Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development inspects irrigation works in Quynh Luu district

(Baonghean) -This morning, November 13, a working delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development led by Deputy Minister Hoang Van Thang inspected the agricultural production situation and investment projects from ODA capital for the agricultural sector in Quynh Luu. Accompanying the delegation were leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Quynh Luu district.

The delegation inspected the Mo River salinity prevention and freshwater retention sluice in Quynh Di commune, Quynh Luu district. The project is planned to be newly built with an automatic opening gate system, which has the effect of releasing floodwater when floods come and preventing saltwater intrusion; at the same time, retaining fresh water, preventing drought with a total investment of 500 billion VND. Currently, the project is promoting investment from ODA capital. Next, the delegation inspected the Vuc Mau reservoir water storage project in Quynh Trang commune. Vuc Mau reservoir was upgraded in 2009, has a length of 980m, 5 flood discharge gates with a total water catchment area of ​​215 km.², design reserves 75 million m³Water; ensure water for daily life of people in the region and Hoang Mai industrial park, water plants, Quynh Lap Dermatology Hospital, serving irrigation for more than 2,000 hectares of rice fields in the region.

Comrade Hoang Van Thang inspected the Mo River Salt Prevention and Freshwater Retention Sluice in Quynh Dy Commune - Quynh Luu



Check out the Vu Mau Lake Reservoir, listen to the introduction of the automatic rainfall and water level measuring system

The Deputy Minister also inspected Khe Giang dam in Ngoc Son commune, a project that has been invested in upgrading and repairing the dam and spillway to store water and ensure flood prevention with a total investment of 20 billion VND.

After the actual inspection at the works, Deputy Minister Hoang Van Thang emphasized that these are projects invested in with the aim of modernizing agriculture, improving the efficiency of agricultural production and ensuring water sources for local people. He noted that the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Quynh Luu district need to effectively manage and operate projects to serve drought prevention, flood discharge, and supply water for daily life and production for people. Based on the actual inspection, the working group will make recommendations to relevant ministries and branches to remove difficulties and obstacles, and resolve recommendations from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nghe An and the locality so that the investment in the projects will soon yield results.

Thanh Le