Checking storm prevention work No. 4 in Nghe An

Also participating in the delegation, on the side of Nghe An province were representatives of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Standing Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue, the Irrigation Sub-Department and related units.

The working delegation of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue worked with the Command Committee.Provincial and municipal disaster prevention and controlVu Mau Lake management unit discussed plans to ensure safety during the rainy and stormy season. Photo: T. Vinh

At the working session, representatives of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reported to the delegation on the work of ensuring the safety of dams and irrigation reservoirs in Nghe An.

Nghe An has two large irrigation systems, with over 620 reservoirs, more than 420 dams, and more than 700 electric pumping stations.

Currently, in the province, there are still many weak dams, dam bodies built by hand, posing many potential risks of insecurity when the rainy and stormy season comes. After storm No. 3, many reservoirs in Nghe An were overflowed, many damaged irrigation works have not been repaired yet, so coping with storm No. 4 will be more difficult.

Discharging a spillway of Vuc Mau Lake. Photo: T. Vinh

Next, the delegation inspected the safety of the reservoir at Vuc Mau Lake. Currently, the management unit is releasing one spillway to prevent flooding caused by storm No. 4. The management unit is on duty 24/24 to promptly handle incidents caused by the storm.

The working group inspected the safety assurance work at Vuc Mau reservoir. Photo: T. Vinh

After listening to the report and checking the actual situation, comrade Nguyen Van Tinh requested Nghe An province to focus on the prevention of storm No. 4. It is necessary to ensure the safety of people at high risk of flooding, landslides, flash floods; Call on boats to return to safe shelters; Be on duty at dams to come up with plans to ensure reservoir safety; Proactively release spillways of reservoirs that are full of water; Hydropower plants must have a reasonable flood discharge operation plan to avoid damage to people downstream./.