Restoration work is now underway for two dike breaches in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province as floodwaters recede.
Due to heavy rain last week, three dike breaches occurred in the county, with one getting restored on Monday. The dike breach in Yisuhe Town was the widest among the three, reaching 81 meters. With water having receded now, heavy machines are on the site and groups of workers, operating in 24-hour rotational shifts, are sparing no effort to restore the dike as quickly as possible.
"We have been clearing the base of the dike from last night. As the base clearing is now completed, reinforcement of the dike is underway," explained Zhang Xuanzhuang, director of Safety and Environmental Protection Department at China Aneng Group First Engineering Bureau.
The road conditions near the dike breach made it difficult for the restoration work to start at first. To solve that problem, the workers from Aneng Group First Engineering Bureau and local government planed new traffic routes for trucks to transport materials.
"Getting in the material was initially a challenge. We worked together with the local government to find a solution. First, we dispatched small teams to maintain the roads, and second, the local government departments planned the traffic routes. The route is now one-way: supply trucks enter from the right bank and exit from the left one," explained Zhang.
Restoration work for two remaining dike breaches in Hunan underway
