Many risks when the 30-year-old culvert in Nghi Loc is seriously degraded
Van Truong•DNUM_AGZAHZCACE 11:19
Nghi Quang sluice gate, Nghi Loc district, is seriously degraded, the gate valve system is all rotten, making it difficult to operate to prevent salinity, retain fresh water, and drain floods.
Clip: Van TruongNghi Quang sluice gate project located in Nghi Quang commune, Nghi Loc district was built in 1992, with the function of preventing salinity, keeping fresh water, and irrigating 23,000 hectares of rice in Nam Dan, Nghi Loc, Hung Nguyen districts and Vinh city. Photo: Van Truong The project is currently in serious disrepair, with most of the gate systems used to open and close the sewer rusted. Photo: Van Truong Some positions on the lift valve doors are rotten and eaten away. Photo: Van TruongThe gates of the sluice gates are punctured, causing leaks and saltwater intrusion, affecting agricultural production. Photo: Van TruongMany locks have rusted, broken, and lost their function in operation. Photo: Van Truong The Nghi Quang sluice gate system has 12 gates, all of which are broken. To deal with the saltwater intrusion caused by the leaking sewer system, the irrigation unit had to use rolled up old blankets to “plug” the holes in the gate gates. Photo: Van Truong Mr. Hoang Van Huong - Head of Nghi Quang sluice gate said: Nghi Quang sluice gate is degraded and leaking, so this summer-autumn crop has caused saltwater intrusion in some rice fields of communes in the South of Cau Cam such as Nghi Quang, Nghi Thiet, Nghi Yen... Not to mention that during the flood season, the sluice system is damaged so it cannot actively drain the flood. In the photo: A broken valve gate is very difficult to operate. Photo: Van Truong
