Overburdened Da Lat is falling apart
For years, greenhouses kept showing up in local authorities’ socio-economic reports as a proud accomplishment of applying technology to agriculture. But the accomplishment came with a price as the face of Da Lat has been deformed.
The city famous for its green cover of pine forests now looks more white from above, thanks to the prevalent greenhouses, which now cover 2,907 hectares of land and account for more than 60% of the city’s flower and vegetable cultivation area.
The Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources has counted 210 sinking and landslide spots in Da Lat, mostly along roads. According to the institute, 10% of the city’s area faces “very high” landslide risk, 42% face “high” risk, 45% face “medium” risk and only 3% has “low” risk.
Pham Linh, Phuoc Tuan
