Ms. Ly Thi Bot - a resident living next to culvert No. 2 said that every time the rainy season comes, the waves continuously hit the sea dike, sometimes the water overflows the dike into the house. At night, people dare not sleep for fear of the dike breaking.
However, that worry is no longer there because Soc Trang province has put into use a system of underground coastal wave-blocking embankments at vulnerable points from the border of Bac Lieu province to culvert No. 4. According to records, dangerous locations are gradually stabilized, protective forests are protected, and the dyke foot is gradually restored, allowing people to feel secure in production.
According to the design of the underground breakwater, the beach is built 100-150m from the sea dike, at an elevation of 4-4.5m. When the waves hit, their force will be reduced. When the water recedes, the silt will accumulate, and over time, it will form a beach.
Mr. Pham Tan Dao - Director of Soc Trang Province Irrigation Branch - assessed that the underground wave-breaking embankment system is showing positive results, reducing the impact of sea waves on the dike toe, creating alluvial land to hold the dike toe, minimizing dike erosion, and creating conditions for planting trees.
According to the Soc Trang Province Irrigation Branch, in order to protect the sea dyke, the province has recently implemented many construction measures to urgently handle coastal erosion. In addition to the 33km sea dyke upgrade project, there are many projects and works from the central budget that are currently being completed.
Mr. Pham Tan Dao - Director of Soc Trang Province Irrigation Branch - informed that the Vinh Chau sea dike breakwater is 14km long, with a total cost of over 510 billion VND, invested from many sources. Up to now, the project has completed and put into use 8km, the remaining 6km is under construction.
In addition, with a capital of 300 billion VND from the central budget reserve, the province will build 6.5 km of sea dyke in Vinh Hai commune (Vinh Chau town). The project site is located in an area of particularly dangerous coastal erosion that needs urgent reinforcement to prevent and combat natural disasters and protect protective forests.
Mr. Dao said that there are still about 10km of vulnerable sections that often experience landslides during the rainy and stormy season that need to be invested in an underground embankment system. However, the cost is large and the province is proposing that the Central Government support to ensure the safety of the entire embankment.
