With "golden rain", Nghe An farmers are excited to "save the rice"
(Baonghean.vn) - The "golden rain" on the evening of July 7 helped cool down the hot days in Nghe An. On the morning of July 8, people gathered in the fields to save the rice.
On the morning of July 8, at the fields of Hung Yen Bac commune - the driest place in Hung Nguyen district, the image of dry, cracked fields was no longer there, but instead, the greenness of flooded fields was emerging.
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Chau in hamlet 3A, Hung Yen Bac could not hide her joy: I could not sleep all night, just wishing for morning to come quickly so I could go to the fields to save the rice. Luckily, there was this rain, if it had been sunny for a few more days, my family would have lost all 6 sao of rice fields...
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Chau, hamlet 3A, Hung Yen Bac commune (Hung Nguyen) is happy because the "golden rain" has saved the rice. Photo: Quang An |
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| Taking advantage of the water, people in hamlet 11, Hung Yen Nam commune (Hung Nguyen) focused on pruning and replanting to save the rice. Photo: Quang An |
According to the reporter's observation, after the rain, the water level in the fields in Hung Nguyen district was in some places up to half the tree trunk. However, according to the farmers, the low fields and fields near the ditches "benefited" the most from the rain, while the high fields still had to wait for more rain because the amount of water was only enough to wet the soil.
However, more than 1,000 hectares of summer-autumn rice in the drought-stricken Hung Nguyen region have temporarily escaped the state of "slowing to death" day by day.The two-hour rain also helped the dams in Nghi Van - Nghi Loc commune avoid being dry at the bottom, even though the amount of water accumulated was not much.
Mr. Nguyen Van Khanh - Vice Chairman of Nghi Van Commune People's Committee shared: The heavy rain from 6 to 8 pm last night helped cover 593 hectares of summer-autumn rice in the commune, no longer "burning to death" phenomenon. As for 19 dams, they have basically escaped the situation of dry bottom, hopefully there will be rain in the coming days so that the dams will be able to store water to serve the fields.
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| The rain has helped the Vung Cau dam in hamlet 18, Nghi Van commune escape the situation of being dry at the bottom. However, the amount of water accumulated is not much. Photo: Quang An |
The rain has helped 5,500 hectares of rice in Nghi Loc escape the burning state and about 2,000 hectares of unplanted winter-spring rice are likely to revive. Currently, the district's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is focusing on directing people to build dikes to retain water, and at the same time, prune and fertilize with the hope that the rice will grow normally again.
In Do Luong, after many hot days, the rain from late afternoon lasting until nearly 11pm created a cool atmosphere after days of record sunshine. Heavy rain has saved 1,000 hectares of summer-autumn rice in Do Luong district, especially in communes facing severe drought such as: My Son 100 hectares, Dai Son 80 hectares, Hien Son 60 hectares...However, in some individual communes, the rain only lasted about an hour, and the water could not seep deep into the ground.
 From early morning, some farmers in Do Luong took advantage of the opportunity to go to the fields to trim the rice fields after the peak of hot days. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
