More than 700 hectares of spring rice in Yen Thanh will lack irrigation water.

(Baonghean.vn) - Many highland dams in Yen Thanh district are running dry. More than 700 hectares of spring rice in Yen Thanh will lack irrigation water during the flowering stage.

According to the report of the district's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, up to now, most of the small dams in the highland communes of Yen Thanh: Thinh Thanh, Minh Thanh, Tay Thanh, Quang Thanh, Tien Thanh... have seen a sharp decrease in water levels, affecting the irrigation water source for spring rice. Accordingly, up to 723 hectares of spring rice in these localities will lack irrigation water when the rice begins to bloom.

Ve Vung Dam in Dong Thanh commune irrigates 1,700 hectares of production land, but currently has less than half of its water reserves left.

Tien Thanh commune has 8 dams, the water level is currently less than 50% of the reserve. Chairman of the commune People's Committee - Mr. Nguyen Huu Dai is worried that: All 250 hectares of spring rice depend on the water source of dams, while the water level of dams in the area is gradually depleted, the commune directs the agricultural department to proactively irrigate water economically, by regulating water for each field, not releasing water indiscriminately as before. It is expected that Tien Thanh has about 45 hectares of spring rice that will lack irrigation water during the flowering period.

Minh Thanh commune is a locality with 32 large and small dams, providing irrigation water for 233 hectares of spring rice. Up to this point, only 2 dams have 70% of their water reserves, the remaining dams have only 40% of their water reserves. To cope with the lack of irrigation water, the commune has promoted people to pay attention to building banks and retaining water; arranging to supply water to one field every 15 days. Through inspection, about 40 hectares of areas far from water sources will lack irrigation water.

The Yen Thanh District Department of Agriculture is reviewing and assessing the water level in the dams to have a reasonable plan to regulate irrigation water. According to the district's direction, localities use the dam water source, regulate irrigation water by supplying water for rice once every 15 days. The District People's Committee also has a plan to pump water from rivers and streams to the dams if possible, to supply irrigation water to areas at risk of water shortage.

Xuan Hoang