Nghe An: Many lakes and dams are unsafe before the flood season
(Baonghean.vn) - Many lakes and irrigation dams in Nghe An are in a state of serious degradation, forcing localities and management units to scramble to find solutions to ensure operational safety as the flood season approaches.
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| Muc Luc Dam in Thanh Chi Commune (Thanh Chuong) has long ensured irrigation for 50 hectares of rice fields in the area, providing water for 4 upstream pumping stations. However, due to being built since 1988, this irrigation dam has been degraded, the dam bed has been silted up and has not been repaired. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Next to the Muc Luc dam's discharge gate, the frog jaws and subsidence have been revealed. Mr. Nguyen Van Quang - Vice Chairman of Thanh Chi Commune People's Committee said: Muc Luc dam is an important irrigation project of the commune. Although the commune has proposed a plan to upgrade and repair Muc Luc dam, the current difficulty is that there is no source to do so. Therefore, this dam has not been able to ensure its role in storing water. Every time it rains, the water flows away, and in the dry season, there is a drought. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| The main canal of Cau Cau dam (Thanh Chuong), one of the major irrigation works in the area, provides irrigation water for about 400 hectares of agricultural land in Thanh An, Thanh Chi and Thanh Khe communes each crop season. However, the main canal system is often damaged, especially during the rainy season. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| The water intake of Song Ro Lake (Thanh Chuong), which supplies water to 1,100 hectares each year of Vo Liet and Thanh Long communes, is often blocked by sand and gravel deposits. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| At Khe Cot Lake, Nghia Trung Commune (Nghia Dan), because it was built with earth, after a long period of operation, it has often suffered landslides. Photo: Van Truong |
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| The Khe Cot reservoir operating system has been damaged, making it difficult to operate, especially when valves need to be opened and closed. Photo: Van Truong |
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| At Khe Thi Lake, Nghi Cong Nam Commune (Nghi Loc), the discharge valve that was built a long time ago has peeled off, revealing the steel grill underneath, making workers feel nervous every time they operate it. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Khe Rieng Lake in Nghia Xuan Commune (Quy Hop) is made of earth and is very weak. During the rainy season, when the water level in the lake rises, it leads to a very high risk of the dam breaking. Photo: Van Truong |
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| Mr. Nguyen Truong Thanh - Head of Nghe An Irrigation Sub-Department said: The whole province currently has nearly 1,061 reservoirs. From 2010 to now, by combining capital sources, Nghe An has upgraded over 200 weak reservoirs with a scale of 2-3 million m3Water. The remaining reservoirs that have not been upgraded, mainly managed by local authorities, are seriously degrading. In the photo: Focusing on handling and fixing leaks at Khe Rieng reservoir, Nghia Xuan commune (Quy Hop). Photo: Van Truong |
