Quảng Nam probes 50,000cu.m of missing sand

Project investors, contractors and sub-contractors of a dredging project in the Cửa Đại Estuary are suspected of  “serious violations” with a large volume of sand gone “missing.” Quảng Nam’s Public Security and Transport departments are collaborating with Hội An City and relevant agencies in investigating reports of illegal sand mining and transport from the Cửa Đại Beach. The provincial head of secretariat, Nguyễn Hồng Quang told Việt Nam News on April 3 that the final conclusions on the sand mining and shipping case will be released soon. Quang said the project owners, contractors and sub-contractors had committed grave violations in implementing the Cửa Đại estuary dredging project.

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