Urgent handling of landslides on Saigon river bank

On June 17, speaking with SGGP reporter, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Huu Hoai Phu said that the city's Department of Agriculture and Environment is coordinating with the authorities of Cu Chi district and relevant agencies to urgently overcome the landslide of the Saigon River embankment from K8+360 to K8+460, belonging to the irrigation project on the right bank of the Saigon River - North of Tra canal in Hamlet 3, Binh My commune, Cu Chi district.

Previously, at 6:30 a.m. on June 13, at this location, there was a subsidence with a length of about 70m, a depth of 50-70cm. By June 14, the above embankment had completely collapsed; at the same time, cracks appeared in the yard of the house about 5-10m from the edge of the embankment, the width of the cracks was 1-2cm, the landslide area appeared a deep slide arc and larger than 10m, there is a risk of further landslides occurring deep into the residential area.

Faced with this situation, the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just given instructions on how to handle the incident. Accordingly, the Department of Maritime and Waterways Region III is requested to support and coordinate with relevant departments and agencies to regulate, divert traffic, and limit the speed of vehicles participating in waterway traffic when passing through the landslide area to minimize the pressure of water waves and reduce the risk of further landslides while relevant units are handling the incident. The People's Committee of Cu Chi district directed units to continue monitoring the subsidence and landslide situation in the area, take timely reinforcement measures, and warn and notify people and vehicles not to enter or exit the area to ensure safety.

The Urban Infrastructure Construction Investment Project Management Board urgently completes the selection of construction contractors and soon implements the project "Upgrading the irrigation works on the right bank of the Saigon River in Cu Chi district, from Provincial Road 8 to Tra canal (North of Tra canal)" in Cu Chi district; especially prioritizing the urgent construction of the above-mentioned eroded embankment section along the Saigon River and dangerously eroded locations. During the time the project has not yet been implemented, the Urban Infrastructure Construction Investment Project Management Board is required to coordinate with the People's Committee of Cu Chi district and the Irrigation Service Management and Exploitation Company Limited to regularly inspect, review and take temporary measures to handle subsidence and landslide incidents to ensure that they do not cause flooding, affecting the lives and production of local people.

The Standing Agency for Natural Disaster Prevention - Department of Agriculture and Rural Development directs the Standing Office of the City's Civil Defense - Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue Command to assign officers to be on duty at the Office and the landslide site to promptly monitor, support localities, units and advise the City's Civil Defense - Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue Command to take timely measures to handle the landslide embankment section. Organize the installation of landslide warning signs at the above landslide location before June 18, 2025.

DUC TRUNG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/khan-truong-xu-ly-sat-lo-bo-bao-song-sai-gon-post799908.html