Tien Giang province is planning to request the central ministries and agencies to find funds to execute the work and strengthen the Go Cong sea dyke, which is being seriously eroded, to ensure safe production and life of local people in the coastal region during the rainy season. … [Read more...] about Tien Giang province needs VND40 billion to overcome sea dyke erosion
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Tien Giang Province Urged to Accelerate Economic Growth
Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh led a delegation to Tien Giang province's Go Cong Dong district yesterday, continuing his progress check on the implementation of the tenth Party Congress resolution in the southern provinces. Speaking at a meeting with local authorities, the Party leader praised their efforts at dealing with the aftermath of typhoon Xangsane asking them to continue helping victims return to normal life as soon as possible. Mr. Manh also urged local authorities to see the province's economy in terms of a larger Mekong Delta region, creating a synergy of provincial capacities in order to make a more effective contribution to the country's economic integration. According to Mr. Manh, the local authorities should also accelerate administrative reform, give priority to the development of local business enterprises and increase the quality of human resources to meet the growing demands of socio-economic development. He also advised them to develop and … [Read more...] about Tien Giang Province Urged to Accelerate Economic Growth
Illegal cultivation of hybrid rice discovered in Tien Giang Province
Cao Van Hoa, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Tien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta, announced on March 18 that local authorities have recently discovered a variety of illegal hybrid rice being cultivated on a 0.2 hectare field in Hamlet 5 of Binh Xuan Commune in Go Cong Town. It was reported that Nguyen Duc Man, director general of Pioneer Hi-Bred Vietnam Co. Ltd, leased the land from farmer Nguyen Van Viet to grow the F1 type of more than 354 rice varieties which originated either in Indonesia or the Philippines and was given phytosanitary certification by the Department of Plant Protection in May 2012. At the moment, the rice field is around 100 days old with four varieties having been reaped and so far not shown any harm to neighboring fields. The People's Committee of Binh Xuan Commune, however, is assigned to closely watch the case to avoid any possible danger it may cause in the future. Since Man is growing hybrid rice on a … [Read more...] about Illegal cultivation of hybrid rice discovered in Tien Giang Province
Over 200 workers suffer food poisoning in Tien Giang Province
More than 200 workers of the Dream Mekong Company in An Cu Commune of Cai Be District in the Mekong delta province of Tien Giang suffered food poisoning soon after eating lunch on April 16, with 160 workers reported to be in serious condition. On April 16, the lunch that was served to almost 2000 workers consisted of anabas cooked with sauce, centella soup and stir-fried chayote. A few minutes after eating the meal, many workers complained of a headache and stomach pain, and feeling of nausea and convulsion. All the victims were rushed to Cai Be General Hospital and 160 of them are still undergoing treatment. Bui Van Nghieu, director of the hospital, reported that his doctors had administered instant infusion to the most serious cases while others were given medication. This quick emergency treatment helped many revive faster and most of them are quite stable at present. The Department of Health in Tien Giang Province has already sent the suspected food samples to the … [Read more...] about Over 200 workers suffer food poisoning in Tien Giang Province
Landslides erode Cho Gao Canal banks in Tien Giang Province
Residents living along the Cho Gao Canal in Tien Giang Province are constantly having to face the threat of landslides, while the government has done little to implement a landslide prevention plan started four years ago. The 28.5 kilometre Cho Gao Canal is the only waterway connecting Vam Co and Tien Rivers and Dong Nai and Mekong Rivers. Over 1,000 boats travel on the canal each day, which has been under neglect and facing perpetual landslides along its banks for the last several years. The situation has worsened in communes like Tan Thuan Binh, Quon Long, Binh Phuc Nhut in Cho Gao District and Dong Son Commune in Go Cong Tay District, where 2-3 metres of the canal bank slips into the water each year. Long Thanh Hamlet in Quon Long Commune is losing upto four metres in places. Landslides are threatening people's lives as roads along both sides of the canal are now badly eroded, more so in the rainy season. Cho Gao Canal has over 150 landslide spots, several of which have … [Read more...] about Landslides erode Cho Gao Canal banks in Tien Giang Province