The eroded embankment at Trieu Thuong No.2 reservoir. (Photo: thanhnien.vn)Quang Tri(VNA) - A reservoir embankment incentral Quang Tri province is at high risk of breaching, threatening the safetyof 3,000 local residents who live below the reservoir.The province’sDepartment of Agriculture and Rural Development has suggested the localPeople’s Committee declare emergency status for Trieu Thuong No. 2 reservoir inthe province’s Trieu Phong district due to the severe erosion of itsembankment.If the embankmentbreaks, huge amounts of water from the reservoir are likely to threaten thelives of locals and inundate 730 ha of land and infrastructure.Embankment erosionfirst occurred in 2016 after a flood swallowed 630 sq.m of land on theembankment. Many large cracks appeared.Later in the year,reservoir managers used bamboo poles to temporarily reinforce the erodedembankment. This fix worked until this year’s rainy season.Nguyen Sinh Cong,deputy director of a … [Read more...] about Erosion risk in central Quang Tri province
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Government supports 200 tons of rice to Quang Tri storm victims
Accordingly, Huong Hoa district received 50 tons, Dakrong (35 tons), Vinh Linh (30 tons), Trieu Phong (24 tons), Hai Lang (24 tons), Gio Linh (22 tons), Cam Lo (10 tons), Quang Tri town (4 tons) and Con Co island district (1 ton).Each person is given 15kg of rice a month.The People’s Committee has asked districts and town to allocate rice to the people in need in an open and transparent manner. … [Read more...] about Government supports 200 tons of rice to Quang Tri storm victims
Quang Tri signs rubber plantation contract with Laos
Rubber forest in Vietnam (Photo VNA)Vientiane (VNA) – Quang TriRubber Company under the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) has signed a land leasing contractwith the Lao Government for a rubber plantation and a rubber processing plantin Laos’ southern province of Salavan.Speaking at the signing ceremony in Vientianeon November 29, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Khamlien Phonsenasaid the project will help develop the economy in Salavan and generate jobs forlocal people and eliminate poverty.The signing has a significant meaning in celebration of Laos-VietnamYear of Friendship and Solidarity 2017, he said.He proposed Quang Tri Rubber Company prioritise using local workerswhile abiding by the host country’s legal regulations on environmentalprotection to realise the Lao Government’s plan to develop a green andsustainable economy.The Lao Ministry of Planning and Investment pledged to work with Salavanauthorities and ministries to create favourable … [Read more...] about Quang Tri signs rubber plantation contract with Laos
The best time to invest in Quang Tri
According to the chairman of the provincial people’s committee, Nguyen Duc Chinh, Quang Tri has already attracted 330 investment projects with total registered capital of more than VND69.52 trillion. These include 14 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with total registered capital of more than VND1.03 trillion, and 316 domestic investment projects with nearly VND68.50 trillion. Local businesses create 47.6 percent of the province’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) and generate jobs for about 35,500 workers, significantly contributing to Quang Tri’s economic growth.Nguyen Duc Chinh indicated six advantages that make Quang Tri attractive to investors. First, the province has a favorable geographical location. It lies at the intersection of the North-South and East-West economic axes, with lifelines of the whole country running through it, offering favorable conditions for land, rail and waterway transport. The East-West Economic Corridor, which runs through … [Read more...] about The best time to invest in Quang Tri
US organisation helps Quang Tri boost pepper production
The meeting between Quang Tri authorities and representatives of Roots of Peace (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – Authorities ofthe central province of Quang Tri met with representatives of US organisationRoots of Peace, pledging optimal conditions for it to help develop localagriculture, especially pepper production, according to Tai nguyen & Moitruong (Natural Resources & Environment) newspaper.Roots of Peace has assisted more than 2,100households in Vinh Linh, Cam Lo, Gio Linh and Huong Hoa districts to take partin 63 pepper cultivation clubs.It has worked with the Mines Advisory Group(MAG) and Peace Tree organisation to clear unexploded ordnances from more than45ha of land for more than 520 households to cultivate pepper. The organisationhas also worked with the Korea International Cooperation Agency to mobilise50,000 USD to help some 200 households in Cam Lo district farm pepper.At the meeting on November 16, founder and CEOof Roots of Peace Heidi Kuhn … [Read more...] about US organisation helps Quang Tri boost pepper production