Nghe An: Hot weather, tanker trucks crowded to pump water to sell to people

Tankers jostle to pump water at a well station in Hamlet 5, Quynh Loc Commune, Hoang Mai Town. Photo: Quang An

At hamlet 5, Quynh Loc commune (Hoang Mai town), on the morning of July 24, a series of trucks carrying water tanks crowded into a water station to pump. When the tanks were filled with water, the drivers quickly transported it to sell everywhere for people's daily needs.

It is known that this water station of Mr. Nguyen Huy Hoi's family invested in drilling a well in their garden, then pumping it up to a tank, from which they used a small pump system to pump water into car tanks for customers.

The water pump system operates at full capacity to supply water to the tanker trucks every day. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Tuan, the owner of a water truck in Hamlet 5, Quynh Thien Ward, Hoang Mai Town, said that his tank has a capacity of 5 m3 of water, and he buys water at the dock for 25,000 VND/tank. After filling the tank with water, Mr. Tuan transports it to all over the districts: Dien Chau, Quynh Luu and Hoang Mai Town to sell to households in need.

Depending on the distance to determine the price, if sold in Quynh Thien ward, it is 120,000 VND/vehicle, the further away, the higher the price, because the transportation cost is high and takes a long time.

This is the underground water source that households drill wells to draw up. Photo: Xuan Hoang

"During the long hot days, many households ran out of water for daily use, so the mobile water sales business could not keep up with the supply. In Quynh Loc commune and Quynh Thien ward, there are dozens of tanker trucks transporting water for sale. There were times when the water stations could not supply enough, so I only transported about 10 trucks of water each day," Mr. Tuan shared.

Lam Phuong and his wife in Quynh Phuong ward, Hoang Mai town said that the prolonged heat has caused their family's water supply to run out a long time ago. To have water for their family, they have to buy water at 40,000 VND/m3. When needed, they call and someone will deliver it to their house and pump the whole tank of water into the tank. In total, this summer the family has had to buy nearly 20 m3 of water.

The lack of domestic water in the summer for people in coastal districts: Quynh Luu, Dien Chau and Hoang Mai town... has been happening for many years, although there are no complete statistics, but it can be said that it is a lot. Therefore, it is common for some people in Hoang Mai town to drill wells to exploit underground water sources to sell domestic water to people and it is natural that people have to buy domestic water at "huge" prices.

Tanker trucks transport water to households for sale. Photo: Quang An

It is known that currently, in Hoang Mai town, there are about 5-7 water wells to supply domestic water to people, concentrated in Quynh Loc commune.

Besides supplying water to people in some areas of the town, water trucks often travel to Dien Chau, Quynh Luu... areas where many households are lacking water.