Tay Ninh suspends reservoir sand mining in Dau Tieng reservoir
Sand mining in the largest irrigation lake in VN ordered to stop

Sand mining in Dau Tieng Lake, near Duong Minh Chau District, Tay Ninh Province. – Photo tuoitre.vn

An investigation previously conducted by the ministry showed that sand mining ruined the water supply for residents of Tay Ninh, Binh Dương and HCM City.

Therefore, authorities are urged to suspend mining for at least one month so that water quality can be restored.

Sand mining will only be resumed once it meets regulations of the Irrigation Law and does not affect water quality.

Dau Tieng Lake, with a surface area of 270sq.km and capacity of nearly 1.6 billion cubic meters of water, is one of the largest irrigation lakes in Southeast Asia.

The lake controls floods and supplies water for southern localities of Tay Ninh, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, HCM City and Long An.

Besides sand mining, solar energy projects have been implemented in the lake’s semi-submerged area.

VNS