Hot weather, Nghe An farmers drill wells dozens of meters deep to water vegetables
(Baonghean.vn) - The hot weather in recent days has caused many vegetable fields of people in Quynh Luu district (Nghe An) to have reduced productivity due to drought; to overcome this situation, people have spent nearly ten million VND to drill wells in the fields to get water to irrigate vegetables.
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To save water during the drought, people in Quynh Luong commune (Quynh Luu) are using pumps to spray water directly on vegetables instead of using automatic irrigation systems. However, due to the drought, many wells have dried up, not enough to meet the needs of vegetable production. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| To overcome the shortage of irrigation water, households have hired workers to drill wells right in the fields. Mr. Ho Van Minh in Hamlet 3, Quynh Luong Commune said: His family previously drilled 3 wells to irrigate nearly 2 sao of vegetables. However, this season, due to the hot weather of 37 - 38 degrees Celsius, there was a severe shortage of water. Therefore, the family hired workers to drill 2 more wells to have water for irrigation. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| Some other households have to hire workers to dig wells dozens of meters deep to have water to water their vegetables. Photo: Le Nhung |
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| For drilled wells, they must be drilled 7-10 meters deep to get water. As they drill, people put plastic pipes down until they reach water, then install them on the pump. Currently, a 750 KV pump can pump 5 water points at the foot of the field; the cost for 1 drill point when there is water is 300,000 - 330,000 VND. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| Mr. Hoang Xuan Chat in Quynh Bang commune said: Since the beginning of the year, he has been drilling wells for people every day. Especially in recent days, people in the coastal vegetable area have hired him to drill wells to grow vegetables. Every day, he drills about 20 - 30 wells, helping people have water for production. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| This summer, people in Quynh Minh, Quynh Luong, and Quynh Bang communes produced 700 hectares of vegetables. In the current hot weather, irrigation water is the decisive factor for vegetable yield and output. Therefore, people are actively taking care of, watering, and renting well drilling machines. Photo: Viet Hung |
