Hydroelectric lake bottom exposed, fish cages of people stranded

(Baonghean.vn) - Nearly 40 households raising fish in cages in Cha Lap stream in Canh Trap village, Tam Thai commune (Tuong Duong) are at risk of fish dying due to being stranded. The reason is that the Khe Bo Hydropower Plant has dried up because of no water coming from above.

See people's efforts to save stranded fish in cages:

In order to lower the water level in the reservoir to the flood-receiving level according to the operating procedure, from the afternoon of September 13 to today (September 15), Khe Bo Hydropower Plant has released water according to the inter-reservoir operating procedure to proactively respond to storm No. 10. However, due to the water level being too low while water from Ban Ve Hydropower Reservoir is not flowing in, nearly 40 households raising fish in cages in Cha Lap stream in Canh Trap village, Tam Thai commune (Tuong Duong) are "stranded". Photo: D.T

Due to low water levels, cages of some households in Canh Trap village, Tam Thai commune have run aground. Photo: D.T

Fish farmers try to push the raft to where there is still water to save the fish. Photo: D.T

Fish are at risk of dying due to low water levels.

Mr. Lo Van Duc's family is trying to scoop up fish to put in cages that still have little water. Photo: D.T

If the water level continues to drop, it will not only seriously threaten fish farming households in Khe Cha Lap but also many households upstream of Khe Bo hydropower plant. Photo of a fish cage of a household in Tan Hop village, Tam Thai commune. Photo: D.T

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