Tien GiangThe functional sector is hiring a unit to survey and evaluate the flow impact before submitting a plan to eliminate floating dunes in the middle of the Tien River.
On the afternoon of April 23, Mr. Tran Van Bon, Director of the Department of Transport of Tien Giang province, informed that the department had announced that ships were restricted from traveling and installed three buoys warning of dangers in the area. Floating dunes in Tan Phong commune, Cai Lay district.
A boat carrying rice ran aground and sank in the dunes last year. Image: Hunan
“We have to make sure that the removal of the dunes will affect the flow or not, how the sand and gravel in this area will be treated,” Bon said, adding that the report will then be submitted to the provincial leaders for approval. Browser.
The floating islet is located in the middle of the Tien River, 50 meters from the bank, formerly about a hectare wide, people built business establishments. After many years of landslides, the dune is only 30 m long, 9 m wide, with a total area of 270 m2. There are no houses on the dunes, only a few pieces of concrete from the old building remain. The dunes appear only when the tide recedes, normally sinking in the river, causing some boats to run aground and sink.
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