Speeding up the progress of key irrigation projects in Nghe An

On June 13, a working delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development led by Mr. Nguyen Hoang Hiep worked with Nghe An province on the construction progress of key irrigation works and plans for effective management and operation of irrigation works in Nghe An.

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee accompanied and worked with the delegation. Also attending were representatives of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, representatives of project management boards and related units and localities.

Effective management and operation of irrigation works

Working session between the delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Nghe An province on irrigation, natural disaster prevention and control, and safety of lakes and dams. Photo: Nguyen Hai

At the meeting, Mr. Hoang Nghia Hieu - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reported to the working delegation on the current status of irrigation works, the network of natural disaster prevention and control works in the area; management, exploitation and annual maintenance and repair work to combat drought and prevent natural disasters.

In addition to the irrigation system consisting of 625 dams, 615 pumping stations and 5,950 km of canals, since 2014, with the attention of the Central Government, the province has been allocated 255 billion VND annually for maintenance, repair and regular expenses.

In particular, since 2010, the province has implemented a number of large irrigation projects such as Bara Do Luong, Ban Mong Irrigation and many other irrigation canals, sea dykes, lakes and dams.

The area of ​​industrial crops, vegetables and fruit trees with irrigation is increasing; the proportion of people with access to clean water is increasing, and rural sanitation is ensured.

Besides, despite continuously suffering many damages from natural disasters, the province continues to devote resources to investing and upgrading disaster prevention and control works and overcoming damages caused by natural disasters, flash floods, landslides, etc.

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke to accept the opinions of the working group and committed to coordinate well in implementing related contents. Photo: Nguyen Hai

On behalf of the leaders of Nghe An province, comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee sincerely thanked and accepted the opinions of the members of the working delegation.

At the same time, commit to fulfilling the counterpart financial obligations, arranging reasonable surplus capital to ensure progress for irrigation and clean water supply projects in the area in general; continue to assign sectors and districts to coordinate in handling difficulties related to compensation and site clearance for Ban Mong Hydropower Plant...

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep delivered a concluding speech at the meeting. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Concluding the meeting, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep shared the difficulties and characteristics of Nghe An; at the same time, he suggested that in the coming time, Nghe An needs to have a plan to regularly maintain and repair reservoirs and irrigation dams to ensure safety; have a plan to effectively manage and operate irrigation works with a reasonable fee collection mechanism; use the remaining funds reasonably to invest in upgrading clean water works; continue to review and coordinate with Thanh Hoa to finalize the arising costs related to compensation for site clearance to submit to the Government for approval to ensure project progress...

Speed ​​up the progress of key irrigation projects and works

Earlier, in the morning, the working delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and provincial leaders conducted a field survey at the construction site of the Bara Do Luong Upgrade Project; inspected the progress of items at the Ban Mong irrigation auxiliary dam and the Ban Mong irrigation resettlement area in Chau Binh commune (Quy Chau); and inspected the construction progress of the main Ban Mong irrigation dam in Yen Hop commune (Quy Hop).

The working group inspected the construction progress of the Bara Do Luong Project in Do Luong District. Although the progress was guaranteed, compared to the original design, the project had to adjust the construction plan. Photo: Nguyen Hai

At the survey sites, the working group had a preliminary understanding of the construction progress of major projects and some issues arising from actual construction through recommendations and proposals from the Management Board, supervision consultants and construction contractors.

Inspecting the resettlement area in Chau Binh commune, Quy Chau, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development requested the province to pay attention to directing the resettlement area to preserve the landscape and cultural identity. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Talking with the staff of the Project Management Board and contractors of the Ban Mong Irrigation Project, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development highly appreciated the creativity in the construction techniques of the main dam.

The province and district must be creative and effectively utilize resources to build beautiful, civilized and unique resettlement areas. They can calculate and cut unnecessary expenses to focus resources on the main items of the project....

The main irrigation dam and Ban Mong Hydropower Plant are taking advantage of the weather conditions to urgently complete construction according to the set schedule. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Based on the field inspection and progress of each item, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development requested the investor, project management board and contractors to focus resources to complete the progress as committed. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Nguyen Hai