(HBO) – The Ministry of Transport renovated and expanded National Highway 6 in 2002 to facilitate trade activities in the northwestern region and improve local living standard. After more than a decade and a half, the road’s sections crossing Cao Phong district has been degraded. The sections from km 88+670 to 90+250 passing Zone 3 and Zone 4 of Cao Phong township have suffered flooding after lengthy heavy rains which cause many difficulties and danger to people and vehicles traveling on the road.
Torrential rains have usually triggered water logging of 1 – 1.5
metres in the area. Last month, due to the impact of Typhoon Son Tinh, Cao
Phong township was submerged deep in the flowing water, leading to serious
traffic disruption. Water overflowing from Dac Tra Lake, located 2 km away from
the township, was the main cause of the flooding. The flood has gone down very
slowly as the drainage system is in bad condition and out of work. However,
local authorities have not come up with an effective solution to fix it, so locals
had to live with the flood every year.
Flooding
in Cao Phong township.
Pham Duc Tien, a resident in Zone 3, Cao Phong township, who has
lived here since 1959 said this area has never seen flooding before, but now
three or four days of rains can make it flooded. In voters’ meetings, he and
other residents have raised concern over the flooding with the local government
but the situation has not improved.
After torrential rains struck the areas from July 19 – 21, nearly
100 houses here were submerged in flood water. In addition to overflowing water
from Dac Tra Lake, it was due to the fact that people living along the road
have covered the sewer with concrete, preventing water from draining away.
The district’s traffic safety committee has requested those
households to remove their illegal construction works to clear the drainage./.
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