Installing field pumps to save 120 hectares of summer-autumn rice in the flowering stage in Nghi Loc
Nghi Dong Commune (Nghi Loc) currently has 120 hectares of summer-autumn rice in the flowering stage but is severely lacking irrigation water. The irrigation unit had to install field pumps to pump water from the reservoir to save the rice.
At this time, in Nghi Dong commune, Nghi Loc district, we saw the entire rice field in the flowering period, many of which were dry. Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh, a local resident, said: Her family grows 3 sao of rice and is currently lacking water because Khe Xiem lake, Nghi Dong has run out of water.
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tam - Chairman of Nghi Dong Commune People's Committee added: The whole commune has over 120 hectares of summer-autumn rice and 50 hectares of corn and peanut crops that are currently lacking water due to the Khe Xiem reservoir drying up. Faced with this situation, since August 15, Nghi Loc Irrigation Enterprise has coordinated with the locality to install 2 large-capacity field oil pumps to draw water from the reservoir to save the rice..
The field pump system takes water from the lake bed and pumps it into the N1 canal. The water source is operated according to the principle of "watering from high distances first, watering from low distances later". Irrigation workers coordinate with people in hamlets and communes to bring water to the fields, and the commune government propagates and encourages people to use water economically.
A representative of Nam Irrigation One Member Limited Liability Company said: 2 large capacity field oil pumps pump water from the lake bed to 1,080 m.3/hour, pumped 24/24h, expected to last 8-10 days to meet rice irrigation needs, because at this stage the rice is in the very important flowering period.
According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nghi Loc district, the district currently has 40 reservoirs, the water level is only 30-35%, many of which are depleted. Currently, the district is directing communes with rice fields lacking water to take advantage of surface water sources such as ponds, lakes, dead-end rivers, and recirculating water sources, and use field oil pumps to save rice. It is recommended that people use water sparingly to ensure good rice growth./.