Hot and dry weather forces people in the highlands of Nghe An to build their own tanks and install giant pipes to bring water to their villages.
(Baonghean.vn) - Recently, the prolonged heat has left the people of Khe Ngau village, Xa Luong commune (Tuong Duong) without water for daily activities. Instead of relying on the "heaven" and the State as before, the people have contributed money and labor to build a dam and install water pipes to the village.
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| In recent years, the Thai ethnic people in Khe Ngau village have shared the water system with Ang and Lo villages, Xa Luong commune (invested by the State). This year, the weather has been dry, Khe Ngau village is located downstream so water has not reached the area, the tanks have been bare bottom for the past two months, the taps are dry, the villagers have faced many difficulties in their daily life. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Not giving up, the villagers encouraged each other to contribute labor and money to build tanks and install water pipes to the village. In the photo: Women of Khe Ngau village level the ground to build a water tank. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
 Accordingly, 52 households voluntarily contributed 4 million VND each to buy water pipes, cement, steel and support dozens of working days. The scorching hot weather did not stop people's work. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Mr. Luong Van Thai (born in 1964), in Ang village, Xa Luong commune, is actively carrying water pipes, saying: "I was born and raised here, only in 1977 was there a limit, but it is not as bad as this year". Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| From the water source to the village, the length of the path is about 4km. People gather cement at the foot of the hill, then carry it up the steep slope to build the tank. According to the plan, the people will build a tank that can hold about 45-50 cubic meters of water. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
 To have clean, cool water, Khe Ngau villagers had to invest in buying more than 4,000 meters of water pipes to bring water to the village. Currently, the water has been brought to the reservoir. From the reservoir to the village, the villagers had to install more than 2,000 meters of pipes. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Every day, the villagers go up the high hill to build the reservoir. Many days, they even bring their meals to eat in the forest to reduce travel time because of the long and dangerous distance. It is expected that to complete the work of bringing water to the village, the villagers will have to work hard for about 15 days. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
