Buy more drought-resistant oil pumps

(Baonghean.vn) - To serve the drought prevention in the spring crop of 2016, Irrigation Company LimitedMaleinvested 3 billion VND to buy 15 oil pumps to fight drought.

Oil pumps invested by Nam Irrigation Company serve the 2016 spring crop production. Each machine has a capacity of 543 m3/hour.

Mr. Thai Van Hung, Deputy Director of Nam Irrigation Company Limited, said: The company is responsible for irrigating 21,000 hectares of rice in the 2016 spring crop. This year, the water level of the dam is depleted, and it is forecasted that there will be a drought of over 5,000 hectares. These 20 oil pumps will pump dead water from lake beds, streams, and rivers to supplement irrigation for rice areas at the end of the canal in Khe Lang Lake (Nghi Kieu), Khe Xiem Canal (Nghi Hung, Nghi Dong), Khe Thi Canal (Nghi Cong Bac)...

Van Truong