People in the highlands of Nghe An dig wells along streams to find water for daily use.
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to prolonged drought, more than 50% of households in Thach Ngan commune (Con Cuong) are seriously lacking water for daily use, affecting their daily lives. In this situation, the district and commune have supported the digging of wells along streams, helping people in the villages have water for daily use and ensure their lives.
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| The weather is extremely hot, the wells of households are starting to dry up, the fields are cracked, more than 50% of households in Thach Ngan commune (Con Cuong, Nghe An) lack water for daily use. People have to go to the stream to bathe and wash clothes. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Con Cuong district leaders have decided to mobilize machinery, vehicles and support concrete culverts to help people in Thach Ngan commune dig wells along streams to overcome the shortage of domestic water. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| With support for well digging, villagers in Thach Ngan actively contributed their efforts, transporting concrete culverts from the gathering point to the well digging location so that the work could be completed soon. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| In addition to the district's support in terms of machinery and concrete culverts, many people in the commune have volunteered to participate in some stages of the well-making process. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| In the process of digging a well, finding the water vein and ensuring clean water without alum is the most important step. In the photo: people of Tong Xan village (Thach Ngan) check the water vein before installing the sewer and completing the well. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Thach Ngan Commune received support from the district to dig 10 wells along streams with a total amount of 68 million VND. People in the villages here hope to have a clean and safe water source to use during the dry days. Photo: Cong Kien |
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With the support of the district, to overcome the water shortage, some households in Thach Ngan have proactively invested in digging wells along streams, installing pumps and pipeline systems, but they are not effective. In the photo: Mr. Lo Thanh Binh, Dong Tam village (Thach Ngan) invested nearly 10 million VND to dig wells for domestic water, but the water is contaminated with alum and cannot be used for domestic purposes. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Thach Ngan Commune (Con Cuong) has a natural area of 95.92 km2; has a total of nearly 1,400 households with more than 6,000 people, with 3 main ethnic groups: Thai, Dan Lai and Kinh. There are many limestone mountains here, so in the dry season there is often a shortage of water for production and daily life. Photo: Google Maps |
