Do Luong Cement Factory pumps nearly 80,000 m3 of water to help people save rice from drought

The irrigation system of Bai Son commune (Do Luong) has been supported by Do Luong Cement Factory to pump enough water in recent days. Photo: Ho Thang

Mr. Nguyen Huu Quang - former Chairman of Bai Son Commune People's Committee said that from July 3rd until now, Do Luong Cement Factory has been continuously pumping water to save the commune's rice from drought. Initially, that precious water source has saved more than 100 hectares of rice in the severely drought-stricken areas in hamlets 1 and 2 of the commune.

“That irrigation water source is truly as precious as gold, because the summer-autumn rice fields are in the stage of preparing to form ears and bloom. If not irrigated in time, there is a risk of crop failure, or even rice burning. This is the main crop of the year, so the support of Do Luong Cement Factory to pump water to fight drought is very valuable, the commune government and people are very grateful. We really appreciate the water source and organize reasonable regulation to effectively fight drought,” said Mr. Nguyen Huu Quang.

People of Bai Son commune (Do Luong) are excited to regulate water resources to combat drought in time for summer-autumn rice. Photo by Ngoc Phuong

Ms. Nguyen Thi Van, a resident of Hamlet 2, Bai Son Commune, happily said: “We are very happy because for many days now, Song Lam Cement Factory has pumped water into Da Ban Dam to supply our rice fields. Without water, our family’s 5 sao of summer-autumn rice crop this year will certainly fail.”

Mr. Nguyen Huu Long - head of Hamlet 2, Bai Son Commune said: "This summer-autumn crop, our hamlet planted more than 60 hectares of rice. The drought made the fields dry and cracked, the rice plants barely survived. Thanks to Song Lam Cement Factory pumping water from the Dao River, the fields now have water. We, the people, are very excited."

Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc in Hamlet 1, Hoa Son Commune (Do Luong) also benefits from the water source from Do Luong Cement Factory, which is fertilizing rice plants to form panicles. Photo: Ngoc Phuong

Along with the rice fields of the two hamlets of Bai Son commune, the fields of the people of hamlet 1, Hoa Son commune, Do Luong district also benefited, the water has spread throughout the fields. Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc (hamlet 2, Hoa Son) could not hide her joy and said: "There is water in the fields, today the weather is cool so we went to the fields to fertilize with potassium to stimulate the rice plants to grow. Hopefully this year there will be no crop failure...".

According to Mr. Phung Van Long - Director of Do Luong Cement Factory (Song Lam Cement Joint Stock Company), from the proposal of Bai Son commune government, after calculating the feasible plan, Do Luong Cement Factory has brought the factory's pumping system to pump water from Dao River to support drought prevention for rice of people in the commune. From July 3 to 11, the pumps operated continuously, pumping nearly 80,000 m³Water pumping to combat drought for rice in Bai Son commune. Water pumping to combat drought will continue in the coming days.

The water pumping system of Do Luong Cement Factory was invested to serve the unit's production. In recent days, this system has been operating at full capacity to pump water to help people save their rice from drought. Photo: Ho Thang

To operate the pump system, Do Luong Cement Factory spends about 7 million VND per day on electricity. This is a timely action by Do Luong Cement Factory to support farmers in difficult production conditions.

In recent days, the Da Ban dam in Bai Son commune (Do Luong) has been pumped with additional water by Do Luong Cement Factory, escaping the dead water level to supply water to the fields. Photo: Ho Thang