On August 7, Mr. Lam Van Man - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Mr. Tran Van Lau - Chairman of the People's Committee of Soc Trang province - surveyed sand mines in the province to serve the project component 4, Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang expressway. Due to lack of sand, this project is about 5% behind schedule compared to the requirement.

Soc Trang provincial leaders survey two sand mines on the Hau River. Photo: Nhat Huy.

Soc Trang province leaders visited two sand mines on the Hau River that were approved for exploitation to meet the sand demand of component project 4.

Specifically, the sand mine on the Hau River, passing through Tran De town and An Thanh Nam commune (Cu Lao Dung district), covers an area of ​​over 73 hectares, with a reserve of about 2.1 million m3 of sand. This sand mine is assigned to a contractor for exploitation, with the permitted volume of sand exploited being about 400,000 m3.

The second sand mine was granted to the contractor for the construction of Component Project 4, also on the Hau River, through Nhon My Commune, Ke Sach District, with a reserve of about 1.1 million m3 of sand, and is allowed to exploit about 400,000 m3.

Sand mining ship at a mine on the Hau River through Cu Lao Dung district. Photo: Nhat Huy.

During the inspection, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Soc Trang province requested sand mining units to speed up the progress to supply for the construction of the expressway project. In particular, sand mining units must comply with the committed reserves and ensure environmental protection conditions. In addition, the leaders of Soc Trang province also affirmed that they will accompany sand mining units.

"If any problems arise during the exploitation process, the Provincial People's Committee will direct timely resolution. The province will create maximum conditions for units to exploit sand effectively, ensuring timely sand supply for highway construction in accordance with the Prime Minister's direction," said Mr. Lau.

The Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang Expressway Component 4 project is over 58 km long, with a total investment of nearly 12,000 billion VND. To date, the project is still about 5% behind schedule due to a lack of sand for leveling the ground.

Nhat Huy