Regarding the proposed location for dumping dredged material for the Hon La International Port Project that Lao Dong Newspaper reported, on December 16, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Quang Binh province said that it had sent specific information to the people of Tho Son village (Quang Dong commune, Quang Trach district) about canceling the proposed location for dumping dredged material here.
After receiving feedback, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment organized an appraisal of the environmental impact assessment report of the Hon La International Port Project, in which the entire volume of dredged materials of the Project was used for the purpose of leveling the port's ground.
Therefore, Hon La Port Joint Stock Company does not dump dredged material of the project at Tho Son village beach area, according to the content of Official Dispatch No. 1547/UBND-KT of Quang Binh Provincial People's Committee dated August 21, 2024 on approving the location of dumping dredged material for Hon La International General Port Project.
In the future, if the Project has a need to dump dredged materials, the project owner is responsible for coordinating with local authorities to find a suitable location to submit to the competent authority for consideration.
As reported by Lao Dong Newspaper, previously, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Quang Binh province sent a document to the People's Committee of Quang Binh province regarding the approval of the location for dumping dredged materials for the Hon La International General Port Project of Hon La Port Joint Stock Company (in Quang Dong commune).
It is known that the dredging of the channel, turning area and berthing area of the project will generate dredged material. The volume of excess dredged material during the construction process is about 300,000m³ and the volume of dredging for maintenance of the channel and water area of the project is about 100,000m³.
In phase 1, the proposed dredged material dumping area is about 8.41 hectares on plot 7, map sheet 33, Tho Son village, Quang Dong commune, about 1km west of the construction site of Hon La International Port Project.
According to the company's report, the dredged material at the Hon La International General Port project area consists of 4 layers: layer 1: clay mud, layer 2: fine sand, layer 3: clay mud mixed with thin sand layers, layer 4: Ryolite rock.
After learning that the beach here was expected to be a dumping ground for dredged material, the people of Quang Dong commune wanted to keep it to make a living.
