Thanh Chuong restores traffic and irrigation systems after historic floods

About Thanh Tung commune - the flood center of the districtThanh ChuongAt this time, there are no longer images of cracked and devastated roads and irrigation canals like at the end of 2020. In Dong Lac area, where the irrigation canal system was most severely damaged, it has now been repaired, next to it, the spring rice fields have turned green.

Traffic roads and irrigation canals in Thanh Chuong were devastated after the historic flood.

(Baonghean.vn) - After the recent historic flood, hundreds of traffic works and irrigation canals in Thanh Chuong district (Nghe An) were seriously damaged.

Irrigation ditch in Dong Lac, Thanh Tung commune devastated after historic flood. Photo: Quang An

Mrs. Phan Thi Loi, a resident of the communeThanh Tungexcitedly: "After the historic flood at the end of last year (2020), we thought that this year's spring rice crop could not be produced because the irrigation canals had been destroyed and washed away by the flood, leaving no water for production. Fortunately, the government, the people, and benefactors joined hands to repair and upgrade this canal system, thanks to which hundreds of hectares of spring rice were harvested in time like today."

It is known that Thanh Tung is one of the localities most severely damaged in Thanh Chuong district after the historic flood last year. The whole commune had nearly 10 km of roads eroded, 19 culverts collapsed, 700 m of concrete ditches damaged, many bridges and culverts cracked...

Irrigation canal system in Dong Lac before and after being repaired. Photo: Quang An

When the flood receded, the locality gradually overcame the situation.damages, prioritizing the most essential items to invest in first so as not to affect people's lives and production. The remaining items will take advantage of resources to complete later.

Mr. Phan Van Dung - Chairman of Thanh Tung Commune People's Committee said: "After Nghe An Newspaper reported on the local damage after storm No. 9 in 2020, Thanh Chuong district and benefactors, mass organizations, and children working far away joined hands to support the locality to overcome the damage because Thanh Tung is a difficult commune, and local resources cannot meet the demand."

Traffic roads in Thanh Tung commune were also repaired promptly. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Up to now, Thanh Tung has basically completed repairing the internal irrigation and traffic systems caused by the historic flood in 2020. The total repair cost is over 4 billion VND.

Not only Thanh Tung but also localities heavily affected by the recent flood such as Thanh My, Thanh Giang... are also making efforts to repair and overcome damage to infrastructure and irrigation. It is known that in the recent historic flood, the entire Thanh Chuong district had more than 57 km of roads eroded, with a total volume of landslides of over 15,000 m3.³; 15 bridges were washed away and damaged; 139 culverts were washed away; nearly 10,000 meters of canals were eroded; 44 low-voltage electric poles were broken, 9 pumping stations were flooded and damaged... Estimated damage was 75 billion VND.

Thanh Chuong district has nearly 10,000 meters of canals that were eroded and damaged and need to be repaired after the recent flood. Photo: Quang An

"With the attention and support from organizations, individuals and all levels and sectors towards the flood-affected areas, the People's Committee of Thanh Chuong district has allocated resources to localities to overcome the consequences.floodcause.

Up to now, most communes have basically completed the repair of irrigation canals, serving production and traffic for people. For some projects with large budgets and long repair times, localities, in addition to support from all levels, need to take advantage of other resources, especially social mobilization, to continue to complete them.

Mr. Le Dinh Thanh - Vice Chairman of Thanh Chuong District People's Committee