Nghe An Irrigation Association celebrates 15 years of establishment and congress for the 2020 - 2025 term

Also attending the ceremony were comrades: Truong Thiet Hung - Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province; Dau Quang Vinh - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Union of Science and Technology Associations of Nghe An; Delegation of the Ha Tinh Irrigation Association; leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Irrigation Companies and Enterprises and all members of the Nghe An Irrigation Association. Photo: Ngoc Anh

Over 75 years of construction and development, the Irrigation sector has strived to excellently complete its assigned tasks, contributing to agricultural development, promoting socio-economic development, proactively warning of natural disasters, responding to storms and floods, and limiting natural disasters to the environment. From a country with only 13 irrigation systems, up to now, thousands of irrigation systems have been built.

Comrade Nguyen Van De - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nghe An province read the opening speech of the Celebration Ceremony. Photo: Ngoc Anh

In Nghe An, the irrigation sector has achieved certain results. Up to now, the whole province has built a large system of irrigation technical facilities; that is the Northern Irrigation system, the Southern Irrigation system; 1,061 reservoirs; 702 electric pumping stations; 644 km of canals (of which 2,006 km have been solidified)... Annually, it supplies irrigation water for 160,000 - 170,000 hectares of rice, drains 50,000 hectares; supplies water for aquaculture of 7,000 hectares, and irrigates 1,485 hectares of fruit trees.

The 854.5 km long river and sea dike system protects 130,000 hectares, over 1 million people, and prevents salinity on 5,000 hectares of cultivated land.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee presented the Provincial People's Committee's banner to Nghe An Irrigation Association. Photo: Ngoc Anh

For Nghe An Irrigation Association, after 15 years of operation, it has affirmed its position as a professional social organization, sensitive and creative in its activities. The association's activities have closely followed the requirements and tasks of the industry and locality, proposed many practical activities, creating an impression in various fields; in which the most prominent are consulting, critical thinking, and contributing opinions on irrigation science.

On the occasion of its 15th anniversary, the Irrigation Association was awarded a Banner by the Provincial People's Committee; the Center for Consulting on the Application of Science, Technology and Irrigation Technology (Nghe An Irrigation Association) was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Provincial People's Committee for its achievements in science and technology activities, contributing to the socio-economic development of the province.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Ngoc Anh

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Hoang Nghia Hieu - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged and highly appreciated the results of the Association in the past time... and at the same time requested the Irrigation Association to pay attention to implementing a number of contents: Determining the plan for natural disaster prevention and control and irrigation at the provincial level, exploiting and improving the efficiency of built irrigation works; advising and implementing well the work of water resource security, shifting from rudimentary irrigation to smart irrigation; enhancing the application of science and technology and training human resources for the irrigation sector, innovating the methods of operation, management and exploitation of irrigation works; paying special attention to the safety of dams and irrigation works, improving the forecasting capacity (rain, flood) to serve the operation of reservoirs...

During the past term, the Association participated in the review of the Ben Thuy salinity prevention and freshwater retention sluice on the Lam River; participated in the operation process of hydroelectric reservoirs on the Ca River; participated in the irrigation planning of Nghe An province until 2025 and orientation to 2030... The members have effectively operated professionally in the fields of: management and exploitation of works serving production; basic construction work; and work on prevention, control and mitigation of natural disasters.

The Executive Committee of Nghe An Irrigation Association, term IV, 2020 - 2025, introduced itself at the congress. Photo: Ngoc Anh

In the coming term 2020 - 2025, the Provincial Irrigation Association will continue to improve the capacity of the association and its members; promote scientific and technological activities to be able to solve complex problems in the specialized field, and be a reliable support for Party committees, authorities at all levels, and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the cause of building and sustainable development of Irrigation.

Nghe An Irrigation Association has elected an Executive Committee for the 2020 - 2025 term consisting of 29 comrades; a Standing Committee consisting of 13 comrades. Comrade Nguyen Van De - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development holds the position of Chairman of Nghe An Irrigation Association for the 2020 - 2025 term.

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