Promote irrigation to serve production

(Baonghean) - With the goal of building irrigation and internal traffic to improve the quality and efficiency of irrigation of the irrigation system, create conditions for mechanization in the fields, and reduce the state budget, these days, many localities are actively dredging canals, repairing the banks of fields, and preparing for the spring rice crop.

At this time, farmers in Anh Son district are actively concentrating their manpower to dredge irrigation axes and main canals, improve landslides on canal banks, and upgrade the banks of fields to serve irrigation and drought prevention for the spring crop. Although the sun is high in the sky, in the fields of Linh Son commune (Anh Son), people are actively dredging canals.

Mr. Tran Lam, Hamlet 14, Linh Son Commune shared: The rice fields of Hamlet 14 are mainly located at the end of the canal, so it is necessary to dredge them from the beginning of the season to ensure irrigation water. According to regulations, each person dredges 1-1.2 m3 of mud, however, due to the sedimentation of mud, many of us are willing to exceed the volume.

Launching irrigation work in Phu Thanh commune (Yen Thanh).

Mr. Pham Van Quy - Chairman of Linh Son Commune People's Committee added: Linh Son Commune has over 310 hectares of rice, many canal systems are degraded, so dredging and clearing canals is a decisive factor for the success of the crop. Taking advantage of favorable weather, 10/10 villages of the commune mobilized human resources and excavators to build traffic and irrigation works within the fields according to the motto of tidying up as much as possible, then technical staff will inspect and confirm that they meet the standards before moving on to the secondary canals within the fields.

Tay Nam Irrigation Company Limited is also currently coordinating well with localities to do irrigation effectively. Mr. Le Van Dan - Director of Tay Nam Irrigation Company Limited said: Anh Son Irrigation Enterprise manages 11 irrigation works in the area, including 5 large dams and 6 electric pumping stations. The company has organized irrigation work, combined with the people to dredge many canals in Tuong Son commune, completed the maintenance of Dong Truong canal (Hoi Son commune), Thach Son canal and is dredging Khe Nay, Duc Son, and Ruong Xoi lake (Vinh Son commune). The company sent technical consultants to solidify canals for communes and provide technical guidance on irrigation. As of mid-December, the company had built 6,177 m3 of embankments, dredged 3,711 m3 of canals, and cleared nearly 100,000 m2 of canals.

Compared to before, this year Nghi Loc district innovated in launching the irrigation campaign. Accordingly, the People's Committees of communes and towns established steering committees, assigned members and officials in charge of each hamlet to set up markers, and assigned specific workloads to each block, hamlet, and organization to implement. Each locality selected 1 to 2 key projects to assign to the Youth Union to carry out so that the movement could be expanded.

Dredging canals in Quynh Giang commune (Quynh Luu).

This year, Nghi Loc district strives to mobilize 61,500 working days to dig and dredge 22,000m3 of soil, build 12,000m3 of land on the banks of the fields, roads and clear, collect duckweed, and clean 33,800m2 of canals and ditches of all kinds. The district People's Committee has also established a steering committee and assigned tasks to relevant departments and branches to organize the implementation of the set targets and plans. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Quang - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nghi Loc district said: "The district focuses on directing the maintenance of irrigation works, in which priority is given to dredging and clearing the main drainage axes, especially in areas with many aquaculture ponds and outlets to ensure smooth flow, quick flood drainage, dredging of internal drainage canals to quickly drain water for winter crops, dredging suction tanks and channels leading to pumping stations".

The movement of the whole people to join in irrigation work has also been actively responded by the Northern Irrigation Company Limited. Currently, the company and irrigation enterprises are cooperating with local authorities in the benefiting areas such as Do Luong, Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Quynh Luu... to actively do irrigation work. The company also integrates the repair and upgrade of a number of canals and dams to ensure good water supply for production and safety during the rainy and stormy season.

Mr. Nguyen Sy Hung - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said: This campaign must achieve the following goals: Ensure maximum water supply capacity of irrigation works including reservoirs, pumping stations, and water intakes to serve production. Ensure timely and quick irrigation and drainage water supply, save water, and save production costs. Improve the ability to prevent and combat natural disasters, droughts, and floods of works to ensure project safety and minimize damage caused by natural disasters and climate change. Strengthen and gradually modernize the irrigation system. Dredge drainage systems in wards, communes, residential groups, and villages, and clean the environment. Localities and sectors also strictly handle the situation of encroaching construction works that affect the drainage system, rectify construction licensing, manage construction works that discharge waste, and ensure safety corridors for drainage systems in the city...

To ensure that irrigation works are effective according to their design capacity, additional works must be added to suit the socio-economic development planning in each region.

The movement “All people join forces to do irrigation” has recently been enthusiastically responded by the people and relevant agencies and brought about good results in localities. However, to make this movement more effective, it needs more drastic participation and exemplary support from local and grassroots officials.

Van Truong