Ve Vung Dam - the pride of Yen Thanh rice land is drying up like never before

PV Group• DNUM_DAZAHZCACA 10:46

(Baonghean.vn) - Ve Vung is the largest dam in Yen Thanh rice district, with 18 million m3 of water, and is currently dry due to prolonged heat.

Ve Vung Dam is the largest dam in Yen Thanh rice district, with a water surface area of 720 hectares and a reserve of 18 million cubic meters of water. This is the pride of Yen Thanh rice land and a destination for many tourists. Photo: Sach Nguyen.

However, the heat wave lasted for two consecutive months, causing most of the largest dam in Yen Thanh to become dry. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Boats used to serve tourists visiting Ve Vung dam now lie scattered on the pale soil at the bottom of the lake. Photo: XH

There are places where green grass grows at the bottom of the lake, providing a place for people to graze buffalo. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Most of the lake bed has cracked, and dead fish are scattered everywhere. Photo: Xuan Hoang

People in Dong Thanh commune living around Ve Vung dam said that it has not been since 1990 that they have witnessed the dam running dry like this. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Nguyen Van Duong - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Yen Thanh district said that Ve Vung dam currently has only about 2 million m3 of water left out of the total water reserve of 18 million m3 of the dam. If the hot weather continues for another week, the dam will be completely dry. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Not only Ve Vung dam, but up to now, the whole province has over 600 reservoirs, accounting for more than half of the lakes and dams in the province that have run out of water, including many large-capacity reservoirs. Photo: Quang Thanh - Yen Thanh dam only has a puddle of water left for buffalo to wallow in. Photo: Phu Huong

Nam Khe Dam in Bai Son Commune - Do Luong is also dry. Photo: Ngoc Phuong

Da Ban Dam, Bai Son Commune, Do Luong is also exhausted. Photo: Ngoc Phuong

Mr. Nguyen Kim Thuy - Head of the Department of Management of Irrigation Works and Rural Clean Water, Irrigation Sub-Department said: Currently, the whole province has 602 lakes and dams that have run out of water, of which 20 are large lakes managed by enterprises, 582 are small reservoirs managed by localities, many lakes have run out of water for more than a month. Photo: Phu Huong