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Mekong Delta’s sand resources likely to be depleted by 2035

With 35-55 million cubic meters of sand extracted each year, the Mekong Delta’s sand reserves could be completely depleted before 2035, according to research from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Vietnam.

Country has enough sand for expressway projects in Mekong Delta: Deputy Minister

The region has a total of about 120 million cubic metres of sand while the demand for four ongoing expressway projects is 53.68 million cubic metres.

Sand shortage delays expressway works in Mekong Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many transport projects as part of the second express highway in the Cuu Long Delta may not be completed by 2020 because of surging prices and a scarcity of construction sand.

Sand shortage delays transport projects

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many transport projects in southern localities have been delayed due to the scarcity and surging price of construction sand,