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Ca Mau dyke network seeing severe subsidence
Some 1,670 metres of dykes in U Minh district’s Khanh Tien commune in the southernmost province of Ca Mau have subsided in recent times - the latest in a number of similar incidents along the dyke network facing the Gulf of Thailand.
To stop flooding, HCM City needs a ‘conductor’
VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has spent VND22 trillion in the last 10 years to fight flooding, while the figure is expected to increase to VND120 trillion by 2020.
Big dykes inflict major environmental damage
VietNamNet Bridge – Dykes that encircle large rice fields in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta could have negative environmental impacts in the long run and any economic benefits farmers get will be short-lived, experts warn.
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