Stink bugs attack rice, farmers risk losing everything
Stink bugs are harmful to many rice fields, affecting both yield and quality at harvest.
In Lang Com hamlet, Binh Giang commune, Hon Dat district (Kien Giang province), there are more than 1,200 hectares of Autumn-Winter rice (crop 3), so far, about 1,000 hectares have been harvested. However, in the past 2 weeks, the harvested rice yield has decreased, from 5.7 tons/ha to less than 5 tons/ha.
According to Nguyen Van Hung - Vice President of Lang Com Hamlet Farmers' Association, the reason is that many rice fields in the locality have been attacked by stink bugs. Preliminary calculations show that at least 200 hectares of rice have been affected to varying degrees.
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Tomorrow, the most beautiful 6-lane road in Long Bien district will be inaugurated.
The 1.5km long Nguyen Van Cu - Ngoc Thuy road project, with a capital of 1,200 billion VND, has completed all items and is ready for the inauguration ceremony tomorrow (October 5).
The project is about 1.52km long, starting at the intersection with Nguyen Van Cu Street and ending at Ngoc Thuy Dike, with a total investment of about 1,200 billion VND.
The cross-section of the new road is 40m wide. The project also includes the construction of a flyover over Nguyen Van Cu Street, approximately 211m long.
Mr. Nguyen Viet Hung - Deputy Director of the Long Bien District Construction Investment Project Management Board - said that to implement the project, land from about 485 households, individuals and organizations must be recovered, of which about 176 households will be resettled.
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Efforts to eliminate self-opened railway crossings in Binh Thuan
The North-South railway line through Binh Thuan province is 177km long. There are many safety risks on this route as there are 176 level crossings between roads and railways; of which 64 are legal. In particular, there are 112 dangerous self-made crossings across the railway.
According to the latest statistics from the beginning of 2024 to present, there have been 5 railway traffic accidents in Binh Thuan province, killing 4 people. The Traffic Safety Committee of Binh Thuan province said that the causes were victims lying on the railway, pedestrians crossing the railway, drivers crossing the railway without paying attention, and railway excavators on the railway.
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