project and the downstream area in the shortest time.

Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Agriculture and Environment to preside over, guide and inspect the implementation of emergency remediation of seepage and landslide incidents at Cay An Lake according to regulations; monitor and urge the implementation progress, summarize the situation, report to the Provincial People's Committee the implementation results and propose additional solutions (if necessary) to ensure absolute safety for the project and downstream areas.

Landslide area near Cay An lake discharge gate.

Assign the People's Committee of Ta Nang commune to promptly propagate and inform people in the downstream area about the safety situation of the project, proactively take measures to prevent natural disasters, ensure the safety of people's lives and property; support site clearance work, and create favorable conditions for the construction unit.

Authorities worked overnight to handle landslides at Cay An Lake.

As reported by Nhan Dan Newspaper, on the evening of November 7, the People's Committee of Ta Nang commune issued an emergency evacuation order for about 70 households to ensure safety, after the Cay An irrigation reservoir in the area was at risk of dam failure.

Recorded at the scene on November 8, the area of the main dam body shoulder near the spillway gate had a landslide with a height of 12m, over an area of about ^50m2 . Currently, the authorities have temporarily driven piles, reinforced the soil and covered it with tarpaulin to prevent landslides.

The main dam of Cay An irrigation lake is about 400m long.

Cay An Lake in Ta Nang commune was put into use in 2007, with a capacity of about 1.7 million ^m3 , an irrigation project providing irrigation water for about 250 hectares of agricultural land in the locality.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/lam-dong-ban-hanh-lenh-xay-dung-cong-trinh-khan-cap-khac-phuc-sat-truot-ho-cay-an-401375.html