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| Chairman of the Hòa Bình People’s Committee Nguyễn Văn Quang (standing) chairs the meeting with residents from Hợp Thịnh and Hợp Thành communes to resolve problems related to sand and gravel exploitation by the two companies. – VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Hà |
HÒA BÌNH – The Hòa Bình People’s Committee on Monday temporarily stopped two companies from exploiting sand and gravel from the Đà River in Kỳ Sơn District. Tiếp tục đọc “Two companies stopped from exploiting sand from river”
VietNamNet Bridge – Sand exploitation brings huge profits even higher than that brought by illegal logging. Experts say.
At a working session with Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung, local officials in the Mekong Delta asked for the right to exploit sand on a riverbed without consulting with local residents.
Under current law, to collect minerals, individuals and organizations must submit reports on the possible impact on the environment, and to dredge passage, they must consult with the local community. Tiếp tục đọc “Sand exploitation out of control as violators threaten authorities”
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| The HCM City People’s Committee has begun to crack down on speculation in sand and other construction materials, which has caused their prices to soar. — VNA/VNS Photo Công Phong |
The Department of Trade and Industry has been told to recommend measures to prevent speculation and find out the market price of sand from shops in the city. Tiếp tục đọc “HCM City acts as construction sand prices skyrocket”
Updated : 06/29/2017 14:30 GMT + 7
Residents on an islet in Ben Tre Province, located in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, are taking a stand against sand thieves.
The illegal exploitation of sand along the Tien (Front) River has been the main cause of subsidence and house collapse in Con Doi (Doi Islet) in Tan Phu Commune, Chau Thanh District, but locals have finally had enough.
Residents of the area have begun patrolling it to protect their home, despite threats from sand thieves. Tiếp tục đọc “Locals team up against sand thieves in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta”
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| An eroded riverbank in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ. — VNS File Photo. |
Unrelenting rain last month washed away riverbanks in Hoà Định Hamlet in Đồng Tháp Province’s Lai Vung District, causing several stretches of rural roads to plunge into the river. Tiếp tục đọc “Mekong blighted by river erosion”
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| An illegal sand exploitation vessel on Chu River. — Photo dantri.com.vn |
On the river between Thiệu Toán and Thiệu Vũ communes in Thiệu Hoá District, some vessels were caught exploiting sand from the riverbed. Upon being chased by the inspectors’ vessel, they sped away at their fastest speed. Tiếp tục đọc “Sand exploitation vessels on Chu River a grave concern”
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| Sand dredged on the Vàm Cỏ Đông River in the southwestern province of Tây Ninh, some 100km from HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Lê Đức Hoảnh |
For instance, a contractor of the Bến Lức-Long Thành Highway said that only half of the road foundation had been built; some 80,000 cubic metres of sand are missing to complete the project’s foundation.
“We are having a headache due to sand scarcity. Foundation sand was VNĐ120,000 (US$5.2) per cubic metre, now it has risen to more than VNĐ200,000 ($8.7) per cubic metre,” he said. Tiếp tục đọc “Sand shortage delays transport projects”
BĐV – Bài viết của GS.TSKH Nguyễn Ngọc Trân – Nguyên Chủ nhiệm Chương trình cấp Nhà nước Điều tra cơ bản tổng hợp ĐBSCL về tình hình sạt lở ở khu vực này.
Tình hình sạt lở bờ sông, bờ biển ở ĐBSCL ngày càng nhiều và nghiêm trọng.
Các nguyên nhân cơ bản thường được nói đến thời gian gần đây là do thiếu hụt trầm tích bị các đập thủy điện trên dòng chính sông Lancang – Mekong giữ lại, và do lạm khai thác cát sông.
Hiểu sâu để có giải pháp tốt. Nhằm mục đích này, xin đóng góp một số ý kiến vào nhận thức khách quan vấn đề sạt lở và từ đó một số việc cần làm theo thiện ý của tác giả.
