Ke Go Lake - Great irrigation project in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - The formation and operation of Ke Go Lake has entered the memory of a generation of Nghe Tinh people, proving the strength and solidarity of the people.
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| On the morning of March 26, 1976, Mr. Truong Kien - Chairman of Nghe Tinh Provincial People's Committee announced the groundbreaking of Ke Go irrigation project. Immediately after, thousands of young people flooded the construction site, "one hand breaking rocks, the other hand digging gravel". Photo: Sach Nguyen |
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The original plan for Ke Go Lake was to complete it in 10 years, then reduced to 6 years, then 3 years. Ke Go Lake has a capacity of 345 million m3, qualified to provide water for crops, livestock, and domestic water for a large rural area including Cam Xuyen and Thach Ha districts and Ha Tinh city. Photo: Sach Nguyen |
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The Ke Go Lake project also has the effect of providing irrigation water for industry, regulating floods, preventing erosion and inundation for downstream areas, contributing to building a sustainable ecological environment. Ke Go Lake has contributed to eliminating poverty for tens of thousands of people who have suffered from the harshness of natural disasters for generations to achieve prosperity and happiness. Photo: Sach Nguyen |
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| Ke Go Lake is not only a famous place, associated with the pride and solidarity of the people of the whole country and many touching stories of a heroic time of breaking rocks and building dams, but is also an impressive destination for those who love to explore and experience. Photo: Thanh Hai |
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| Here, there is a temple to worship the late General Secretary Le Duan, who had great contributions in building this great irrigation project. Photo: Tran Duc Cuong |
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| On hot summer days, coming here you can immerse yourself in the vast space with mountains and forests, the vast blue lake surface and the wind, hearing "so many strange stories". In the photo is the bridge leading to the temple of the late General Secretary Le Duan. Photo: Thanh Hai |
