Hundreds of households living in the middle of the Thu Bon river are waiting for a bridge

The only cement road that leads to the town of Le Bac connects DT610 with the town, every time the flood hits, the first alarm goes down, the whole town is isolated, people can only enter and leave by boat; workers, students also had to leave work, school …

Amid the days of immense flooding that recently separated Le Bac village, Mr. Ho Xuan Tam, head of Le Bac village, took us to the bank of the rapidly flowing river to share the story of the people who they lived in the village for generations until the rainy season. again divided, isolated.

Flood, the concrete road sank back under fast-flowing water. Mr. Tam said that normally on this concrete road, the townspeople still travel normally, but when the floods hit, the road is submerged.

“The road that leads to the town in the rainy season is submerged in the stream, our people are isolated, the workers and students have to stay at home. Harvested crops cannot be taken out for consumption, people. I hope a bridge, “said Mr. Tam.

Especially this year, many large floods appeared, so the people of Le Bac village were also isolated for many days. Big floods, fast flowing water, no one dares to go in and out of town, although there is a boat to serve, it is not safe.

“Sometimes, although the flood is small, the flow of water is very fast, so the use of boats is also very dangerous. Especially the students who go to school outside the community center are forced to cross this dangerous road. The people of the Le Bac village, every year the people here spend a lot of money to go on boats, “said Mr. Tam.

Without a road, every time the flood hits, the villagers immediately snore in fear. Fear of drowning, fear of being isolated for many days. According to the leader of the Duy Chau commune, so far, more than 10 people in the village of Le Bac have drowned while traveling on this dangerous road; Not to mention, many people were injured, motorcycles swerved, lost their belongings …

During the recent floods, we stopped by many times to see how difficult people travel. The first alarm floods can travel in small boats, while those with alarm 2 or more, people have to suffer isolation because it is not safe to travel in the boat.

Ms Tran Thi Thu, a worker living in Le Bac village, shared: “Every year, every year, the river rises to alarm 1, the village is isolated. We hope the government will support the construction soon. of a bridge over the stream. This helps our people to travel, students go to school safely and proactively in emergency evacuation when a major flood is forecast, avoiding damage caused by natural disasters. “

In response to the wishes of the people of Le Bac village, the local authorities have repeatedly proposed to be cared for and supported by their superiors so that the people can have a bridge. For the foreseeable future, each flood season, the commune has organized a force to use boats to get workers to work and students to school safely.

Speaking to journalists, Mr. Le Van Hung, vice president of the Duy Chau commune, said that the local population and towns have repeatedly requested at higher levels to get a bridge soon to serve people’s travel especially in the rainy season. However, so far, there has been no “static”.

According to Mr. Hung, moving boats around workers and students has many potential risks and shortcomings. The commune only organized the ferry from 6 am to 6 pm, outside of that time frame it was difficult to call the ship.

Speaking to reporters, Mr. Nguyen The Duc, Vice President of Duy Xuyen District, said that Le Bac village includes 485 households with 1,317 people, including nearly 100 workers and some 300 students living as “oases.” In the middle of the Thu Bon river, every time it rains, the town is isolated and cannot travel.

“Due to the low ground, there have been 16 people who have drowned in the past, so the people of Le Bac village want a bridge during the rainy season, especially from September to November of each year. It is expected that the length of the bridge is about 300 meters, not including the path to the bridge and the structure must be sustainable, the total estimated cost is about 40 billion VND, “said Duc.

However, according to Mr. Duc, the district’s budgetary condition remains difficult, which is why he suggested that the central, provincial, district and local population allow the bridge over Le Bac village to be implemented soon in the near future.

According to Mr. Duc, the district has promoted the application and Quang Nam Province is also very interested in building bridges for the people of Le Bac village and has asked the district to submit the proposal and budget estimates. Mr. Duc hopes that in the first 6 months of the year, if there is a province policy, the district will complete the investment preparation and at the end of the year, prepare for the investment implementation, which is expected to be complete in the first quarter / 2022.

Speaking with the reporter, the representative of the traffic works construction and investment project management board in Quang Nam province said that in August 2020, the province also sent a document to the Vietnam Highway Directorate, Board Project Management Committee 4. on adjusting and supplementing the list of bridges in the program to build bridges for people in Quang Nam province.

According to this document, in addition to the 34 civil bridges under the bridge component, the investment of the LRAMP project in Quang Nam province has been completed; Currently, in Quang Nam Province, investment in the construction of the Le Bac Bridge is highly needed to ensure safety. For the villagers, they are often isolated during the rainy season.

“In the event that it is not possible to allocate additional funds to invest in the construction of the Le Bac bridge, the Project Management Board 4 is requested to coordinate with the Project Management Unit the investment in the construction of traffic works in Quang Nam Province to inspect and select select the bridge from the list of bridges to invest when the capital is balanced, ”the Quang Nam Province document states.

Cong Binh