Ca Mau Province authorities has asked the Government for more than VND622 billion (US$27 million) to finance 12 projects for relocating people from areas eroded by the sea and rivers.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has begun inspections of erosion sites on riverbanks and coastal sites in Ca Mau Province.

A number of provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta facing serious erosion along rivers and coastal areas are taking measures to protect the land and people in the area.

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Can Tho plans to build concrete embankments in some of the city’s eroded areas, according to Vo Thanh Thong, chairman of the Can Tho City People’s Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Erosion along the Tien River in Dong Thap Province has resulted in more than VND172 million (US$7,600) worth of damage since the start of 2018.

Da Nang authorities will ask for State funding to build a sea dyke to prevent erosion in Son Tra Peninsula after a villa project in the area was eroded last week.

HCM City will undertake 14 projects to prevent erosion, including dredging of vulnerable waterways, at a cost of over VND1.7 trillion (US$75 million) this year, according to its Inland Waterway Management Division.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has approved construction of embankments at 28 outlying locations to prevent erosion of river and canal banks. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite HCM City authorities' best efforts to speed up projects to prevent erosion of land along rivers and canals, it continues to progress at a snail's pace due to delays in site clearance and shortage of funds.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Land erosion is becoming severe in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, affecting the lives of thousands of people.