People in the mountainous areas of Nghe An province 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 district) are facing a serious shortage of clean water, affecting their daily lives. In response to this situation, the district and commune have provided support by digging wells along streams, helping villagers in the hamlets access clean water and ensure their livelihoods.
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| With the scorching hot weather, household wells are starting to dry up, fields are cracking, and more than 50% of households in Thach Ngan commune (Con Cuong district, Nghe An province) are facing a shortage of water for daily use. People have to go to the stream to bathe and wash clothes. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| The leaders of Con Cuong district decided to deploy machinery, equipment, and provide concrete culverts to help people in Thach Ngan commune dig wells along the streams to overcome the shortage of clean water for daily use. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| With support in digging wells, the villagers in Thach Ngan actively participated, contributing their labor and transporting concrete pipes from the collection point to the well-digging site so that the work could be completed quickly. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Besides the district's support in terms of machinery and concrete pipes, many villagers voluntarily participated in some stages of the well-making process. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| During the well-digging process, locating a water source and ensuring clean, alum-free water supply is the most crucial step. In the photo: Residents of Tong Xan village (Thach Ngan) inspect the water source before installing the culvert and completing the well. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| The Thach Ngan commune received support from the district to dig 10 water wells along the stream banks, totaling 68 million VND. Local residents hope this will provide them with a safe and clean water source to use during the dry season. (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 the stream, installing pumps and pipelines, but without success. In the photo: Mr. Lo Thanh Binh, Dong Tam village (Thach Ngan), invested nearly 10 million VND to dig a well for domestic water use, but the water is contaminated with alum and unusable for domestic purposes. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Thach Ngan commune (Con Cuong district) has a natural area of 95.92 km².2The area has a total of nearly 1,400 households with over 6,000 inhabitants, comprising three main ethnic groups: Thai, Dan Lai, and Kinh. Due to the presence of many limestone mountains, water shortages for both agricultural production and daily life are common during the dry season. (Image: Google Maps) |
