Previously, at about 9:00 p.m. on August 17, on the left bank of the Saigon River (in Ward 27, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City), a coastal landslide occurred with a length of about 60m, a depth of about 5m on the side of a residential house (area This is within the scope of the Thanh Da Peninsula landslide prevention project). Fortunately, the incident did not cause damage to people or property.
Living in the landslide area, Mr. Tran Quang (living in Binh Thanh district) said that most households living near the landslide area were worried so they moved to a new temporary residence. "A few tried to hold on because they didn't know where to go and didn't have money to go," Mr. Quang said.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Vinh (living in Binh Thanh) said that although the incident did not cause any loss of life, it made people worried. "I hope the local government will soon build anti-landslide embankments so that our people can live with peace of mind. Especially in the near future, the risk of heavy rains will continue, high tides will rise, and landslides and drifts are unknown in the middle of the night. "Whenever you go into the river, it's very dangerous to people's lives," Ms. Vinh feared.
Mr. Luong Minh Phuc - Director of the Management Board of Investment and Construction Projects for Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Works, investor of the Thanh Da Peninsula landslide prevention project, informed that after the incident, the investor's side Immediately deploy the solution of cajuput piles and sandbags to strengthen and stabilize the landslide riverbank area and increase monitoring of this area.
At the same time, we will speed up the process of selecting a new construction unit to continue constructing the remaining volume and complete the project, soon stabilizing people's lives.
The Department of Transport of Ho Chi Minh City has sent an official dispatch requesting the City Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board (Transportation Board - investor) and the People's Committee of Binh Thanh District to soon handle landslides and push Speed up progress and strengthen quality management for the Thanh Da Peninsula landslide prevention project at section 4 (from Rach Chua junction to Saigon River junction).
To ensure the safety of people's lives and property, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport also requires the project investor to complete the landslide recovery as soon as possible. Remediation costs are the responsibility of the investor, not using capital from the state budget.
The Thanh Da Peninsula landslide prevention project began more than 6 years ago but has not yet been completed. The project is divided into 4 phases. However, to date, only section 1 has been completed, sections 2, 3, and 4 are still under construction. The project has a length of about 9.5km, total cost of 1,342 billion VND.
