(Baonghean.vn) - During the rainy season, large areas of rice and other crops in the northern districts of Nghe An province, including Yen Thanh, Quynh Luu, Dien Chau, and Do Luong, are often severely flooded. The reason is that the drainage canal system is blocked by water hyacinths...
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| Water hyacinths are covering the Cau Ba drainage canal section in Dien Thai commune, Dien Chau district, causing drainage difficulties for Dien Dong commune (Dien Chau), Hop Thanh, Phu Thanh, and Tho Thanh communes (Yen Thanh). |
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| Militia forces of Lien Thanh commune (Yen Thanh district) are clearing water hyacinths from the Bau Chen canal. |
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| The Binh Son drainage canal, which drains floodwaters from the communes of Quynh Ba, Quynh Hoa, and the town of Giat, is densely covered with water hyacinth. Mr. Tran Van Tam from Quynh Hoa commune said: "For the past few years, the canal bed has been covered with water hyacinth, preventing water from draining quickly enough, causing flooding and crop failure during the summer-autumn rice season." |
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Mr. Duong Thieu Cuong, Deputy Director of Quynh Luu Irrigation Enterprise, added: "The Quynh Luu area has main drainage systems including Binh Son drainage canal, Phu Si drainage canal, Canal 4B, Quynh Yen drainage canal… When the rainy season and floods come, the Quynh Luu Irrigation Enterprise allocates funds to rent excavators to 'clear' key sections." |
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| Residents of Khánh Thành, Yên Thành district, are clearing water hyacinths to drain floodwaters from the Vũ Giang river. |
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| The northern irrigation system encompasses the districts of Yen Thanh, Do Luong, Dien Chau, and Quynh Luu, with major drainage systems including the Vach Bac, Vach Nam, Bau Du, Tran Dinh, Khe Khuon, and Song Bung canals, spanning hundreds of kilometers. However, drainage faces numerous obstacles such as widespread waste and water hyacinth in the canal beds. The encroachment on irrigation infrastructure is increasing, causing blockages and localized flooding. (In the photo: The Quynh Yen drainage canal system in Quynh Luu is under construction, but water hyacinth has already covered the entire canal bed.) |
Van Truong
