DDe^ o+? Mekong Delta (fwd from anh Buulong Nguyen)

[Dam Son <son@fermi.phys.washington.edu>]

Anh Buulong Nguyen is having trouble posting to VNSA, so I am forwarding 
this message from him.
Son.


Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 16:52:36 +0200 (METDST)
From: Buulong Nguyen <buulong@dutmpw1.tudelft.nl>

On Mon, 28 Apr 1997, Hong Lam Vu wrote:

> Mi`nh nghi~ la` o+? MekongDelta ne^n dda`o ke^nh ho+n la` ne^n dda('p dde^
> nhu+ o+? RedRiverDelta. I may be wrong and sorry for my ignorance.
> 
> La^m.

Hi ba'c La^m,

Tui cu~ng nghi~ nhu+ ba'c la` dda('p dde^ kho^ng co' lo+.i o+? Mekong delta.

Tui kho^ng pha?i la` ky? su+ thu?y lo+.i ne^n kho^ng da'm ba`n ve^` 
phu+o+ng die^.n ky? thua^.t, chi? xin ke^? ve^` chuye^.n dda('p dde^ va` 
"kinh no^?i" o+? vu`ng ddo^`ng ba(`ng so^ng Cu+?u Long cuo^'i nhu+~ng na(m 
70 (78-80) va` nhu+~ng ha^.u qua? cu?a vie^.c a^'y. Tui thi` da^n Saigon 
tho^i nhu+ng he` hay ve^` que^ no^.i o+? vu`ng Vi~nh Long, Tra` Vinh ne^n 
cu~ng ddu+o+.c ma('t tha^'y, tai nghe.

Sau 1975 song song vo+'i phong tra`o "ta^.p the^? hoa' no^ng nghie^.p", co' 
chi'nh sa'ch cu?a bo^. no^ng nghie^.p dda('p dde^ cho^'ng lu~. Mo.i 
ngu+o+`i dde^`u pha?i tham gia la`m du+o+'i su+. huy ddo^ng va` qua?n ly' 
cu?a "ta^.p ddoa`n sa?n xua^'t" - mo^.t hi`nh thu+'c tha^'p cu?a ho+.p 
ta'c xa~ no^ng nghie^.p.

Kho^ng hie^?u sao dde^ ddu+o+.c dda('p kho^ng chi? do.c bo+` so^ng (ne^'u 
mu.c ddi'ch la` cho^'ng lu~ lu.t) ma` ca? trong ddo^`ng, do.c theo ca'c con 
ke^nh cu~ng co' dde^. Ho^`i ddo' ma` ba'c ve^` vu`ng ddo^`ng ba(`ng so^ng 
Cu+?u Long thi` tha^'y impressive la('m. DDe^ cha(`ng chi.t ngang do.c. 

Ke^nh ra.ch trong ddo^`ng nga`y xu+a va^?n cu+' tho^ng suo^'t vo+'i so^ng 
ca'i. Theo quy hoa.ch cu?a ca'c vi. ky~ su+ ngoa`i bo^. thu?y lo+.i, 
dda^`u ca'c con ke^nh dde^`u ddu+o+.c bi't ki'n ba(`ng ca'c tra.m bo+m. 
Nu+o+'c ra, nu+o+'c va`o ddu+o+.c ddie^`u pho^'i bo+?i ca'c tra.m bo+m 
ddo'. It was at least the idea. Not to bad idea, isn't it?

Motivation la` cho^'ng lu~ u'ng mu`a nu+o+'c no^?i, ta(ng vu., tha^m canh.

Kho^? ca'i la`:

- - - Ma^'y ca'i tra.m bo+m ddo' thie^'u da^`u (diesel) dde^? cha.y. Lu'c 
ca^`n bo+m nu+o+'c va`o ddo^`ng thi` no' la.i na(`m ye^n nhu+ che^'t. 
Ro^`i ddo^.i ngu~ nha^n vie^n ky~ thua^.t dde^? ddie^`u ha`nh va` ba?o 
tri` ca'c tra.m bo+m chu+a co'.

- - - Ma^'y ca'i dde^ cha^.n xu+` nu+o+'c so^ng, kho^ng cho va`o ddo^`ng. 
Co' bao nhie^u phu` sa tuo^n ra bie^?n ra'o tro.i. Mo^.t pha^`n na`o 
ddo' thi` la('ng la.i be^n ngoa`i bo+` dde^. Ruo^.ng lu'a Nam Bo^. 
tru'ng mua` hay kho^ng mo^.t pha^`n la` nho+` ca'i anh phu` sa na`y 
dda^y. Kho^ng co' a?nh thi` tha^'t mua` la` chuye^.n nga`y mo^.t nga`y 
hay. A^'y la` tui nghe ma^'y vi. la~o no^ng tri ddie^`n no'i nhu+ va^.y.

