Provincial Party Secretary: Focus on solutions to drain floodwaters and save rice and crops for people

Many rice fields in Yen Thanh and Dien Chau districts are deeply submerged in water. Photo: Thanh Chung

In Vinh City, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh inspected the drainage work at Bara Ben Thuy. Currently, the management unit, Nam Irrigation Company Limited, is focusing on opening all drainage gates to promptly drain the inland areas.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh inspects the Ben Thuy exit station. Photo by Thanh Chung

If the floodwaters are not drained in time within the next three days, many rice fields in Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, and Hung Nguyen districts will be severely damaged. Photo: Thanh Chung

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh requested the Agriculture sector and units to urgently drain the floodwaters to save rice. Photo: Thanh Chung

In Hung Nguyen district, comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh inspected Hung Chau Pumping Station. Currently, the management unit is operating 6/6 units with a capacity of 8,000 m³/machine/hour. Checking the flooded rice area in Hung Yen Nam and Hung Trung communes. Currently, Hung Nguyen district has 3,000 hectares of summer-autumn rice flooded, of which more than 2,000 hectares of rice are heavily flooded; many aquaculture areas are flooded and completely lost.

Checking the drainage activities at Hung Chau Irrigation Pumping Station, Hung Nguyen District. Photo by Thanh Chung

Next, the Provincial Party Secretary inspected the work to overcome the consequences of storm No. 3 in Dien Chau district. Heavy rains in the past few days have caused 5,000 hectares of rice, 1,900 hectares of sesame, 50 hectares of watermelon, 500 fish and shrimp ponds to be deeply submerged in water. Currently, Dien Chau district is focusing on directing the drainage of Dien Thanh sluice at full capacity, clearing water hyacinth to create a clear flow, and at the same time building banks and pond banks to protect shrimp and fish.

Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh requested the agricultural sector, companies, and localities to continuously operate pumping stations and open sluices to drain and save rice. Photo by Thanh Chung

In a quick report to the Provincial Party Secretary, Mr. Hoang Nghia Hieu - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said: The entire province is currently flooded on a large scale, including the districts of Nam Dan, Hung Nguyen, Nghi Loc, Dien Chau, Yen Thanh, and Quynh Luu. The area of ​​rice and crops flooded is estimated at about 20,000 hectares; 922 hectares of aquaculture ponds are also flooded and completely lost...

"Currently, the industry and localities are focusing on dewatering and pumping to prevent local flooding. Currently, the Ben Thuy, Nghi Quang, Dien Thanh, and Hung Chau sluice systems are all operating at 100% capacity. The task in the coming days will be to focus on draining water to save rice and stabilize production for people," said the Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The provincial working delegation inspected Cong Dien Thanh, Dien Chau district. Photo by Thanh Chung

On-site inspection, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh directed the Agriculture sector and localities to focus on overcoming the consequences caused by storms and floods. All drainage systems must operate at full capacity to promptly drain water. Local units continue to monitor weather developments to come up with response solutions. Mountainous districts need to be proactive in preventing flash floods and landslides. It is necessary to raise people's awareness in preventing drowning and electrical accidents, especially ensuring the safety of human lives in flooded areas.

Provincial Party Secretary: Absolutely do not be subjective with storm No. 3, ensure safety for people

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of July 18, comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation was present in vulnerable areas, inspecting the situation of storm prevention No. 3 in Dien Chau and Quynh Luu. Accompanying him was comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.