Project on Erosion Prevention Hoi An Coastline Approved

The People’s Committee of Quang Nam Province has just approved a project helping to prevent the erosion of Hoi An's coastline.

The project has a total investment of 42 million euros, equivalent to VND980 billion ($41 million), of which overseas development assistance (ODA) loans and grants make up VND788 billion, while the rest comes from the provincial budget.

The project is invested in by the Investment Project Management Board for the Construction of Agricultural and Rural Development projects in the province.

The project consists of three components.

Component 1 is to invest in infrastructure construction from the river estuary to Cua Dai beach of Hoi An town with a total length of 3,393 meters, including 2,090 meters of underground dike, and a 1,490 meter embarkment system. The project will also pour sand to create yards and auxiliary works.

Component 2 is implementing measures including research, assessment and enhancement of coastal basin management, plus the building of a data center for coastal basins, strengthening automatic monitoring systems for water quality and environment and building monitoring tools for resource exploitation in river systems and coastal areas.

Component 3 is centered around effective project management. The project will run until 2026. (Nhandan, Tuoitre)