(Baonghean.vn) - According to the summer-autumn crop production plan, this year the entire Do Luong district has more than 7,800 hectares of rice and nearly 900 hectares of corn. However, according to statistics from the district's Department of Agriculture, more than 5,000 hectares of production land are currently suffering from drought.
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| Ho Dam (Bai Son, Do Luong) is the place that supplies water for more than 30 hectares of agricultural land for the two hamlets of Huong Son and My Son, but now the bottom has dried up. |
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| In Bai Son commune, there are currently 11 large and small dams supplying 253 hectares of agricultural land, which are now at dead water level, making people restless. |
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| My Son, Giang Son Dong, Giang Son Tay, Bai Son, Thai Son... are communes that are suffering from severe drought. The area forced to convert from rice cultivation to corn and upland crops in the whole district has reached more than 730 hectares. |
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| The canal system in the fields has not had water flowing through it for a long time. |
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| Although the district and people have made efforts to pump water from the bottom of the dam to save the drought, it is very difficult to improve the situation. |
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| The district has more than 85 large and small dams, but currently more than 70% of them are at dead water level, the rest have water level below 30%. Photo taken at Ba Dao Dam (Thong Nhat hamlet, Dong Son). |
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| The land has been plowed but there is no water so it cannot be planted. The river system supplying water to 9 communes in the lower region is now also dry. Faced with this situation, the district government and the people have made efforts to overcome the situation by changing the crop structure, actively rotating water pumping from rivers and dams... However, if it does not rain in the next 10 days, it is likely that the 5,000 hectares suffering from drought in the district will not be able to plant any crops. |
Thanh Quynh - Hong Son
