Nghe An closes Vuc Mau lake for repairs

From July 1, the Provincial People's Committee allowed the closure of the Vuc Mau reservoir's spillway to repair the water intake culvert.

Mr. Nguyen Van De, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said: The water intake culvert under Vuc Mau dam was constructed in 1978. Over time, the culvert has been severely damaged and has leaked water through the culvert body. During the rainy season, the risk of the dam breaking is very high. Therefore, the Provincial People's Committee has allowed urgent repair work to ensure the safety of Vuc Mau reservoir to protect the lives and property of people in the downstream areas of Quynh Luu district and Hoang Mai town.

Previously, the Provincial People's Committee assigned the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district and the People's Committee of Hoang Mai town to direct the communes and wards with affected areas to urgently complete the summer-autumn crop planting before June 30; and have a plan to store enough irrigation water during the water closure period to repair the sewers.

Construction unit is building a dike at the culvert area under the Vuc Mau reservoir dam. Photo: Van Truong

The Provincial People's Committee assigned Bac Irrigation Company Limited to find a solution to take water from the Do Luong system and pump it to supplement the communes of Quynh Luu district and Quynh Xuan ward of Hoang Mai town.

The iron cores under the water intake culvert under Vuc Mau reservoir are worm-eaten and rusty. Photo: Van Truong

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development directs the contractor to fully prepare materials, labor, and supplies to urgently complete the project on schedule, ensuring quality to meet the requirements of natural disaster prevention in 2020. During the water closure period, there is a plan to divert water to supply domestic water to localities.

Divers deploy to build a cofferdam to block the underwater culvert area of ​​the reservoir. Photo: Van Truong

The canal leading to Vuc Mau reservoir has been closed. Photo: Van Truong

Currently, the construction unit has prepared equipment and machinery to start construction. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's Construction Project Management Board will directly supervise the quality and urge the construction unit to ensure the progress, and will put it into use after 25 days.

Vuc Mau Lake was built in 1978, located in Quynh Trang commune, Hoang Mai town with a basin area of ​​215km2, storage capacity of 75 million m3, flood prevention capacity of 125 million m3, elevation of +22.21m. This is considered the largest irrigation lake in Nghe An province, with the task of supplying water for 3,600 hectares of production land and domestic water for people in 12 communes and wards of Hoang Mai town.

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