In freezing cold, Nghe An farmers stay up all night to 'welcome water' for spring crop
(Baonghean.vn) - In the bitter cold, farmers had to wade through the night, "welcoming water" to prepare the land and plant the spring crop.
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| Due to the recent low water level of the Lam River (below Do Luong bara), many localities in Thanh Chuong District (Nghe An) did not have enough water for planting when the spring crop had begun. Unable to delay the farming schedule, many people had to drag pumps from their homes to the fields, taking advantage of all available water sources for plowing. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Nguyen Van Son's family in Thanh Phuc hamlet (Dai Dong commune, Thanh Chuong) has been growing 4 sao of rice this year. Because they have been waiting for water from the irrigation system for a long time, he had to pull pipes and use a pump to draw water from the village well and discharge it into the fields. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| This year, the entire Dai Dong commune planted about 600 hectares of spring crops. Due to the low water level of the Lam River in recent days, many pumping stations in the commune could not draw water for production. Therefore, as soon as there was water, many people had to rent plows and harrows to work the land overnight. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| The spring crop has begun, many places have finished planting while his family's fields do not have enough water, making Mr. Ngo Phuc Binh, Van Thuong hamlet (Dai Dong commune, Thanh Chuong) extremely anxious. Without water, not only can he not work the land, but when planting rice seedlings, they can easily freeze to death. Therefore, for the past few days, every night, Mr. Binh has to stay on duty in the fields, waiting for water to be brought to his family's fields immediately. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| The introduction of machinery to plow the land has contributed to reducing the labor burden for farmers. However, due to the large area and limited number of machines in the area, many households have to wait until late at night to plow their families. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Mr. Le The Quang, Van Thuong hamlet (Dai Dong commune, Thanh Chuong), invested in 2 plows worth 300 and 400 million VND more than a year ago. In addition to plowing more than 1 hectare of his family's field, he also plows for hire for local people. On average, Mr. Quang's family's 2 machines plow more than 10 hectare of field each day. However, because the water comes in slowly and in such a short time, the 2 machines have almost no time to rest. Looking at the light of the plows shimmering in the field, in the cold of 14 degrees Celsius, Mr. Quang's voice trembled, "Today, I will probably have to stay up all night to finish this field on time." Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Although many plows and harrows have been mobilized, due to lack of water, this year's spring crop is expected to be delayed in many localities in Thanh Chuong district compared to the farming calendar. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Not only Dai Dong commune, Thanh Dong, Thanh Phong, Dong Van communes of Thanh Chuong district, people are also working all night to prepare the land for timely planting. With 8,600 hectares of spring planting, Thanh Chuong district is hoping to complete the plan as planned and minimize the need to abandon fields due to lack of water. Photo: Tien Dong |
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