Hanoi is planning to take control of illegal sand mining that is threatening the stability of agricultural production and the environment in and around the city.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked authorities of Binh Duong and Tay Ninh provinces to halt sand mining activities in Dau Tieng Lake and report to the Prime Minister by May 15, Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper reports.

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has ordered a halt to all sand mining in the Dau Tieng Lake, the largest reservoir in the country.

Poor planning and management of sand mining has led to a stunning but unsurprising warning: Viet Nam is very likely to run out of sand in less than 15 years.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in a number of provinces are pleading for help as they lose arable land to sand mining operations.

To be allowed to exploit sand in the Tien River, in addition to paying compulsory taxes, enterprises had to pay hundreds of millions dong to some officials of the Party Committee of Hong Ngu District.