Request for verification

On the afternoon of April 19, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Hiep, Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications of Dak Lak province, signed a document requesting the leaders of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the Provincial Police to direct the inspection and verification of the content of the reflection of Giao Thong Newspaper on "People fear riverbank erosion because of sand dredging ships close to the shore".

Doan Chinh Nghia sand boat dredges sand close to the shore (Photo: Hoang Yen).

"The Department of Information and Communications requests the leaders of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the Provincial Police to direct the inspection, verification and response to the content reported by the press.

The response document should be sent to Giao Thong Newspaper and the Provincial People's Committee Office and the Department of Information and Communications before April 25 to serve the State management of the press," the document of the Dak Lak Department of Information and Communications stated.

As reported by Giao Thong Newspaper, the situation of large capacity ships of Doan Chinh Nghia Joint Stock Company dredging sand close to the shore has increased the risk of landslides in the Krong Ana River (Dak Lak), washing away people's productive land.

According to records, on the Krong Ana River (the section flowing through Hoa Hiep Commune, Cu Kuin District, Dak Lak), Doan Chinh Nghia sand ships with registration numbers DL-0129/VR-19058908, Doan Chinh Nghia 999; DL-0140/VR-18067036, Doan Chinh Nghia 02 and DL-0137/VR-19056840, Doan Chinh Nghia 05 continuously docked to pump sand to the gathering area.

After pumping out all the sand in the hold, the workers turned the ship around and followed the current towards Lak district to continue mining sand.

A group of workers operated a boat that traveled about 900 meters on the Krong Ana River and then released a water cannon to suck up sand, making the entire river murky.

The sound of sand blasting engines resounded as the ships approached the riverbank to "swallow" the sand. According to observations, a long stretch of the river had eroded, eating into people's agricultural land.

Giao Thong Newspaper continues to inform about the incident.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/vu-dan-lo-so-sat-lo-bo-song-vi-tau-hut-cat-sat-bo-yeu-cau-kiem-tra-xac-minh-192240419174022748.htm