Nghe An: Many reservoirs have dried up, risk of severe water shortage in the summer-autumn season
(Baonghean.vn) - Although it is just the beginning of the hot season, many locally managed reservoirs in Nghe An are now dry, with the risk of water shortage for the summer-autumn crop looming.
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| Kim Vang reservoir in Kim Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) is dry, buffaloes and cows are eating grass in the middle of the lake. Photo: Van Truong |
At Kim Vang Lake in Kim Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh), we saw the lake bottom was dry, buffaloes and cows came out to the middle of the lake to eat grass. Mr. Nguyen Tho Son - a farmer in Kim Thanh Commune said: His family has 4 sao of land, but because the reservoir is dry, everything is abandoned.
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| Ve Vung reservoir in Dong Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) is dry, even in some areas the lake bed has grown green grass. Photo: Van Truong |
Mr. Nguyen Van Quan - Chairman of the People's Committee of Kim Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh) said: Kim Thanh Commune has over 170 hectares of rice, however, 17 large and small reservoirs in the area have all run out of water, so the commune has to convert 50 hectares of rice land to grow crops. Yen Thanh District has over 200 large and small reservoirs, most of which are currently dry. This summer-autumn crop, the district has converted 1,000 hectares of rice land in areas lacking water from dams to grow crops.
According to the report of the Irrigation Department, Nghe An is the locality with the second largest number of reservoirs in the country, including 625 reservoirs, of which 528 reservoirs are managed by local districts and communes. The water level is currently only 20-30%, especially many reservoirs have run out of water.
Faced with the water shortage for summer-autumn crop production, the Irrigation Department has directed localities to focus on educating people on water saving. Irrigation units and communes should use irrigation properly, and some areas lacking water need to be converted to growing crops.
Some more pictures of the current drought situation:
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| Many rice fields in Kim Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) do not have water to prepare the land for the summer-autumn crop. Photo: Van Truong |
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| Pumping water from the reservoir in Ly Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) to prepare land for summer-autumn rice cultivation. Photo: Van Truong |
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| The reservoir in Bai Son commune (Do Luong) has less than 20% of its water capacity left. Photo: Van Truong |
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