Tiếp tục đọc “Chỉ đúng nguyên nhân ĐBSCL sạt lở và các khuyến nghị”
A number of companies dredging sand along the Cạn River in the central province of Khanh Hoa’s Cam Ranh City since 2015 have caused landslides and put the lives of local residents in danger.
Illegal sand mining on rivers increases risk of landslides to riverside residental areas.
A reporter from the Labour newspaper witnessed trucks working at the lower reaches of the Can River, near Hiep Thanh Village, Cam Thinh Dong Commune. Tiếp tục đọc “Khanh Hoa’s Can River damaged by sand mines”
Updated : 05/28/2017 14:33 GMT + 7
A company has been exploiting a large amount of sand without a legitimate permit, against the backdrop of the increasingly concerning threat of sand mining across Vietnam.
Residents of Huong An Commune, Que Son District, Quang Nam Province have been complaining about hundreds of cubic meters of sand being mined on a daily basis and sold to other regions in Vietnam.
The mining is carried out by Trung Dung Mineral Exploiting Company without any formal permission from local authorities. Tiếp tục đọc “Company mines sand for sale without permit in central Vietnam”
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| Nguyễn Thị Hương (right), director of Dương Dũng Co., Ltd, and her husband Lương Văn Bình, deputy director of the company, were prosecuted for violating regulations related to natural resource exploitation. – VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Hoàng |
QUẢNG NINH — Police in northern Quảng Ninh Province have prosecuted eight people for illegal sand mining in the province.Nguyễn Thị Hương, director of Dương Dũng Co., Ltd, and her husband Lương Văn Bình, deputy director of the company, were prosecuted for violating regulations in connection with natural resources exploitation.
The six other people are Vũ Văn Lật, Vũ Đức Loan, Nguyễn Văn Tuấn and Lương Văn Ty, as well as Nguyễn Văn Đức, and Trần Thị Nhường. Tiếp tục đọc “Eight prosecuted for illegal sand mining”
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| Xuan Tai Company in the Highland province of Kon Tum was fined VND40 million ($1,769) for illegal sand exploitation. — Photo thiennhien.net |
KON TUM — Xuan Tai Company in the Highland province of Kon Tum was fined VND40 million ($1,769) for illegal sand exploitation, said Chief Inspector of the Department of Environment and Natural Resource Tran Cong Hau yesterday.
According to the department, the company was fined VND8 million for encroaching the Dak Bla River and VND32 million for illegally mining 3,507m3 of sand over an eight-month period.
A report from the Kon Tum Department of Mineral Resources and Environment said the Xuân Tài Co Ltd had used mechanised facilities to dig holes and build embankments to stop the flow of the Đăk Bla River in order to illegally exploit minerals, Tiếp tục đọc “Company fined for illegal sand mining on Đăk Bla River”
Update: May, 20/2017 – 10:02
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Việt Nam’s total sand resources are an estimated 2.3 billion cubic metres. With the current pace of construction, experts warn that the sand supply will likely be exhausted in less than 15 years. Dr Lê Ái Thụ, chairman of Việt Nam Asociation of Economic Geology, and Dr Thái Duy Sâm, vice chairman of Việt Nam Building Material Association, spoke to the Vietnam News Agency about the necessity of finding alternative materials to replace natural sand. Tiếp tục đọc “Substitute for natural river sand needed”
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| Sand mining activities at Dầu Tiếng Reservoir in Tây Ninh Province have been suspended since April 20. — Photo tuoitre.vn |
VietNamNet Bridge – 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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| Serious bank erosion on the Krong Pak River in Dak Lak Province near the site of the Doan Ket sand mining Co. – Photo: VNA/VNS |
A report by the Department of Construction Materials (DoCM) of the Ministry of Construction says the demand for sand in 2015 stood at 92 million cubic metres, and will surge by some 40 per cent to about 130 million in 2020.
The driving force behind the increase is the construction frenzy across Viet Nam, a developing nation pouring more and more cash into infrastructure investment, especially in cities. Tiếp tục đọc “Sands of time: VN faces severe shortage”
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