- - - DDa^'t Nam Bo^. thi` pha(?ng li`. Muo^'n co' dda^'t ma` dda('p con dde^ 
thi` pha?i dda`o. Nhie^`u no+i dda`o dda^'t xuo^'ng ho+n 1.0 a` 1.5 m la` 
chuye^.n thu+o+`ng. DDa`o ngay do.c theo ke^nh luo^n. DDa`o sa^u nhu+ va^.y 
thi` phe`n no^?i le^n chua le` ca? dda^'t. Nga`y a^'y tui dda~ tu+`ng ddi 
do.c theo nhu+~ng con dde^ nhu+ va^.y. Nu+o+'c ruo^ng nhie^?m phe`n xanh 
le`. Lu+o+n ca' cu~ng che^'t, ke^? gi` dde^'n lu'a.  

Kho^ng bie^'t ddo' co' pha?i la` nguye^n nha^n kho^ng, nhu+ng ma^'y 
na(m ddo' ca? vu`ng ddo^`ng ba(`ng so^ng Cu+?u Long ma^'t mu`a na(.ng. 
No^ng da^n Nam Bo^. ma` thie^'u ga.o a(n la` chuye^.n kho^ng bi`nh 
thu+o+`ng. Va^.y ma` hai ba mua` he` lie^`n, nha^'t la` he` na(m 1980, ve^` 
que^ ddi lang thang tu+` Vu~ng Lie^m xuo^'ng Ca`n Long ro^`i la.i ngoa(.t
le^n Long Xuye^n, Phong Dinh, ghe' nha` ba` con na`o cu~ng nghe than thie^'u
ga.o. Nha` no^ng da^n Nam Bo^. na`o nga`y xu+a khi na`o cu~ng co' mo^.t bo^`
chu+'a lu'a ddu~ a(n to+'i gia'p ha.t. Nhu+~ng na(m ddo' tui to+'i nha` ai
cu~ng tha^'y bo^` lu'a tro^'ng ro^~ng.

Na(m 83 thi ddai ho.c xong tui la.i ve^` que^ cho+i. Ma^'y con dde^ 
bie^'n dda^u ma^'t he^'t. Ho?i ra mo+'i bie^'t la` ba` con no^ng da^n 
cu+' ho^m nay pha' cho^? na`y go.i la` mo+? ddu+o+`ng nu+o+'c, nga`y mai 
la.i da`o tho^ng ddoa.n dde^ kha'c go.i la` cho tie^.n ddu+o+`ng xuo^`ng 
ddi. Ma^'y vi. ca'n bo^. xa~ cu~ng nha('m ma('t la`m ngo+. Bo^. cu~ng 
cha(?ng kie^?m tra, kie^?m soa't gi` nu+?a. Mo^.t ambitious plan ca?i 
ta.o thu?y che^' bie^'n ma^'t tracelessly.

Ba'c La^m nha('c to+'i chuye^.n dda`o ke^nh. Tui e ra(`ng ne^'u dda`o 
sa^u qua' se~ ddu.ng to+'i lo+'p dda^'t phe`n.

No^ng da^n Nam bo^. kho^ng dda`o nhie^`u ke^nh sa^u, va` cu~ng kho^ng 
dda('p dde^, cha('c la` co' ly' do. Hy vo.ng la` ca'c ky~ su+ thu?y 
lo+.i cu?a nhu+~ng na(m 90 se~ kho^ng la^.p la.i sai la^`m cu?a nhu+~ng 
ddo^`ng nghie^.p cu?a ho. hai muo+i na(m ve^` tru+o+'c, khi ma` tu+ duy 
"duy y' chi'" la` ye^'u to^' quye^'t ddi.nh tha`nh ba.i.

Ho^`i co`n nho? nghe tha^`y da.y mo^n DDi.a Ly' gia?ng la` da^n Nam bo^. 
kho^ng dda('p dde^ du` na(m na`o cu~ng bi. nu+o+'c nga^.p la` vi` co^' y' 
muo^'n dde^? cho nu+o+'c tra`n va`o ruo^ng mang theo phu` sa. Mo^~i na(m 
dda^'t ddu+o+.c la`m gia`u the^m la` nho+` va^.y. Kho^ng bie^'t ca'c nha` 
no^ng ho.c va` tho^? nhu+o+?ng ho.c nghi~ sao?

Da`i do`ng qua' ro^`i. Xin xi` to^'p o+? dda^y. 

Tui chi? hy vo.ng la` chi'nh phu? Vietnam se~ cho tie^'n ha`nh la`m 
feasibility study ha(?n ho`i, co' Technical-Scientific Commitee examining 
mo.i chuye^.n  ha(?n hoi, tru+o+'c khi tie^'n ha`nh ke^' hoa.ch dda('p dde^ 
na`y.

Cu~ng muo^'n tin va`o su+. sa'ng suo^'t cu?a nha` nu+o+'c ta la('m nhu+ng 
cu+' nghi~ dde^'n nhu+~ng co^ng tri`nh va` du+. a'n nhu+  ddu+o+`ng da^y 
ddie^.n cao the^' Ba('c Nam, nha` ma'y lo.c da^`u Dung Qua^'t, quo^'c lo^.
 Tru+o+`ng So+n ..., la.i e ra(`ng kie^?u ha`nh ddo^.ng duy y' chi' va^~n
co`n ddang thi.nh ha`nh la('m.

Best regards,

Buu-Long