Drainage canal 'choked' by water hyacinth

August 21, 2016 11:11

(Baonghean.vn) - During the rainy season, many rice and crop areas in the northern districts of Nghe An, including Yen Thanh, Quynh Luu, Dien Chau, and Do Luong, are often severely flooded. The reason is that the drainage system is blocked by water hyacinth covering the water...

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Water hyacinth covers the Cau Ba drainage canal area in Dien Thai and Dien Chau communes, causing difficulties in drainage for Dien Dong (Dien Chau), Hop Thanh, Phu Thanh, and Tho Thanh (Yen Thanh) communes.
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Militia forces of Lien Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) collect water fern at Bau Chen canal.
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Binh Son drainage canal drains floodwaters for Quynh Ba, Quynh Hoa communes and Giat town, which are covered with water hyacinth. Mr. Tran Van Tam in Quynh Hoa commune said: In recent years, water hyacinth has grown so thickly in the canal bed that the water cannot drain fast enough, causing flooding and losing the summer-autumn rice crop.
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Mr. Duong Thieu Cuong, Deputy Director of Quynh Luu Irrigation Enterprise added: Quynh Luu area has main drainage systems including Binh Son drainage canal, Phu Si drainage canal, 4B canal, Quynh Yen drainage canal... When the flood season comes, Quynh Luu Irrigation Enterprise allocates funds to hire excavators to "clear" key sections.

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People in Khanh Thanh and Yen Thanh collect water hyacinth to drain flood water from Vu Giang river.
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The northern irrigation system includes Yen Thanh, Do Luong, Dien Chau, Quynh Luu districts with main drainage systems including Vach Bac, Vach Nam, Bau Du, Tran Dinh, Khe Khuon, Bung River canals... with hundreds of kilometers. However, drainage faces many obstacles such as garbage and water hyacinths spreading across the canal beds. Violations and encroachment on irrigation works are increasing, blocking the flow and causing local flooding. (In the photo: Quynh Yen and Quynh Luu drainage canal systems are under construction but water hyacinths have covered the entire canal bed)

Van Truong

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