Ban Ve Hydropower Plant deploys disaster prevention and search and rescue plan

On May 19, Ban Ve Hydropower Company held a conference to review disaster prevention and search and rescue work in 2019 and deploy tasks for 2020.

Overview of the conference. Photo: D.C.

In 2019, although the natural disaster situation had many complicated developments, at the beginning of the dry season, the amount of water flowing into the lake was approximately the average of many years. However, after that, the amount of water flowing into the lake was 75% lower than in previous years, causing many difficulties in operating the reservoir to supply water to the downstream.

In particular, in the past year, the Ca River basin was directly affected by 3 storms. Of which, the Ban Ve hydropower basin was affected by storm No. 3, causing a major flood in Ban Ve lake from August 3 to August 6.

Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tuong Duong district speaking at the conference. Photo: D.C.

Discussing at the conference, delegates said that the Ban Ve hydropower project is located in an area where dangerous weather phenomena such as storms, tornadoes, lightning, hail, etc. often occur quickly, unexpectedly, and have a short operating time, so it is very passive in prevention.

However, the preparation for natural disaster prevention and control has always been of special concern to Ban Ve Hydropower Company, with careful preparation and early implementation according to the motto "4 on-site". Therefore, in 2019, the company ensured the safety of people and property throughout the flood season; performed well the operation of the flood control reservoir for the project, reduced flooding for downstream areas during the flood season and at the same time regulated water to contribute to drought prevention for downstream areas during the dry season.

Ban Ve Hydropower Plant releases water. Photo: Nhat Lan

In 2020, Ban Ve Hydropower Company focused on improving the capacity to handle situations and respond to natural disasters for each individual in the unit; Strengthening information, propaganda, warnings, and guidance on measures to prevent, avoid, and respond to natural disasters promptly to all employees in the Company; raising awareness and community responsibility, promoting self-awareness, proactively preventing natural disasters of people in the downstream area of ​​the project, contributing to the successful implementation of production and business tasks in 2020.

At the conference, representatives of relevant units requested the company to continue to promote and be more proactive in disaster prevention and control work, respond promptly and effectively, and minimize damage caused by natural disasters.

The company needs to regularly pay attention to the warning system, coordinate with the district to upgrade flooded and isolated areas; arrange 1-2 motorboats in isolated areas, ready to respond when unexpected situations occur...