Urgently salvage water hyacinth stuck in drainage culverts in Nghe An
Van Truong•September 24, 2024 09:14
Due to the impact of heavy rain, many areas in Nghe An are flooded. Irrigation units have concentrated their manpower, working all night at the drainage sluices to collect water hyacinth to drain the flood.
Clip: Van TruongBara Nghi Quang sluice drains floodwaters for Nghi Loc, Hung Nguyen districts, Vinh city and a part of Nam Dan district. However, in recent days, water hyacinth has been piling up and stuck at the sluice gates, forcing workers to stay up all night to salvage and push the water hyacinth to clear the sluice gates. Photo: Van TruongMr. Hoang Van Huong - Station Chief of Nghi Quang Bara Station said: The sluice has 13 gates operated by electricity, up to now all the sluice gates have been pulled up with a discharge capacity of over 280 m3/s. But because water hyacinth is stuck in the sewer mouth, it is very difficult to drain the flood. Photo: Van Truong Also in the same situation, at culvert 6 of Cau Giat town, Quynh Luu district, the flood drainage for Quynh Lam, Quynh My, and Quynh Hoa communes is blocked due to water hyacinth, so flood drainage is slow. Photo: Van TruongMr. Nguyen Viet Thuong - Director of Quynh Luu Irrigation Enterprise said: From September 22 until now, the unit has mobilized 25 workers to salvage and push water hyacinth, but it is only a temporary solution because too much water hyacinth has drifted in. Photo: Van Truong Similarly, the Dien Thanh drainage culvert in Dien Chau district, which drains floodwaters for Dien Chau and Yen Thanh districts, is also covered with water hyacinth. Photo: Van Truong As for the Dinh River drainage system that drains floodwaters for part of Yen Thanh district, water hyacinth is also blocking the system. Photo: Van TruongWater hyacinth stuck in the drainage ditches of Dinh River, Yen Thanh town. Photo: Van Truong
