The riverbank of the Ngan Pho River in the central province of Ha Tinh is facing serious erosion, causing a farmland area of over 25 hectares to fall into the river.
Resident Nguyen Thi Loan, 68, said that her 750-square-metre farmland had shrunk to approximately 350 square metres over the past five years.
"The erosion started after the construction of the Trung Luu Bridge five years ago, which changed the river’s current," Loan said. "It’s taking some 15-20 metres of land from the bank every year. The field covering 30 hectares has now shrunk to 25 hectares while the river has become larger.'
Loan and other farmers have asked the local authorities to take measures to protect their farmland.
Speaking to Dantri/Dtinews, chairman of Son Tay Commune People's Committee, Cao Van Duc, admitted that the Ngan Pho River had faced erosion on a section stretching 40-50 metres, affecting local farmland.
"We've asked the Huong Son District to help us with funds to build a dyke along the river," Duc said.
