Urgently handle landslide incident on the right bank of Am River

The emergency treatment project for landslides on the right bank of Am River in Hung Long village, Ngoc Phung commune is being urgently constructed.

According to the report of the People's Committee of Thuong Xuan district, due to the impact of floods, especially floods caused by the circulation of storm No. 3 in 2024, heavy rain occurred in Thuong Xuan district, especially in Xuan Thang village and Hung Long village, Ngoc Phung commune, the water level of Am river rose high, the flow was strong, causing erosion of riverbank sections with a total landslide length of about 1,100m in Hung Long village, the deepest landslide location was about 50m, the landslide length was about 650m, posing a risk to the safety of people's lives and property. On October 1, 2024, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee decided to declare an emergency situation of landslide on the right bank of Am river, Ngoc Phung commune, Thuong Xuan district, Thanh Hoa province.

With the provincial budget, the emergency treatment project for landslides on the right bank of Am River in Hung Long village, Ngoc Phung commune was implemented in March 2025 with the main items including the construction of a protective embankment on the right bank of Am River with a total length of 1,330.36m and a construction and operation management route of more than 3,000m. According to the plan, the project will be completed in March 2026.

To meet the flood prevention requirements in 2025, the investor, the Thuong Xuan District Construction Investment Project Management Board, has directed the contractor, Tan Thanh Construction and Trading Company Limited, to overcome difficulties, implement solutions to speed up progress, and ensure construction quality. Mr. Trinh Van Hiep, technical officer of Tan Thanh Construction and Trading Company Limited, shared: “With a large volume of work, the contractor has been prioritizing the mobilization of human resources and materials, speeding up the progress so that the project can be completed before this year's rainy and stormy season. Up to now, the unit has completed nearly 40% of the work volume according to the contract. In particular, the concrete casting of the revetment roof has been completed. However, during the construction process, the unit is facing difficulties such as scarce construction materials, high prices; weak construction ground and heavy rain in the past few days in Thuong Xuan district. The unit will focus on specialized motorbikes, human resources, equipment, materials, and urgently construct stone revetments, release dragons at the revetment foot... to serve the flood and storm prevention work in 2025 of Thuong Xuan district.

Vice Chairman of Ngoc Phung Commune People's Committee Le Ngoc Thu said: In recent times, Ngoc Phung Commune has stepped up propaganda to raise people's awareness of the significance of the emergency landslide treatment project on the right bank of Am River in Hung Long village, Ngoc Phung Commune. At the same time, it has mobilized households affected during the construction process to donate land and clear the site so that the construction unit can speed up the progress. The project is being urgently constructed by the contractor, and all officials and people in the commune are excited.

Mr. Tran Tuan Anh, technical officer of the Management Board of Investment and Construction Projects of Thuong Xuan District, said: “The project to urgently handle landslides on the right bank of Am River in Hung Long village, Ngoc Phung commune plays an important role in preventing and fighting natural disasters, ensuring safety and lives for the people. The Management Board of Investment and Construction Projects of Thuong Xuan District has directed the contractor to overcome difficulties, gather motorbikes, equipment, human resources, and materials to the construction site, take advantage of favorable times to organize synchronous construction of the work; at the same time, coordinate with functional agencies to resolve difficulties and problems, to speed up the progress of the project”.

Article and photos: Xuan Hoa

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