On July 15, talking to Lao Dong, Mr. Le Van Thang - Director of Thanh Hoa Fishing Port Management Board said that implementing the direction of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on handling schools In case of violation and illegal encroachment of the boat anchorage area in Lach Bang River, in recent days, the unit has coordinated with functional forces and local authorities to mobilize and dismantle rafts on this section of the river. .
"Authorities in coordination with local authorities have mobilized forces and machinery to dismantle nearly 50 encroaching rafts at the boat anchorage area on Lach Bang River. However, these days, because the river water is dry, the work is being temporarily suspended. Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, when the water rises, the authorities will continue to deploy" - Mr. Thang said.
Also according to Mr. Thang, dismantling the rafts is somewhat easy, but for the fish cages, because people invest a lot of capital, while the fish are still small, they have not been dismantled yet, but create favorable conditions for them. so that the households can finish raising the fish before dismantling it, and the households have also signed a commitment to do so.
"It is expected that before this year's rainy and stormy season, the handling of rafts encroaching on ships' storm shelters will be resolved completely, so that ships can have convenient and safe storm shelters" - Mr. Thang information.
Previously, as Lao Dong informed , the Lach Bang river area (belonging to two wards, Binh Minh and Hai Thanh, Nghi Son town, Thanh Hoa province) was a place to anchor boats, but for about 2 years now , many households have come here to encroach on the river bed area to raise mussels.
Actual records here show that dozens of households have used bamboo trees to form rafts and float them down along both sides of the river. There are many sections where rafts are so dense that the river cannot anchor boats.