Tho Son "thirst"

(Baonghean.vn) - In recent days, prolonged drought has caused many families in Tho Son commune, Anh Son district to seriously lack domestic water, affecting people's lives.

For many weeks now, the family of Ms. Vi Thi Hien in Khe Trang Thuong village, Tho Son commune has had to carry cans of water from the streams for daily use. Ms. Hien said: Although there is a clean water project in the village, it has not been used for a long time, partly because it is damaged, and partly because the water source flowing down from the mountains has dried up, so people who want to use water have to carry each other to the streams to get it. However, the water source from the streams is now also increasingly depleted.

Ms. Vi Thi Hien in Khe Trang Thuong village gets water for her family to use.

Like Ms. Hien’s family, many households have been struggling with the scorching summer sun in recent days. The shortage of domestic water has been a problem for many years in Tho Son commune, but this year is the most stressful. Wells and streams are dry, many families have considered drilling and digging new, deeper wells to have a long-term source of domestic water.

Mr. Vi Van Thang in Khe Trang Thuong village sighed: "At this time in previous years, domestic water in many households was still quite abundant, but this year, at the beginning of the season, the water in the wells has dried up. If this situation continues, the risk of domestic water shortage will be very serious, affecting the health and lives of the people."

Children were also mobilized to fetch water.

People of Tho Son commune have to carry each other to get water from streams.

Prolonged drought has caused groundwater levels to decline. The natural water system is no longer able to supply enough water to the people in Tho Son commune.

Ms. Duong Thi Hue - Chairman of Tho Son Commune People's Committee said: "The self-flowing water system was invested in and built by Anh Son District People's Committee since 2002. According to the original design, the clean water project managed by the locality provided water to 500 households in the area, however, in reality, the amount of water was only supplied to 200 households because the clean water source for the system was taken from the mountain. For the past 2 years, this water system has been abandoned and no longer usable because there is no water flowing from the mountain."

Ms. Hue also added: The commune has been looking for solutions to solve water problems for the people. However, to build or install clean water systems, the locality still has to survey and find sources for investment. Therefore, the immediate task is to encourage people to find their own water sources and invest in drilling wells for daily use./.

Huyen Trang

(Anh Son Radio)