High tides and strong waves have caused severe erosion along dozens of metres of coastline in front of the Dung Quat Port Border Guard Post in Binh Son District.
The coastline section along Co Co Cape in Binh Son District is in the same condition.
Hundreds of cubic metres of land have been swept into the sea, endangering the Dung Quat Oil Refinery Plant.
The border guard officers have set warning signs and mobilised forces to strengthen the coastline.
Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Quang Vinh from the Dung Quat Port Border Guard stated that the unit had reinforced the eroded area, but this was only a temporary solution. In the long term, a solid dyke was necessary to address the issue.
According to the authorities of Binh Son District, over the past four years, high tides and waves have eroded some 2,000 metres of coastline stretching from the Dung Quat Border Guard Post to Hon Coc Mountain. Infrastructure like the road to the border guard post and the product storage tanks of the Dung Quat Oil Refinery are all at risk of being affected.
The Binh Son District People's Committee has proposed the construction of a 500-metre sea dyke with an estimated cost of VND50 billion (USD1.97 million).
Many sections of My Khe Beach in Quang Ngai City have been affected by erosion, with depths ranging from 1.5 to 2 metres. The situation has worsened over the past two years.
The provincial people's committee has urged the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to collaborate with concerned agencies to assess the erosion situation from the Dung Quat Port Border Guard Post to Hon Coc Beach and propose solutions
